Durham VS York for psychology

I have an offer from both Durham and York for psychology (AAA), but I can't decide between them!!
Can anyone offer any advice or opinions? pllssss

Reply 1

Noodlzzz

Durham is probably more prestigious. But do you like the idea of living in a small town with a college system? There are other factors outside of the course (as both are BPS accredited thus quite similar) that you need to consider :smile:

Reply 2

l_robinson

I have the EXACT same problem! Are you going to visit days?

Reply 3

littleroad123

Original post by l_robinson

I have the EXACT same problem! Are you going to visit days?

it's so difficult right?!?!? No I can't make the visit days, that would help me so much... are you going to any visit days?

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Reply 4

l_robinson

Original post by littleroad123

it's so difficult right?!?!? No I can't make the visit days, I'm soooo upset that would help me so much... are you going to any visit days? Maybe you could tell me what you think??

I'm going to both York & Durham, so I'll let you know! tbh from the open days I preferred York, but they're literally so similar in every way idek what to do. Durham's definitely more prestigious but does it have Europe's biggest plastic bottomed lake I don't think so lol

Reply 5

littleroad123

Original post by l_robinson

thank so much, it's so nice to find someone in the same position. what college have you been allocated to in Durham?
ooh wow I never knew about the lake, that's definitely drawing me to york...

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Reply 6

l_robinson

Original post by littleroad123

thank so much, it's so nice to find someone in the same position. I can't wait to hear about it :smile:

what college have you been allocated to in Durham?
ooh wow I never knew about the lake, that's definitely drawing me to york... :tongue:

yas all those ducks at york :heart:

& I've been allocated to St Chad's, I didn't know how to apply for accommodation lol other people seem to have specified where they wanted to go

wbu?

Reply 7

littleroad123

Original post by l_robinson

yas all those ducks at york :heart:

& I've been allocated to St Chad's, I didn't know how to apply for accommodation lol other people seem to have specified where they wanted to go

wbu?

I've been allocated to Van mildert, I didn't know how to apply either... hahaha are we the same person??
ducks are the best :love:

Reply 8

l_robinson

I legit think we are the same person this is spooky

So glad I've found you though lol this whole debacle is stressing me out

Reply 9

littleroad123

Original post by l_robinson

I legit think we are the same person this is spooky

So glad I've found you though lol this whole debacle is stressing me out

crazy spooky

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Reply 10

basicmacaroon

This is crazy, Im in the exact same position as the two of you. I have also gotten to the point where the ducks are becoming the deciding factor in all of this :biggrin:

Reply 11

l_robinson

Original post by basicmacaroon

This is crazy, Im in the exact same position as the two of you. I have also gotten to the point where the ducks are becoming the deciding factor in all of this :biggrin:

are you going to visit days? i'm on the 10th march for york and 20th for durham

Reply 12

basicmacaroon

Original post by l_robinson

are you going to visit days? i'm on the 10th march for york and 20th for durham

I am going to york on the 10th and have already visited Durham. Until I saw Durham york was my favourite but now it's so hard to choose!

Reply 13

iammichealjackson

It's probably not going to make much difference which you choose tbh. Durham is slightly more famous around the world but they both have good departments. They're both in small cities but close to bigger ones. I'd probably pick Durham as having the colleges make it easier to socialize by breaking down the university into smaller manageable chunks (i.e. not just one big amorphous student union to socialise at... each college has its own bars/social events etc).

I'm not sure what this talk about plastic filled lakes is. Durham has a very nice river going through it, a few people drown in it every year which is sad but you can't see any plastic!

Reply 14

l.harrie1302000

I'm trying to make the same disission and have no clue which to choose! I loved both the unis and visiting them both again made me even more confused!