HELP which uni?!!!

so I'm stuck between choosing to study Spanish (possibly with something, (ie. some universities offer it with international relations or something similar), or Graphic Design/Illustration. The unis I'm interested in are:
- Loughborough (either for Spanish or 'graphic communications and illustration' - does the latter require a foundation course?)
- Reading (already visited and really liked campus and languages department, also interested in their graphic design type course but unsure as to whether i'd need a foundation)
- Exeter (only for spanish as it doesn't offer the other course)
- Cardiff (again only for Spanish, unsure if their course looks too focused on becoming a spanish teacher? they also offer a translation degree?)
- Leeds (a long way from home but looks v nice, offers graphics degree and languages)
- Worcester (for illustration or graphic design)
- possibly Gloucestershire for illustration or graphic design?

does anyone have particular experiences of/opinions on these universities (just general uni life!), especially if you've studied languages or graphics/illustration there? I know they vary quite a bit in prestige but v unsure on how well I'll do - i currently take art, history and spanish and not had predicted grades yet but would think around ABB/ABB/BBB or AAB if I'm lucky and work enough. I like the idea of a campus university.

so I'm stuck between choosing to study Spanish (possibly with something, (ie. some universities offer it with international relations or something similar), or Graphic Design/Illustration. The unis I'm interested in are:
- Loughborough (either for Spanish or 'graphic communications and illustration' - does the latter require a foundation course?)
- Reading (already visited and really liked campus and languages department, also interested in their graphic design type course but unsure as to whether i'd need a foundation)
- Exeter (only for spanish as it doesn't offer the other course)
- Cardiff (again only for Spanish, unsure if their course looks too focused on becoming a spanish teacher? they also offer a translation degree?)
- Leeds (a long way from home but looks v nice, offers graphics degree and languages)
- Worcester (for illustration or graphic design)
- possibly Gloucestershire for illustration or graphic design?

does anyone have particular experiences of/opinions on these universities (just general uni life!), especially if you've studied languages or graphics/illustration there? I know they vary quite a bit in prestige but v unsure on how well I'll do - i currently take art, history and spanish and not had predicted grades yet but would think around ABB/ABB/BBB or AAB if I'm lucky and work enough. I like the idea of a campus university.

Well first of all, I would recommend you actually look at all the course requirements. All uni websites should offer these and also, you would be able to find out if they offer foundation degrees very easily in their search bar. So that fixes your main problem.

As you haven't or can't narrow it down - if you can, you could possibility visit the universities. Although you probably won't get a feel for the unis as most students would have finished their degrees by now, unless they're postgrads.

Ask yourself which subject would interest you more and have a think about your job prospects too. What would you want to do with a Foreign Languages degree? What would you want to do with a Graphics (Illustration) degree? These are important because if there's not five unis you narrow down that offers a joint or major/minor degree in Spanish and Graphics, then you will waste your UCAS personal statement writing only half for each subject.

They are very different subjects and that to me, doesn't complement each other. So ask yourself "what would I gain by doing a joint degree?" "Where could this take me in the future?"

What do you hope to learn from reading those subjects at university? You need to be determined in your subject and confident enough to roll with the good modules and put up with the awful compulsory modules. If you want to learn as much as possible about the Spanish language (which can also include Spanish literature, Spanish history, society and politics, as well as other things like Spanish film, culture and archaic language). Consider any unis that offer work placements or study abroad in Spain. This would look great on your CV. There's no better way than learning a language by being in that country!

To me, Graphic Design/Illustration is a focused degree and by doing a joint in something that's unrelated, you could miss out on choosing specialist GD/I modules that could make you stand out from a crowd of fellow GD/I graduates. If doing a joint, most unis allow a lot more flexibility when choosing modules. But you might run it various problems if modules from each degree clashes.

There's a lot for you to consider but really, you probably should consider what sort of career you'd like and how your degree will help you get there.