exeter uni for med

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Living costs. Exeter is definitely cheaper compared to bigger cities like London. The price of uni accomodation depends on what you are looking for (en suite, standard room, catered, non-catered etc.) For this I would suggest looking at this page which has a good breakdown of prices for different accomodations on campus:https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/accommodation/room-finder/. In terms of daily purchases it of course depends on your budget. There are obviously more expensive grocery stores/bars/restaurants and cheaper ones, but as it is a student town, from my experience and other people I know, everyone manages quite well. Also, there are a lot of opportunities for part-time jobs either in town or within the university (student ambassador, internships etc.).

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The community and safety. I found Exeter to be a very welcoming and safe city. Of course, as everywhere, you need to be careful when walking home alone, but there is a night bus that goes from town to campus on 'student nights' and there is also a safe walking route where you can call up estate patrol and they can watch you get home or stay on the phone with you. I personally never had to use that as more than 40% of people living in Exeter are students so there will almost always be someone around. The city is not big so everything is a 15 minute walk away and because most students either live on campus or in specific clusters in town, it is very convenient.

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Student life. Exeter has been really good for all things social. There are more than 300 societies from sports and course-based to more random ones like Taylor Swift society or Hide and Seek society. There is really something for everyone and during freshers most of them have taster sessions where you can meet other freshers and see if it is something you would enjoy. You also meet people through your course, accomodation, sports, through friends etc. so even if the first few weeks might seem a bit rough with meeting new people, eventually everyone finds their group. The Student Guild also offers a bunch of events such as flatmate finder, arts and crafts, movie nights and more where you get to meet new people. Almost every society will have weekly events which can be both drinking and non-drinking. Sometimes it will be a night out social but sometimes its a beach day or a picnic social so you can choose what you want to go to based on your preferences. There are also loads of activities in town like bowling, the boom bar, escape rooms, kayaking etc. All in all it is a small. town but it has a very vibrant student life!