Transferring University

Hi so I'm a month into my linguistics course at the University of York and i've realised how much i dislike the course and the atmosphere of the university. I've decided I want to do english literature and have been looking into Sheffield Hallam. thoughts?? help???? is this a dumb idea? my supervisor said i could transfer to english lit next year at york but i'm really not sure i want to stay here... so annoying.

Hi @madzpionz ,
If you are unhappy with your course and you have tried it for a few weeks, I would always recommend looking into your options as you want to make sure you are happy with your uni and your course. Talk to the help team at your uni or if you have a personal tutor or academic advisor, talk to them about your options and you can see if you would be able to transfer! I would also recommend talking to someone at Hallam as they will be able to help you decide if the course is for you.
This is the email for one of the senior lecturers for English Literature at Hallam if you wanted to ask them any questions about the course as this might help you to decide if you like the sound of the course or not: [email protected]
This is also the page for English at SHU as this might give you some more information on the course if you haven't seen it already: https://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/english/ba-honours-english/full-time
As for Hallam in general, I really like it here and have had a great experience so far. I have fund the city to be fun and there's lots of things to do! There's lots of students here so there's always lots of people if you go on a night out or just go into town you always see lots of people which I really like.
I also have found the uni to be friendly and supportive. The tutors are always there for you if you need help, and you get assigned different tutors to help you out with different things. Whenever I have had a question, someone is always there to help which is nice too.
It's completely up to you what you end up doing and I would say make sure you find out all of the information before you make a choice as different places work for different people! If you can, try and visit Sheffield too so you can see what it is like as a city and if you like it.
I hope some of this helps,
Lucy -SHU student ambassador 🙂

in my honest opinion i would stay at york ( i am a hallam student who did not get an offer from york unfortunately ) however it is all based on preference, if you don’t mind waiting an year definitely stay at york but if you want to start asap then move it’s not so bad here!

Hi so I'm a month into my linguistics course at the University of York and i've realised how much i dislike the course and the atmosphere of the university. I've decided I want to do english literature and have been looking into Sheffield Hallam. thoughts?? help???? is this a dumb idea? my supervisor said i could transfer to english lit next year at york but i'm really not sure i want to stay here... so annoying.

thats true, i was just going to stay for the semester and hope for the best but im just not enjoying it here and i have a few friends in hallam who are having the time of their lives and i think im getting fomo😭 but idk i need to think about it a but more before deciding. yorks just so different to what i had expected idk

As someone who wanted to transfer but ended up sticking it out at York for 3 years, do it - the feeling of fomo doesn't go away even when you graduate. Even if you have to drop out and then start as a fresher at another uni in September you'll know exactly what you want and don't want from a uni and can do more research.

then absolutely move tbh. its the worst when you don’t feel like you’re in the right place and after all its 3 years of your life!

Hi so I'm a month into my linguistics course at the University of York and i've realised how much i dislike the course and the atmosphere of the university. I've decided I want to do english literature and have been looking into Sheffield Hallam. thoughts?? help???? is this a dumb idea? my supervisor said i could transfer to english lit next year at york but i'm really not sure i want to stay here... so annoying.

Hi so I'm a month into my linguistics course at the University of York and i've realised how much i dislike the course and the atmosphere of the university. I've decided I want to do english literature and have been looking into Sheffield Hallam. thoughts?? help???? is this a dumb idea? my supervisor said i could transfer to english lit next year at york but i'm really not sure i want to stay here... so annoying.

University of Sheffield also do Eng Lit (they also do Eng Lang & Linguistics). As someone who has done a BA at Uni of Sheffield, and am doing my MA at Hallam, I'd say Uni of Sheffield is much better for student support and has a much larger and more active SU.
They also have a better attitude to their students generally - at Hallam they still have a sign up in their main building directing you to a cash machine - which was removed a long time ago; and they will send you a map telling you where to get buses - on a road closed to public transport in 2020 during covid. That's Hallam for you.
Try University of Sheffield first - much better.

Hi so I'm a month into my linguistics course at the University of York and i've realised how much i dislike the course and the atmosphere of the university. I've decided I want to do english literature and have been looking into Sheffield Hallam. thoughts?? help???? is this a dumb idea? my supervisor said i could transfer to english lit next year at york but i'm really not sure i want to stay here... so annoying.

Hi so I'm a month into my linguistics course at the University of York and i've realised how much i dislike the course and the atmosphere of the university. I've decided I want to do english literature and have been looking into Sheffield Hallam. thoughts?? help???? is this a dumb idea? my supervisor said i could transfer to english lit next year at york but i'm really not sure i want to stay here... so annoying.

Hey Maddie,
I'm in your course at York, and I completely get what you're feeling! Honestly I encourage you to do whatever feels right, however Sheffield Hallam is a much less respected university and that may negatively affect you going forward.
I've been considering changing universities too, if I'm being honest. I haven't felt like I know anyone in our course and I feel completely alone here, but I'm choosing to stay due to the prestige of the university and that I'm hoping it will get better.

Feel free to reach out to me if you'd like to talk

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Hey Maddie,
I'm in your course at York, and I completely get what you're feeling! Honestly I encourage you to do whatever feels right, however Sheffield Hallam is a much less respected university and that may negatively affect you going forward.
I've been considering changing universities too, if I'm being honest. I haven't felt like I know anyone in our course and I feel completely alone here, but I'm choosing to stay due to the prestige of the university and that I'm hoping it will get better.
Feel free to reach out to me if you'd like to talk