Nottingham vs Exeter law

Now, as a matter of interest - is BBB for Law at Exeter normal? Because that seems mentally low.

I'd go for whichever you prefer- reputation honestly doesn't matter as much as you think between the russel group unis. Obviously my advice would be different if it was Russel Group v Oxbridge or Russel Group v Non Russel Group. You're more likely to do well somewhere that you're happy and the degree classification that you obtain will be much more significant than the name of your Russel Group Uni.

Yeah i get that i will undoubtedly do better in the place i feel happier, i just cant get over reputation not being important in law of all things. for example, someone from UCL and someone from say Liverpool i doubt would have the same job prospects. Maybe i am wrong but i appreciate the advice anyway.

Nottingham any Day

On the website / prospectus it says AAA-AAB so id say ive done fairly well/got lucky lol but yeah even i dont firm it, it is a very good insurance regardless

I thought the same when I was in your position. Yes, the UCL student may have an ever so slight advantage over the Liverpool student, however it won't be much, even for Law. Employers will be much more interested in your module marks and YOU as a person, afterall, if you want to go into the legal profession a huge amount depends on whether the firm can imagine you working for them. Get a good grade from any Russel Group Uni and you'll have effectively ticked the academic 'box'- they will then move on to become much more interested in things such as your communication skills etc. Go wherever you personally prefer!

Feel free to ignore this, but here’s my gut instinct - given Exeter’s usual entry requirements, the fact they’ve given you BBB means they really like you. For that reason I personally would pick Exeter - it’s got SLIGHTLY more respect as an overall institution (people can argue with me on this but sorry, it’s true), but more importantly my experience suggests that if a place is willing to bend rules for you, as Exeter have, you will have a better time there, and be more supported. It’s the same reason people go to lesser unis who offer them scholarships even if they don’t need the money - it’s the university saying ‘you’re really right for us’.

Exeter don't play the "offers" game of giving higher offers than they expect to try and get people to firm them on prestige purposes. As above, it's probably because they're quite keen on you. Also, for it's various faults elsewhere, Law is one of it's premier departments as I could tell when I was there. They have their big old mooting oval room thing, and most of the ground floor of the Library was actually the Law library as I recall...also Amory is at the bottom of that infernal hill which is another bonus (at least compared with other departments)

You could look at progression statistics (particularly for MC/SC firms if that's your thing) but I believe Nottingham and Exe are about on par from that perspective (and I have doubts as to whether those are very meaningful statistics as it could simply be indicative of non-academic connections etc...). I don't think either is particularly more convenient for getting to London for networking events/interviews/assessment days, although Exeter is just a straight shot on either one of two lines (I'm not sure about Nottingham but I think there may be some connections involved).

Overall I'd suggest picking the one you prefer personally, as everything else is pretty equal as far as I can tell. However, if you like where you're studying this will help you be in the right frame of mind to excel in your academics, which is probably the main thing you want to ensure. It sounds like that's Exeter, but it's up to you. Remember that your firm choice should be the university you most want to go to - not the one with the highest entry criteria.