Edinburgh or Southampton for Engineering?

I currently do civil engineering at Southampton and I'm in my 1st year. I share modules with mechanical/aerospace like maths, thermofluids, design or mechanics/structures/materials.
I think Southampton is supposed to have a good reputation for engineering and it's russell group.
I'm no expert but feel free to ask any more questions about Southampton uni/engineering.

Most lecturers are willing to help and try to make their lectures as interesting as possible.
If you want any help with anything it has to be you that asks them as everything is a lot more down to you at uni.
I haven't really had many assignments and the ones I have had I'm still waiting on feedback but I think they are pretty good for giving feedback. There is a discussion board on the virtual learning environment to post questions and the lecturers always say they are very happy to answer anyone's questions about anything.
My lectures are normally 45 mins. To be honest I find them quite boring at times but I think this will depend on the module/lecturer. Some lecturers tend to be better at making stuff more interesting, I think they all make an effort but some are better than others at making lectures more engaging.
The people I have met in engineering all seem to be nice and friendly. You'll have lots of lectures/tutorial/practicals/computing sessions where you can chat to people around you. If you make an effort then I'm sure you'll meet a lot of good people.
Other staff like PhD students who help in tutorials all seem nice and want to make an effort to help you. I don't think I have any complaints about that.
Hope that helps and if you want any more specific info feel free to ask

Im a UK student applying for BEng Mechanical Engineering at Edinburgh and MEng Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering at Southampton for the 2025 intake.
So far I’ve gotten an unconditional offer from Southampton (with achieved grades).

Edinburgh hasn’t replied yet, but I wanted to gauge what the consensus was around engineering at these universities.
Edinburgh was initially my top choice because of the city, prestige and campus. However, after doing some digging (on Reddit, tsr and other forums), I’ve noticed that students have advised against going to Edinburgh?
These reasons have ranged from the course not being taught well, to a lack of motivation from staff etc.
So I’m kind of in the process of reassessing where to go between these two. I’m starting to become more inclined towards Southampton as it’s “known” for engineering.
Any advice or experience shared would be highly appreciated^^

That's super helpful. Thanks so much! I'll just be waiting to get some info from the Edinburgh students now
Are there any clubs and societies you'd recommend joining?

Ooh I was actually eyeing hillwalking soc. The countryside there looks really pretty.
Edinburgh's city really got me torn between the two.

I currently do civil engineering at Southampton and I'm in my 1st year. I share modules with mechanical/aerospace like maths, thermofluids, design or mechanics/structures/materials.
I think Southampton is supposed to have a good reputation for engineering and it's russell group.
I'm no expert but feel free to ask any more questions about Southampton uni/engineering.

Hi, since you study there I wanted to use the opportunity to ask whether you think Southampton will accept my predicted 37 IB points when their standard offer is 38 points? This is for mechanical engineering specifically. Their contextual offer is 36 points.