Manchester v Bristol

I'm a current Manchester politics student, and I grew up very close to Bristol Uni. I've written quite a few posts on the past about Manchester vs Bristol in the past (the search function is your friend!)

However, on the topic of the politics department, the most important thing is to have a look at the modules on offer. This is what's going to occupy your life for three years, so you want to find something that's going to interest you! If you're not interested, let's just say that it's a very expensive way to make yourself miserable.
Manchester http://courses.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate/modulelist.html?department=13
Bristol http://www.bristol.ac.uk/spais/current/currentug/ugunitguidelib/

Now, I've never studied at Bristol, but I've been very happy at Manchester. There's a vast variety of modules to choose from, as well as some more from the University College. There's a lot of room for independent thought (you can argue anything you like so long as you can back it up) - I'd hope that this would be the case anywhere you went, but you've mentioned concerns with regards to KCL, hence why I'm mentioning it.

If you've only been to Old Trafford though, you've not been to the Manchester that you'd see as a student, and tbh that end of Manchester is a bit grim. I'd suggest coming up on a Wednesday for a non-subject specific tour (and you can see the halls in Fallowfield too) http://www.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate/opendays/other-visits/

In terms of ethnic diversity, the area of Bristol that the university is located in is very white and middle class. However, that doesn't mean that you're going to face racism from the locals - it's mainly Guardian reader territory. Other areas of the city (e.g. St Pauls, Easton, St Werburgh's) are much more ethnically diverse, and the student body as a whole is a lot more diverse than the locals. In short, unless you feel that you need convenient access to ethnic supermarkets, you'll be absolutely fine.

The area around Manchester University is heavily populated by Muslims of Pakistani origin - it's less multicultural than bicultural IYSWIM, but very different from Bristol in that respect. If you've ever heard of the Curry Mile, then that's near uni and an area that you will probably pass through on a daily basis. There's also a China Town in the city centre though, around Faulkner St. However, just as Bristol students are more ethnically diverse than the locals, so Manchester students are statistically more likely to be white than the locals. It probably evens out in the end really.

Hmm difficult.In terms of the city life (music scene, raves, nightclubs, pubs, scenery, bars, restaurants, atmosphere) what would you see as better, Manchester or Bristol?

The search function is your friend - I've definitely written about this in the past

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im thinking manchester seems to be more diverse

Meaning what - 'brown people live there'? And they don't live in Bristol?

Idk, isnt there more in Manchester than Bristol? I'm an ethnic minority and I've lived in a very multicultural part of London all my life. I do get on with all sorts of people and feel kind of British in that I like beer, football, English humour etc but I still would prefer to be in a multicultural setting, as opposed to one where I stick out like a sore thumb lol.

I think Bristol would surprise you - it has one of the oldest 'brown' communities in the country, one which predates Manchester by a couple of hundred years. Its a port city and has been welcoming migrants, refugees and the world's flotsam since the 1700s - Jews, Africans, Chinese, 1960s 'West Indians', 1970s Asian arrivals and now Somalis, Afghanis, Polish - you name it they are here.

Just one example of a part of the city is St Pauls - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Pauls,_Bristol