how do i gently let a university down?

...am i an idiot for choosing Surrey over Nottingham?

...doubt that highly

Not if you prefer it, no.

...doubt that highly

why do i get the feeling that Nottingham completely outclasses Surrey in terms of reputation?

Because people on TSR have some sort of obsession with Nottingham.

I never even knew it had a uni until I was in sixth form and looking around for possible unis.

Are you really suggesting that in your brief sneeze of time you're not irrelevant? The sad truth is a very small minority of the human race will ever be remembered throughout history. A lifetime to us is the longest thing we will ever experience, yet in the grand scheme of the universe and time itself, you are as inconsequential as the ants you step on every day without second thought, or the flying insects you kill when driving your car.

Please, curb your arrogance.

Are you really suggesting that in your brief sneeze of time you're not irrelevant? The sad truth is a very small minority of the human race will ever be remembered throughout history. A lifetime to us is the longest thing we will ever experience, yet in the grand scheme of the universe and time itself, you are as inconsequential as the ants you step on every day without second thought, or the flying insects you kill when driving your car.

Please, curb your arrogance.

i'm just saying that if manchester are constantly replying to all my emails within 15-20 minutes then they obviously want me pretty bad, since that is somewhat obsessive otherwise. so yes, i would say i'm important to them

Guarantee you they don't even know your name. You're a candidate number. Nothing more. There are probably ten people who are just as capable, if not more so, waiting to take your place.

at first i thought you were talking sense, but now it's clear that you're jealous. would you like to take my place in the interview?

at first i thought you were talking sense, but now it's clear that you're jealous. would you like to take my place in the interview?

Surrey is quite a nice uni, plus it has made him a far higher offer.

...am i an idiot for choosing Surrey over Nottingham?

How high the offer is really has little bearing. Universities often make lower offers for students they want, Nottingham often does this - if the OP is predicted AAB then Nottingham knows this and is probably giving a lower offer to entice a good student. Surrey is an above average uni, nothing wrong with it but Nottingham is an excellent uni.



Nottingham is much more highly regarded, targetted, an academic powerhouse and holds more prestige. If you picked Surrey because you genuinely prefer it then no you aren't, if you picked Surrey because they were the highest off then, well, yeah pretty much.

...am i an idiot for choosing Surrey over Nottingham?

iyt i'm predicted ABC (got ABB last year ).

i want a chance to take a look at the nottingham campus and city but their open day isn't until june (by then im supposed to have already made my decision). what does one do in my situation?

Take a train and have a look around yourself. It's widely considered to have one of the most beautiful campuses of any university, if the surroundings themselves are what you're concerned about.