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.