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living expense - Bath is known for being on the higher end of living expenses, however there are options for cheaper student housing, cheaper stores such as Lidl, and can be managed with a good budget. In addition, the university offers lots of financial aid options and advice to help you whenever you need.
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safety - Bath is a very safe city, crime is rare and as a young female, I have always felt safe walking home alone even at night. The university also offers 24 hour security, which extends into the city if you should need to call or to alert on the safezone app.
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location - this would depend on in what relation you mean. Bath is close to multiple big cities, including Bristol (10 mins by train) which has its own airport (1 hour bus from bath), and London. Bath is only around 1 hour and 20 from London, with many trains and coaches everyday.
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nightlife - Bath does have reputation for being a quieter town, however there is always a club, party or student night to attend. There are multiple clubs throughout bath which offer their own themed/discount nights and the university itself offers club nights on campus for example SCORE which is where the sports students attend. Furthermore, Bristol is only 10 minutes on the train and has night buses running until 4am, so if you wanted a bigger city night out, it is possible and easy to achieve.
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racism - This is a tricky topic to put a definitive answer on. Everybody will have their own experience which diminishes no one else's. However, as someone who is mixed race, I can say that my experience has been generally positive and accepting and wouldn't argue that Bath has a racist reputation. Bath uni offers lots of different cultural societies to join so you can meet people both from your own culture and share in others.
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course - I would recommend having a look on the websites at the modules offered by both unis and see if any call out to you. Furthermore, Bath has excellent rankings on its course and a very strong focus into sustainability - both in its courses and through its charity work.
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Sophie (uni of Bath)
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