Original post by adam0311Never been. But I came very close to applying to Bristol. Initially I wasn't too keen on the city of Durham, either. In fact, my original plan was to apply to all London unis. (And fwiw, most of the US school I applied to are in DC and NYC, or at least within 30 minutes).
Now, I'm much less concerned with the cities. I doubt I'd have much time to even enjoy any city. Think about it this way--they say to treat a law degree like a 9-5 job. So Mon-Friday, you're studying. Factor in the gym, dinner and maybe a sport....that turns 9-5 into 9-8/9-9. How much energy are you really going to have at that point? Okay, so you have Friday/Saturday for a proper night out. Nothing a pub, klute, etc. can't solve. Plus you have Newcastle 15-20 minutes away, if you're dying for a proper club.
A girl in my school got me all hyped in an argument earlier today about this. She's going to go to NYU (a notoriously overpriced school, $60,000 a yr) so she can be in NYC. Her parents can't afford it and she's taking out loans. Nothing I hate more than someone who's going to take out 250k in loans for UG.