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Advice on deciding between Warwick and Exeter

so I got accepted into Warwick and Exeter for psychology and I know both of them have really good courses so I’m kind of stuck between the two. i’m looking for a place that on weekdays I’m able to study and focus on my courseload, but on the weekends be able to enjoy a variety of nightlife as well as an environment that is easy to make friends in not the typical high school cliques.

The thing I like about Exeter is that the courses are good, but there’s also a very vibrant, social and nightlife. they have a decent amount of things to do one in the town, but also on campus. but the one thing I heard is that the people there are very posh and the way people say it has a negative connotation where I’m not really sure what that implies.

For Warwick , the obvious benefit is that it’s higher ranked, and in general regarded as a more prestigious university but I heard that the nightlife and social aspect is quite bad as not a lot of people go out and there’s not a lot of places to go. But on the other side, it is closer to bigger towns that number one have an airport to more easily visit family but also there would be more nightlife there.

For both of the universities that I’ve seen clashing information about the nightlife, so I’m kind of stuck and don’t know which one to choose.

Reply 1

artful_lounger

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I don't think I've ever come across anyone referring to any of the three clubs in Exeter as representing a "vibrant nightlife"...?

Reply 2

Muttley79

Original post by artful_lounger

I don't think I've ever come across anyone referring to any of the three clubs in Exeter as representing a "vibrant nightlife"...?

Your info is WAY out-of -date though isn't it?

Reply 3

Muttley79

Original post by Sofia-Elkhweet

so I got accepted into Warwick and Exeter for psychology and I know both of them have really good courses so I’m kind of stuck between the two. i’m looking for a place that on weekdays I’m able to study and focus on my courseload, but on the weekends be able to enjoy a variety of nightlife as well as an environment that is easy to make friends in not the typical high school cliques.
The thing I like about Exeter is that the courses are good, but there’s also a very vibrant, social and nightlife. they have a decent amount of things to do one in the town, but also on campus. but the one thing I heard is that the people there are very posh and the way people say it has a negative connotation where I’m not really sure what that implies.
For Warwick , the obvious benefit is that it’s higher ranked, and in general regarded as a more prestigious university but I heard that the nightlife and social aspect is quite bad as not a lot of people go out and there’s not a lot of places to go. But on the other side, it is closer to bigger towns that number one have an airport to more easily visit family but also there would be more nightlife there.
For both of the universities that I’ve seen clashing information about the nightlife, so I’m kind of stuck and don’t know which one to choose.

Exeter has an airport too.

Personally I think the accommodation options around Exeter are much better than Warwick which is described by students as a marmite uni. Coventry is one place I have felt unsafe for example.

If you like the Exeter course better then I'd go there - you'll enjoy it more and therefore get a better degree.

You can talk to current students on the website: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/psychology/psychbsc/