nottingham or york?

I'm of the opinion that course matters more than place. I went to study Law at Cardiff and found it awful 'cos I didn't like the course - despite the fact that Cardiff the city is immense. I think the people you meet matters more than place. If you get involved in good societies and are active socially generally, I think you'd be able to make any uni an exciting place to be for yourself. Pretty much all unis are varied interesting places - by virtue of being packed by young, intelligent and interesting types like ourselves. You really get out of it what you put in.

But I'm probably biased - having been stuck with a course that wasn't to my tastes.

I literally, am having the same dilemma... I love Notts ... the place... the reputation.
Both York and Notts ask for AAA (for English) ... so I don't know. Haven't visited York yet, apparently it's like marmite.. you love it or you hate it... It's also further from home so a bit hesitant about it having heard the social life aspect of pubs. However, York is above Nottingham in international and British prestige... but you shouldn't really base you decision on that!

i've received offers from both. english studies at notts and english/politics at york. the latter course seems much more interesting than the former but nottingham as a uni, city and campus seems superior. i'm also worried about the social aspects of york... will i be sitting in a boring pub with a pint every friday night, wishing i was at some wicked music venue or club in nottingham? will i be sitting at my desk in notts, trying to unpick old english texts, wishing i could be reading about 20th cent british politics at york?

i face the course versus place dilemma and i just DON'T know what to do. can anyone (especially students from notts and york) be of any help?