Thinking of transferring to Derby Uni

Hi,
I'm currently in my first year at Bangor uni studying zoology. I like the course but honestly hate the uni/city, and also hate being so far from home as I haven't really made any friends here so its quite lonely.
I have been considering transferring to Derby for my second year as its close to home so would be able to commute, the course looks decent and so does the campus but i've heard lots of people saying its kinda bad so unsure whether that would be the right decision.
They other choice would be Nottingham as its would only be a slightly longer commute, however it is a russel group and i only achieved BCC at a-level so i dont think i would have even a chance of getting in.
Any advice would be appreciated thank you

Hi,
I'm currently in my first year at Bangor uni studying zoology. I like the course but honestly hate the uni/city, and also hate being so far from home as I haven't really made any friends here so its quite lonely.
I have been considering transferring to Derby for my second year as its close to home so would be able to commute, the course looks decent and so does the campus but i've heard lots of people saying its kinda bad so unsure whether that would be the right decision.
They other choice would be Nottingham as its would only be a slightly longer commute, however it is a russel group and i only achieved BCC at a-level so i dont think i would have even a chance of getting in.
Any advice would be appreciated thank you

I don't know about the courses but I do know the admissions team at Derby, and I'm sure at Nottingham as well would love to hear from you and help you talk through your options either on the phone or via email.

I will start uni at derby,why bad ?I heard better stories than Nottingham so I am still unsure that to choose..

It's just generally ranked quite low, but I suppose that doesn't necessarily mean it's bad as ranking aren't everything. I have heard Nottingham is much better for nightlife, but if you're not bothered about that like i'm not its probably fine

Nottingham is actually very open to receiving candidates with lower a-level results as long as they have a good personal statement and course content matched with 90%-100% similarity