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Want to accept offer from King's but my dad disagrees

Hi! I have offers from Durham (which I want to firm) and KCL (which I want as my insurance) to study Classics, but my dad is pretty determined that I put Leeds as my insurance rather than King's. Grade requirements are:
Durham: AAA
KCL: AAB
Leeds: ABB
(I'm predicted A*A*A*)

I really want to put down King's because it has better rankings as a uni and I did really love the campus, but my dad prefers Leeds basically because he thinks London is too big and therefore impersonal for student life, and that Leeds, being much smaller, has much more of a university feel. However, because of my predicted grades I feel it's unlikely that I would end up needing to go to my insurance choice anyway, but I don't know. Does anyone have any advice for what I should do, maybe any pros/cons for either uni?

Reply 1

Have you been to offer holder days for all three?

What accommodation guarantees for insurance applicants do kings/leeds offer?

Reply 2

I mean, it looks like you should get into Durham anyways, so its not a huge issue. You'll most likely have to go to neither so this situation should blow over after A-levels. That being said, it is your decision, so if feasible you should put your foot down. You don't want to end up going to a uni you prefer less - you're going to be the one doing the course, not your dad

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