leeds or sheffield university?

so i've applied to both Leeds and Sheffield and I know either one of these will be my first choice. BUT i have a dilemma...
I visited leeds university this summer and i loved it (the student union, course people, place) and then i also visited sheffield afterwards and loved it even more!
BUT..I can apply for a scheme at leeds that will drop my uni fees from 9000 pound a year to 3000 a year but i really loved sheffield.
i did like leeds but would i be silly to make the mistake and go to sheffield and be in even more debt after uni? reviews of the uni would be appreciated :smile:

my friends told me to just apply for leeds because leeds and sheffield are virtually the same with a good night life etccc! thanks :biggrin:

Reply 1

IamBeowulf

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why not apply to both

Reply 2

zizi8

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I have applied to both and I was just wondering about which to accept :smile:

Reply 3

Nymthae

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Original post by zizi8

so i've applied to both Leeds and Sheffield and I know either one of these will be my first choice. BUT i have a dilemma...
I visited leeds university this summer and i loved it (the student union, course people, place) and then i also visited sheffield afterwards and loved it even more!
BUT..I can apply for a scheme at leeds that will drop my uni fees from 9000 pound a year to 3000 a year but i really loved sheffield.
i did like leeds but would i be silly to make the mistake and go to sheffield and be in even more debt after uni? reviews of the uni would be appreciated :smile:

my friends told me to just apply for leeds because leeds and sheffield are virtually the same with a good night life etccc! thanks :biggrin:

They will probably have similar environments (being city-based) but they are different.

Are you gaurenteed the reduced fees? It is a fair difference, although everybody will be in a similar level of debt by the end without (that doesn't mean you have to be though).

How much does that matter to you? There's a likelihood that you'll never pay back the whole of the £9000/year, depending on how much you end up earning. Students loans are the 'best' loans you can get though heh, no need to take them needlessly I guess.

Both will probably ask you to a post-offer open day, so I guess just use those days as a really good comparison. I think the biggest problem you might have is if you go to Leeds and possibly not enjoying it and thinking 'What if?'

Do the courses differ much/at all?

You can always do a postgrad at Sheffield in the end if you do decide for Leeds!

Reply 4

Lew1

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Original post by zizi8

so i've applied to both Leeds and Sheffield and I know either one of these will be my first choice. BUT i have a dilemma...
I visited leeds university this summer and i loved it (the student union, course people, place) and then i also visited sheffield afterwards and loved it even more!
BUT..I can apply for a scheme at leeds that will drop my uni fees from 9000 pound a year to 3000 a year but i really loved sheffield.
i did like leeds but would i be silly to make the mistake and go to sheffield and be in even more debt after uni? reviews of the uni would be appreciated :smile:

my friends told me to just apply for leeds because leeds and sheffield are virtually the same with a good night life etccc! thanks :biggrin:

What subject?

Reply 5

zizi8

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Original post by Nymthae

They will probably have similar environments (being city-based) but they are different.

Are you gaurenteed the reduced fees? It is a fair difference, although everybody will be in a similar level of debt by the end without (that doesn't mean you have to be though).

How much does that matter to you? There's a likelihood that you'll never pay back the whole of the £9000/year, depending on how much you end up earning. Students loans are the 'best' loans you can get though heh, no need to take them needlessly I guess.

Both will probably ask you to a post-offer open day, so I guess just use those days as a really good comparison. I think the biggest problem you might have is if you go to Leeds and possibly not enjoying it and thinking 'What if?'

Do the courses differ much/at all?

You can always do a postgrad at Sheffield in the end if you do decide for Leeds!

yeah i am guaranteed 3000 a year and they also drop 2 grades for me. at the moment i've got 3 a's at AS and the course they offer is AAB so will be lowered to BBB and the course at sheffield is ABB.

and yes, thats what I'm worried about, I think i will like Leeds but along the line I'm scared of wishing I'd gone to Sheffield instead! hmmm!

Reply 6

fuzzybear

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Original post by zizi8

so i've applied to both Leeds and Sheffield and I know either one of these will be my first choice. BUT i have a dilemma...
I visited leeds university this summer and i loved it (the student union, course people, place) and then i also visited sheffield afterwards and loved it even more!
BUT..I can apply for a scheme at leeds that will drop my uni fees from 9000 pound a year to 3000 a year but i really loved sheffield.
i did like leeds but would i be silly to make the mistake and go to sheffield and be in even more debt after uni? reviews of the uni would be appreciated :smile:

my friends told me to just apply for leeds because leeds and sheffield are virtually the same with a good night life etccc! thanks :biggrin:

what scheme lowers your fees from 9000 to 3000?

I must know :eek:

oh yeah, sheffield has its buildings scatter across the city i think, don't know about leeds - you've visited, is it more campusy?

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Reply 7

zizi8

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Original post by Lew1

What subject?

I've applied for Spanish and German :smile:

Reply 8

zizi8

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Original post by fuzzybear

what scheme lowers your fees from 9000 to 3000?

I must know :eek:

It's and access to Leeds sheme and I'm eligible for EMA and single parent etcc so can apply for it :smile:

Reply 9

Lew1

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Original post by zizi8

I've applied for Spanish and German :smile:

Ah okay, I'm afraid I don't know much about languages.
Well I started Sheffield in September and it's just brilliant to be honest - the safest major city in the UK.
The Students' Union is supposedly one of the best in the country too :smile:

Reply 10

zizi8

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Original post by Lew1

Ah okay, I'm afraid I don't know much about languages.
Well I started Sheffield in September and it's just brilliant to be honest - the safest major city in the UK.
The Students' Union is supposedly one of the best in the country too :smile:

ooooh thankyou :smile: