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(If anyone has attended Durham or Royal Holloway, especially for English, please help!)
Hi! So I'm currently in Y13 and I've applied to university to study English Literature - I have an offer from Royal Holloway University of London, and I'm waiting to hear back from Durham University. Obviously if I don't get an offer from Durham, then that's case closed. However, I have high grades so there is a chance I'll get an offer, and in the case that I do, I need help making a decision.
I'm currently torn between the two, so I don't know which I'd pick in this situation. I've visited both universities, including staying overnight in Durham accomodation. I absolutely loved Durham as a place as I prefer smaller cities and rural areas. I know that Durham is extremely highly ranked for English in the UK, and that it's a very prestigious university, so I would love to go there. However, it is also 5+ hours from where I live, which is a bit disconcerting as I'm already nervous about going to uni, the weather is miserable all year round apparently, and the course is mostly exam-based, and I prefer coursework because it works better for me. So these factors have made me doubt whether I would actually go to Durham if I got an offer.
On the other hand, I loved the campus at Royal Holloway, and I loved the small towns nearby as it has a cosy feel. It's much closer to where I live (less than 2hrs), and most importantly, the course looks amazing because it can be entirely coursework, which I would much prefer, and you have a lot of choice over modules so I can choose to study things that interest me more. It also looks good for the English department, and has high ratings for employment after degree. However, it is much lower down on rankings at about #23 I think on most league tables for English, and since it's not Russel Group/as prestigious as Durham, I'm worried that the quality of the teaching might not be as good, or that my degree might be worth less when I look for jobs. (For reference, I really want to work in publishing and eventually as an author, so knowing my degree is valuable is important to me).
I want to go somewhere that has high academic caliber and challenges me, but I also know my personal anxiety/health struggles mean I would feel more comfortable closer to home, but I don't want to make the wrong decision out of fear.
If anyone has any suggestions, or has attended either of these unis, any advice would be appreciated! ik this is all dependent on me getting an offer from Durham anyway, but I like to think ahead so I know what decision I will make. Thanks
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Hi! So I'm currently in Y13 and I've applied to university to study English Literature - I have an offer from Royal Holloway University of London, and I'm waiting to hear back from Durham University. Obviously if I don't get an offer from Durham, then that's case closed. However, I have high grades so there is a chance I'll get an offer, and in the case that I do, I need help making a decision.
I'm currently torn between the two, so I don't know which I'd pick in this situation. I've visited both universities, including staying overnight in Durham accomodation. I absolutely loved Durham as a place as I prefer smaller cities and rural areas. I know that Durham is extremely highly ranked for English in the UK, and that it's a very prestigious university, so I would love to go there. However, it is also 5+ hours from where I live, which is a bit disconcerting as I'm already nervous about going to uni, the weather is miserable all year round apparently, and the course is mostly exam-based, and I prefer coursework because it works better for me. So these factors have made me doubt whether I would actually go to Durham if I got an offer.
On the other hand, I loved the campus at Royal Holloway, and I loved the small towns nearby as it has a cosy feel. It's much closer to where I live (less than 2hrs), and most importantly, the course looks amazing because it can be entirely coursework, which I would much prefer, and you have a lot of choice over modules so I can choose to study things that interest me more. It also looks good for the English department, and has high ratings for employment after degree. However, it is much lower down on rankings at about #23 I think on most league tables for English, and since it's not Russel Group/as prestigious as Durham, I'm worried that the quality of the teaching might not be as good, or that my degree might be worth less when I look for jobs. (For reference, I really want to work in publishing and eventually as an author, so knowing my degree is valuable is important to me).
I want to go somewhere that has high academic caliber and challenges me, but I also know my personal anxiety/health struggles mean I would feel more comfortable closer to home, but I don't want to make the wrong decision out of fear.
If anyone has any suggestions, or has attended either of these unis, any advice would be appreciated! ik this is all dependent on me getting an offer from Durham anyway, but I like to think ahead so I know what decision I will make. Thanks
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