Bristol or queen mary for law?

I have received acceptances from both Bristol and Queen Mary London and I was wondering which college I should choose. In terms of brand reputation, course specific reputation and employment, which college would you deem to better?

I am extremely confused because I had set my mind on Bristol and yet I discovered that Queen Mary had a far better ranking than Bristol on many scales. What is your experience and what perception do you have of both these colleges?

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BarryScott2022

Bristol. The only thing QMUL has over Bristol is it’s in London so a little easier for networking & work experience etc. But it’s really easy to get into London on the train.

Not sure which rankings you’ve been looking at, but while QMUL is reputable, it’s dropped off a bit the last year or so, Bristol is always a consistently strong contender in rankings which is key over a Uni dropping into the top 10 then bombing out again - and some do this.

But you also need to consider which you can see yourself being happy at. I think they’re both expensive to live at post year 1. But London maybe still slightly more, also QMUL isn’t in a great location. The campus is ok but the locality outside isn’t the best. I visited and didn’t like it tbh, but everyone is different.