Bristol vs Exeter Economics Bsc

I am currently deciding between Bristol and Exeter for economcis bsc, but am stuggling to decide which. My Bristol offer is A*AA, and Exeter is A*AA-AAA.
Exeter pro: -campus uni = easier to make close friends
-Offers a placement year in industry.
-I Know friends going there
Con: -considered low target/no target university when trying to apply to IB or consulting
Bristol Pro: -semi target uni for IB and consulting
Finance events and visitors from good firms.
Con: -Doesn’t offer placement year
-City uni, so students more disjointed from one another harder to make close friends
-Don’t know anyone going
Could I get some insight into the unis and see if my judgments are true.

Bristol is a lot better for economics than Exeter especially if you want a more quantitative econometrics related degree. And for the placement there overhyped I believe. Get yourself some internships and once you’ve finished university you’ll be a year ahead of anyone who has taken the placement when they’ve finished university.
Also bath whose placement is better than Exeter’s in their economics course still has most people without a placement. I have this on very good regard as my brother is attending the uni at the moment. So I’d imagine this would be the same or even worse at Exeter.
Finally addressing making friends, it depends on you really. Exeter does have that private school clique to it but so does Bristol.(Like any top uk uni I guess) Bristol is a beautiful city with lots of places to explore and so is Exeter. There is a lot more to do in Bristol as such more opportunities to meet new people.
And don’t go where your friends are going, especially when one uni is a lot stronger than the other.
Hope this helps

The placement year offers the opportunity to get some work experience in a company that will make you more employable than people from Bristol.
You can't beat the Exeter campus...

But surely if I get internships during summer maybe as well as Bristol being better rated by employers for economics, I will be ahead at Bristol?

Bristol is a lot better for economics than Exeter especially if you want a more quantitative econometrics related degree. And for the placement there overhyped I believe. Get yourself some internships and once you’ve finished university you’ll be a year ahead of anyone who has taken the placement when they’ve finished university.
Also bath whose placement is better than Exeter’s in their economics course still has most people without a placement. I have this on very good regard as my brother is attending the uni at the moment. So I’d imagine this would be the same or even worse at Exeter.
Finally addressing making friends, it depends on you really. Exeter does have that private school clique to it but so does Bristol.(Like any top uk uni I guess) Bristol is a beautiful city with lots of places to explore and so is Exeter. There is a lot more to do in Bristol as such more opportunities to meet new people.
And don’t go where your friends are going, especially when one uni is a lot stronger than the other.
Hope this helps

A lot of misinformation in this post - you have NO evidence that students at Exeter don't have placements. This just isn't true ... stop posting misleading information as it's not helpful.
A placement year is far better than a summer 'job' which might not even be obtained! In a placement year you will get your own project and will have a huge advantage - this is the evidence I offer from many of my students.

Oh nah I’m not trying to mislead anyone, I’m saying : At Exeter you can get a placement year as it’s an option with the economics course, whereas at Bristol the placement year isn’t an opportunity unfortunately as it’s not an option with economics bsc. So from that I’m saying Exeter has a positive over Bristol. The other factor from what I’ve heard is that Bristol has more diaspora in high finance jobs that I would like to try and pursue. I’ve only created this post to see if these views are correct and get some helpful guidance on my decision.

A lot of misinformation in this post - you have NO evidence that students at Exeter don't have placements. This just isn't true ... stop posting misleading information as it's not helpful.
A placement year is far better than a summer 'job' which might not even be obtained! In a placement year you will get your own project and will have a huge advantage - this is the evidence I offer from many of my students.

Oh nah I’m not trying to mislead anyone, I’m saying : At Exeter you can get a placement year as it’s an option with the economics course, whereas at Bristol the placement year isn’t an opportunity unfortunately as it’s not an option with economics bsc. So from that I’m saying Exeter has a positive over Bristol. The other factor from what I’ve heard is that Bristol has more diaspora in high finance jobs that I would like to try and pursue. I’ve only created this post to see if these views are correct and get some helpful guidance on my decision.

Alright pal for whatever reason you’ve got an issue with Bristol, do NOT allow your personal dislike get involved when you are giving advice.
I said baths placement is better than Exeter’s, and was simply saying that many people at bath still struggle to get placements that are worth while, I know this through family currently study at the university. So as bath is better than Exeter it’s likely will be the same for Exeter.
Bristol is a high semi target, slightly worse than Durham. Exeter is not even a target 😂. If this individual chooses Exeter it will be much harder to break into top firms.
Finally Bristol economics cause is way more quantitative which shocker employees like.
Also the accommodation issue you keep going on about in other posts is over dramatized. You are guaranteed first year accommodation, and second you and third year you just have to be pro active to get one, they are there. You will not end up in Cardiff.
Very disappointed that you would ridicule someone for giving advice.

You are totally misinformed - I don't 'hate' Bristol but it is over-hyped and the uni mismanages offers so get too many students for their accommodation.
First years DO end up in Cardiff it was all over the papers and also some have been placed in Bath.
Here's one example: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-university-students-live-wales-3306343
You have no knowledge on whether Exeter students struggle to get placements so it is disingenuous to imply otherwise
Increasingly, top firms are recruiting institiute blind.

2019…😂, things have changed pal, they weren’t the only university who got in trouble for that.
If I had flat out said Exeter student don’t get placements then yes that’s wrong I said as a prediction from considering bath situation that it’s likely the same at Exeter. You were twisting what I said.
And yes more top firms are I’d agree with you but not for IB At BB/EB ,consulting PE etc… Bristol is without question better for those roles.

That's one example - don't twist my words!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ydnxn275go
https://www.bristolsu.org.uk/articles/bristol-students-reveal-the-hellish-experience-of-renting-in-bristol?ref=epigram.org.uk
Your knowledge is limited and I don't agree with your opinion - let's leave it there.

The top one is outrageous and I’m familiar with that, but the second article is similar to all other universities, Durham for example.
My knowledge is not limited when it comes to high finance and what unis are targeted

Targeting is going out of fashion now - they have realised they are missing good people. This is direct from top people.

You know what I’m actually going to have to back down here. The accommodation is dreadful.

Alright lads😂. What’s the verdict? Bristol has bad accommodation but good for economics. But it doesn’t rlly get looked at much anymore? So it is or isn’t worth going to Bristol for the prestige?

Alright lads😂. What’s the verdict? Bristol has bad accommodation but good for economics. But it doesn’t rlly get looked at much anymore? So it is or isn’t worth going to Bristol for the prestige?