Deciding between universities - Exeter vs Warwick

You could firm Warwick and insurance Exeter. If come results day you still want to go to Exeter you could potentially call them and ask if they might be able to accept you though not a guarantee.

Hello, I have recieved offers for Philosophy and Politics from both Exeter and Warwick and am struggling to come to a decision on which I would like to firm, instead of doing one of those massive text wall posts that are nauseating to read I'll divide my thoughts into pros and cons for each university.
Exeter
+ Gave me a lower offer (ABB)
+ Stunning & radiant campus
+ Better course
+ Covered in nature
+ Ranked highest in the RG for student satisfaction and seems highly enjoyable, societies seem excellent and students I spoke to at the open day seemed in love with it
-Less prestigious than warwick (not too sure how much, but certainly is less prestigious)
- Further away from home (4 hours vs 1 hour)
- Worse graduate prospects
- Worse accomodation (though my favourite at exeter is quite nice, warwick definetly wins here)
Warwick
+ Ranked 2nd for Politics in the UK, 4th for Philosophy and is top 100 globally
+ Reputably excellent teaching quality with an interesting course
+ Great graduate prospects
+ Also ranked high for student satisfaction
+ lovely and cheaper accomodation
- not a fan of the campus/surrounding area
- have not visited
- gut instict tells me id enjoy exeter more but i wont make my decision based solely on that
- gave me a higher offer (AAA)
Thank you to anyone who replies to this post, just struggling to come to a decision atm and thought id post here cause why not.

Hello, I have recieved offers for Philosophy and Politics from both Exeter and Warwick and am struggling to come to a decision on which I would like to firm, instead of doing one of those massive text wall posts that are nauseating to read I'll divide my thoughts into pros and cons for each university.

Exeter
+ Gave me a lower offer (ABB)
+ Stunning & radiant campus
+ Better course
+ Covered in nature
+ Ranked highest in the RG for student satisfaction and seems highly enjoyable, societies seem excellent and students I spoke to at the open day seemed in love with it
-Less prestigious than warwick (not too sure how much, but certainly is less prestigious)
- Further away from home (4 hours vs 1 hour)
- Worse graduate prospects
- Worse accomodation (though my favourite at exeter is quite nice, warwick definetly wins here)

Warwick
+ Ranked 2nd for Politics in the UK, 4th for Philosophy and is top 100 globally
+ Reputably excellent teaching quality with an interesting course
+ Great graduate prospects
+ Also ranked high for student satisfaction
+ lovely and cheaper accomodation
- not a fan of the campus/surrounding area
- have not visited
- gut instict tells me id enjoy exeter more but i wont make my decision based solely on that
- gave me a higher offer (AAA)

Thank you to anyone who replies to this post, just struggling to come to a decision atm and thought id post here cause why not.

This is a very silly strategy to suggest to anyone.

You can't 'change your mind' on Results Day, and gambling on the chance that Warwick might have a place in Clearing, and with no accommodation guarantee, is simply bonkers.

This is a very silly strategy to suggest to anyone.
You can't 'change your mind' on Results Day, and gambling on the chance that Warwick might have a place in Clearing, and with no accommodation guarantee, is simply bonkers.

Putting Exeter as the insurance choice doesn't gamble on Warwick being in clearing though? It's more likely the course in Exeter would be in clearing too which seems to tally with that approach of Warwick firm Exeter insurance (which also is sensible based on the grade requirements).
Unless the OP already has a preferred insurance choice uni offer, that I don't know.

Here's the thing. One of the most important factors to consider is the opportuntiies said course and university will lead to upon graduation. Whether that's in the world of work and/or say in fiance or consulting or IB, or an corporate graduate programme, what are both institutions' track record on this? If you want to go onto further study and say at a reputable university let's say Oxford or Cambridge, or in the US at one of the Ivies or at Chicago or Stanford, where do graduates of your programme tend to go onto?

You can find out stuff like this by asking the department directly if they have those stats, or the careers office or even looking up on LinkedIn etc.

Having fun is important of course but wherever you go, you can make your own fun. And tbh I don't think Warwick is a boring place to study at all.

'Better course' is a good decider. Why choose a course that you are not as interested in?

You should go wherever delivers your course the best, in the way that will suit your learning style, and where you will get the most out of life academically and socially. Also don’t forget you want to see which of the two offers you the best career prospects for your course. From what you have said that would appear to be Warwick. Indeed, you appear to have lauded the academic and post graduation merits of Warwick but only the social aspect of Exeter.
It’s not for me to say where you should go but I would say that university is an investment of time and money and you want to go where you will potentially get that return on your investment by landing a decent job upon graduation. Exeter is a good university but from what you have said, Warwick appears to offer you better prospects.

If you haven't visited how do you know that you're not a fan of the campus or surrounding area and that you'd like Exeter more?
Depending what you want to do after this may also make a difference. If your aim is to go into investment banking or management consulting then Warwick is really the only choice here. For other things the "prestige" is less important.
Bear in mind that students at open days are usually both working the open day and chosen to work the open day because they like it and can sell the uni. That doesn't really tell you much either way.

Warwick has the better prospects, but I reckon I might be happier at Exeter which is an important factor as I have struggled with chronic anxiety & depression for a couple years now, alas I have not seen Warwick so who knows, maybe when I see it later this month I will feel just as strongly towards it.

Warwick has the better prospects, but I reckon I might be happier at Exeter which is an important factor as I have struggled with chronic anxiety & depression for a couple years now, alas I have not seen Warwick so who knows, maybe when I see it later this month I will feel just as strongly towards it.

My dad lives near Warwick and I have been to Coventry many times, never liked it at all but I hear the Warwick campus itself is very lively and isolated, while neighbouring Leamington Spa is lovely, albeit slightly boring. I will wait till I see Warwick on the 27th before I make my final decision. I'm not at all interested in investment banking or management, primarily a law conversion course, possibly postgraduate studies/a PhD in Philosophy or journalism. Warwick would definitely offer me benefits in terms of law as they have many connections to corporate law firms. At the end of the day ROI is important with universities and I'll factor that in for sure. But if I go on the 27th and absoloutely prefer Exetr I'll go with that.

The one thing that really niggles me about University of Warwick is that it's in Coventry, not Warwick. I mean, it would make more sense to call it University of Kenilworth than Warwick.