Hello, wondering if anyone can help inform me on my decision.
I have narrowed down my university search to Bristol and Bath uni, but I’m having trouble picking from here. I’ll list my reasons for why I want to attend each below.
Bath: Easily the nicest and and most charming place I’ve visited in the UK and would love to live here. On the offer holder day the university was really nice and the current students/staff were also very friendly and helpful. This course is for an Msci with a year in industry. Uni rankings only make up a small part, but I still wanted to attend a top 10/12 uni for chemistry/overall in the uk - bath won the times uni of the year award this year so it’s very solid.
Bristol: Obviously a very highly regarded university, more so than bath. The department seems very good and the prospectus also is impressive. However, I didn’t get to attend an offer holder day since they were fully booked which is annoying. I plan to visit and use their self guided tour app at the end of the month to get a feel for the place. The biggest thing between the two though is the course. For Bristol it’s only a Bsc that I applied for (accidentally) and can no longer change. It says on their website that a transfer to the msci is possible based on academic performance in year 1. They also make it sound difficult and uncommon. I’ve heard from other unis on visit days that swapping between each is very easy but of course I’ve not heard that from Bristol. Also, doing a postgrad masters is out of the question due to funding etc.
I’m a gap year student so both offers are unconditional. Other useful info is that accom is around the same price as well as the general costs to live in each place. At the moment bath is more likely but any helpful advice would be much appreciated.