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Exeter or King's College London

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Which uni?

I don't knoooo what to do.

Exeter
I love Exeter. When I went for vthe open day there last year I fell in love with it. I love the accommodation. I just loved the whole vibe. It's a very safe choice and I know I'd go there and love it and have a great time. The courrse is only for 3 years, which is a major plus seeing as I'm already on a gap year and will be nearly 20 when I start uni. English is much more respected as a degree choice.

However, I live in a village atm and I'm already bored of knowing the same people, going to the same clubs, seeing the same people etc and I go out in Portsmouth which probably has more night life than Exeter. I don't know if I could cope being with lots of immature 18 year olds that didn't have much freedom at home and think that going out is the most exciting thing in the world; I've been clubbing since the age of 15 and drinking since the age of 12, having had no boundaries for the last 4/5 years, so I've kinda grown out of that. Exeter offers no opportunity for work experience in the field I want to go into. (I know I could always do a masters in London afterwards, it's just...) The unis on offer for the year in America are less appealing.

King's College London
I love the look of the course; I need new things to learn all the time and get bored easily. I never knew which degree to choose out of Literature/History and Politics, so it seems perfect, especially as my interested is mainly in American lit/hist/pol... London equals great night life, a completely different change in scenery, a chance to branch out and change, meet new people etc. I will be in one of the fashion capitals of the world.. I eventually want to do Fashion journalism. Living in London would give me the chance to apply for as much work experience in the industry as possible. The colleges availible in America greatly appeal to me.

But, can I do London? I'm not very grown up for my age and can't look after myself (lolz). I'd end up spending so much. It could be the lonliest place in the world for me. I currently live in a village with a 99.9999999% white population, I don't know if I'm ready for such a culture shock/how I'd cope with sharing with just internation students. (I'm in no way racist, but just as moving from asia to England is a culture shock, so is moving from a little white village to somewhere as multi-cultural as London). It's a 4 year course, which stresses me out a bit as I'll be graduating 2 years, nearly 3 years, later than other people my age. American Studies is seen as a mickey mouse degree.

I'm really stuck.. My heart is in Exeter, but I just feel I've grown out of that and in terms of career I need to pick King's. King's excites me so much, but I also have this horrible feeling that I could be there and absolutely hate it. I don't have that problem with Exeter, but maybe it's too safe a choice and I should take a risk?

This is so typical of me. Not only have I chosen two unis that couldn't be more different, but different courses.. EEEEEEEk, I don't know which to pick.
Last Summer's Dream
I don't knoooo what to do.

Exeter
I love Exeter. When I went for vthe open day there last year I fell in love with it. I love the accommodation. I just loved the whole vibe. It's a very safe choice and I know I'd go there and love it and have a great time. The courrse is only for 3 years, which is a major plus seeing as I'm already on a gap year and will be nearly 20 when I start uni. English is much more respected as a degree choice.

However, I live in a village atm and I'm already bored of knowing the same people, going to the same clubs, seeing the same people etc and I go out in Portsmouth which probably has more night life than Exeter. I don't know if I could cope being with lots of immature 18 year olds that didn't have much freedom at home and think that going out is the most exciting thing in the world; I've been clubbing since the age of 15 and drinking since the age of 12, having had no boundaries for the last 4/5 years, so I've kinda grown out of that. Exeter offers no opportunity for work experience in the field I want to go into. (I know I could always do a masters in London afterwards, it's just...) The unis on offer for the year in America are less appealing.

King's College London
I love the look of the course; I need new things to learn all the time and get bored easily. I never knew which degree to choose out of Literature/History and Politics, so it seems perfect, especially as my interested is mainly in American lit/hist/pol... London equals great night life, a completely different change in scenery, a chance to branch out and change, meet new people etc. I will be in one of the fashion capitals of the world.. I eventually want to do Fashion journalism. Living in London would give me the chance to apply for as much work experience in the industry as possible. The colleges availible in America greatly appeal to me.

But, can I do London? I'm not very grown up for my age and can't look after myself (lolz). I'd end up spending so much. It could be the lonliest place in the world for me. I currently live in a village with a 99.9999999% white population, I don't know if I'm ready for such a culture shock/how I'd cope with sharing with just internation students. (I'm in no way racist, but just as moving from asia to England is a culture shock, so is moving from a little white village to somewhere as multi-cultural as London). It's a 4 year course, which stresses me out a bit as I'll be graduating 2 years, nearly 3 years, later than other people my age. American Studies is seen as a mickey mouse degree.

I'm really stuck.. My heart is in Exeter, but I just feel I've grown out of that and in terms of career I need to pick King's. King's excites me so much, but I also have this horrible feeling that I could be there and absolutely hate it. I don't have that problem with Exeter, but maybe it's too safe a choice and I should take a risk?

This is so typical of me. Not only have I chosen two unis that couldn't be more different, but different courses.. EEEEEEEk, I don't know which to pick.



I can't really help you with Exeter but I can try and tell you a bit more about Kings!
I can't look after myself either - and I've been living here over a term now and still can't. Kings has mainly catered accommodation with a couple of self-catered places so it's easy to get somewhere catered to look after you the first year, and next year my new friends can look after me :smile: and I don't see why this should be a particular problem with KCL and not other unis??
And I come from a place with nearly all white people as well - and seriously the international thing is not an issue. It's so interesting to meet such a variety of new people and I have so many new friends from different countries that I'm so glad I have than just a lot of carbon copies of myself that I might have got at different unis.
I was unsure about Kings as well when I was picking where to go, even when I eventually chose it I spent the following six months wondering if I'd done the right thing. But now I'm here - I truly LOVE it. Living in London is so exciting and fantastic, there is literally so much to do, and I really am having the time of my life. :smile: The lonely thing isn't an issue - cos you'll make so many friends!
Hi, I know you made this post years ago by now, but I just came across it and I have basically the same exact problem. I'm stuck between studying English lit at either Exeter or King's next year. Right now I'm leaning towards Exeter mainly for the same reasons you outlined, but I'm feeling really nervous about making a firm decision.

If you happen to still see this answer, I'd love to know where you ended up going and what your experiences were like! I'm so torn between these two choices that I'd greatly appreciate any guidance you might have.
Hi, I know you made this post years ago by now, but I just came across it and I have basically the same exact problem. I'm stuck between studying English lit at either Exeter or King's next year. Right now I'm leaning towards Exeter mainly for the same reasons you outlined, but I'm feeling really nervous about making a firm decision.

If you happen to still see this answer, I'd love to know where you ended up going and what your experiences were like! I'm so torn between these two choices that I'd greatly appreciate any guidance you might have.
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You are afraid of meeting new people from different nationalities - grow up
KCL the better choice academically, but it's not about being an undergraduate in London.