which is the 'best' uni for gay ppl?

which wud b the best (and the worst) uni between bath,essex,warwick,st andrews and york in terms of 'openmindedness',nightlife (on campus or in town),and societies for a gay person,as im not from the uk myself?
thanx adam

Reply 1

alphapat

This is a subject very close to my heart also and I would also be very grateful for any advice. My choices are City University, LSE, Heriot-Watt, Kent and Swansea

:vroam:

Reply 2

Noel

6

It's not the university that needs to be openminded, it's he students who attend it, and as these change each year its impossible to predict. Choose which you like best, and people will accept you for who you are, no matter which one you choose.

Reply 3

alphapat

I am younger than all the rest of my friends going to university (14), do you think the additional stigma of being a child prodigy be a problem also. Are there many younger students attending anyones courses in general? I have already hit a stumbling block regarding this as accomodation is only guarenteed for the 18 and overs!!!

Yours thankfully (in advance),
Alphapat

Reply 4

Noel

6

Your going to university at 14?? What are you gong to study and where? What A levels have you done?

Reply 5

chats

2

alphapat

I am younger than all the rest of my friends going to university (14), do you think the additional stigma of being a child prodigy be a problem also. Are there many younger students attending anyones courses in general? I have already hit a stumbling block regarding this as accomodation is only guarenteed for the 18 and overs!!!

Yours thankfully (in advance),
Alphapat

are you serious or taking the piss???

you have to be 17 to go uni??

Reply 6

Noel

6

You don't have to be 17. I know pwoplw who have been to university around 14, they were home-schooled and went to Oxford. They never socialised though because they felt so different, so just worked, worked, worked.

Reply 7

alphapat

I am going to study actuarial science. My A2s so far are Maths, Biology, Geology. I am currently studying for Further Mathematics. If i am forced to defer my place at Uni then i will study possibly Physics and/or Chemistry.

Reply 8

TheWolf

15

Noel

You don't have to be 17. I know pwoplw who have been to university around 14, they were home-schooled and went to Oxford. They never socialised though because they felt so different, so just worked, worked, worked.

Yea a 15 year old guy at my school got into Cambridge this year.

Reply 9

alphapat

I am planning on socialising by the way

Reply 10

chats

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Noel

You don't have to be 17. I know pwoplw who have been to university around 14, they were home-schooled and went to Oxford. They never socialised though because they felt so different, so just worked, worked, worked.

oh right my mistake, just seems like this guy is being silly because of his stupid posts

Reply 11

alphapat

my posts are not stupid

edit: sorry thought you were talking to me

Reply 12

ntrik

alphapat

I am planning on socialising by the way

But you're 14 :confused:

Reply 13

alphapat

I'm a pretty social person, I am not bad at making friends

Reply 14

Ariel4

1

but what about going out/getting into clubs and bars, thats how most ppl socialise at uni.

Reply 15

annabellewalter

1

I think university is a massive step, even for 18 year olds. I am bloody terrified of growing up and yet I feel I'm just about ready. How can you be ready to live away from home, and really get something out of the university experience apart from a degree. Doesn't it stress you that you can't be integrated to 'student life' and the lack of four years of your adolescence could affect you for the rest of your life. They are a heavy four years. I am worried you'll struggle to make friends. I hope everything goes OK for you though, and i appreciate it would be even more frustrating to stay at a school that is just frustrating for somebody of your aptitude.

On the original question? The best uni for a gay person would be the university that doesn't give a s**t what sexuality you are. Thats the way I see it anyway.

Reply 16

sb1986

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i swear on some uni forms u have to agree that you will be 18 by the start of the first term

Reply 17

veryjammy

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Well this thread has been sort of hijacked so I'm gonna try and help the original poster - I would say it isn't so much the university as the city/town you are going to - big cities will have much more bars/clubs etc and are generally more open-minded. Obviously London is the biggie followed by Brighton and Manchester, but Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle should all have a fairly thriving scene.

My geographical knowledge of the UK is fairly poor so I'm not too sure where some of the unis you mentioned are near. They seem to be campus universities, away from big towns and cities so that might be a problem. I think York is a no-no, very traditional place and I'm not sure they even have a single gay pub there. Essex might be the best seeing as it's reasonably close to London.

As for the second poster, LSE or City University would both be fine seeing as they're in London and so you get the open-mindedness that that entails. Swansea I'm not sure about, can't imagine a bustling gay scene there.

Hope that helps you both anyway :smile:

Reply 18

alphapat

Thanks for the advice, I also have that idea about Swansea with the "only gay in the village" reputation in wales

Reply 19

Dreama

13

Brighton all the way... :smile:

(I live here!) Thriving gay community and social scene. No prejudice at all, (in some clubs gay couples outnumber straight.. Not applicable for you yet but once you're in the clubs :smile:

)

Sussex Uni is in Brighton aswell :smile:

(And a better Uni..)

which is the 'best' uni for gay ppl?

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