Which uni should I apply to?

In terms of city/town size, Manchester and Sheffield are big cities. Oxford isn't quite as big, but you won't get bored. On the other hand, Canterbury and Winchester and incredibly small towns and you may find that you would get bored there. The best way to decide whether you would enjoy a university is to visit it. Finally, Durham is also a small town - it's basically the university and a couple of shops, but Newcastle is 20 minutes away by bus, so you get the Newcastle nightlife whilst living in a really pretty town.
I don't really know about York St John or Derby, apart from that I know someone who did primary ed at York St John and loved it.
In terms of reputation, I think Durham wins hands down.

Other universities you could look at for primary education with qts would be Birmingham City, Bishop Grosseteste, Bradford, Brighton, Chester, Chichester, Cumbria, Edge Hill, Leeds Trinity, Newman (in Birmingham) and Northampton. Just look at all the courses available and pick out the ones you think you would enjoy the most.

Remember that when you pick the 5 unis you apply to, you want a mixture of ambitious (a more competitive course), match (ie you are likely to get an offer and meet it) and safety (it would be really unusual for you not to get an offer, and the offer would be below your predicted grades) choices.

Thanks. The Durham campus I would be at is queens campus which is in Stockton. Is this the campus you were talking about?


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In terms of city/town size, Manchester and Sheffield are big cities. Oxford isn't quite as big, but you won't get bored. On the other hand, Canterbury and Winchester and incredibly small towns and you may find that you would get bored there. The best way to decide whether you would enjoy a university is to visit it. Finally, Durham is also a small town - it's basically the university and a couple of shops, but Newcastle is 20 minutes away by bus, so you get the Newcastle nightlife whilst living in a really pretty town.
I don't really know about York St John or Derby, apart from that I know someone who did primary ed at York St John and loved it.
In terms of reputation, I think Durham wins hands down.

Other universities you could look at for primary education with qts would be Birmingham City, Bishop Grosseteste, Bradford, Brighton, Chester, Chichester, Cumbria, Edge Hill, Leeds Trinity, Newman (in Birmingham) and Northampton. Just look at all the courses available and pick out the ones you think you would enjoy the most.

Remember that when you pick the 5 unis you apply to, you want a mixture of ambitious (a more competitive course), match (ie you are likely to get an offer and meet it) and safety (it would be really unusual for you not to get an offer, and the offer would be below your predicted grades) choices.

Although this is the standard rule it doesn't work for everyone - some people would rather take a gap year than go to a uni they don't want to. In my opinion, unless going to uni in 2015 is essential to you - only apply to unis that you REALLY like - otherwise you could end up unhappy for three years.

Thanks very much! I'm veering more towards a city uni seen as I can get bored very easily in London! Just deciding where to apply now....
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Good luck mate!

Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham are always good bets to look at!

Thanks, haven't thought of Birmingham, what's the area like? Also I think it's Birmingham City uni, any good?

Birmingham has drastically improved over the last twenty years. It's actually a cool and modern place to be these days with plenty of things to do. Good connections to the rest of the country, plenty of museums if you're into that, great nightlife if you like that. Food capital of Britain, tons of restaurants and street food for every budget. Pretty gay friendly too.

Birmingham City is an alright uni! Good range of courses, decent academic reputation, and in Birmingham city centre, never have to go too far to find something. Pretty close to SnowHill and New Street stations. Lots of students too.

There's also Uni of Birmingham (High End) and Aston Uni (High-Mid End) which are also cool unis in similar areas.

Cool, thanks! When I ask people about Birmingham, generally they seem to turn their nose up- I don't understand why!

Twenty years ago, it was a bad place to be. Not just bad, but a bit dangerous and run down aswell. People's parents remember it, and tell their kids the same thing, and it gets perpetuated because people are too scared to come. Liverpool got a similar rep.

It really isn't like that. Glad I could help!