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Durham or Edinburgh for English Literature?

Hello,

I’ve been lucky enough to receive offers to study English Literature at Durham University and the University of Edinburgh. Seeing as they’re both asking for the same high grades, I’ll probably only firm only one of them on UCAS, but I can’t make my mind up between the two. I definitely have my own pros and cons for each university, but when weighing both up to make an overall decision I’m really not sure. I recently visited both again hoping it’d help to make my mind up, but I still have no idea! I think the main things for me are how reputable the university is, the teaching quality and what the city is like. I was just wondering if anyone has any experiences at either university, and what they felt the advantages and disadvantages were for them? Also has anyone been in a similar situation in choosing between two universities, and what did they do to make a decision

Thank you so much for any help!