Hi, I haven't been on Mumsnet for years but now dd is in Year 13 and trying to pick her first choice for uni! She wants to do English Lit and Creative Writing, with as much Creative Writing as possible. We visited UEA and loved it, concrete campus and all, and it has been her favourite uni for a while.
We went to Lancaster recently and she loved the tutors there, the friendly students we spoke to, the course, and the fact she could do 50% english lit and 50% creative writing from year 1, which UEA and most courses don't offer (usually 75% english lit and 25% creative writing). She found the tutors more approachable and also more realistic and down to earth as to what she needs to do if she ever wants to be published. I was a bit concerned about the fact we live in Bristol and she is used to city life, but she has been clear from the start she wants to go somewhere smaller to have a different experience.
Anyone with experience of this type of degree, and/or these Unis able to shed more light on their strengths and weaknesses? Everyone always talks about UEA's great reputation for creative writing (and yes the MA has loads of published authors, but she would be doing a BA for now, and we are wondering whether UEA is far more focused on its MA students to the detriment of its BA students??), but how is Lancaster viewed?
Thanks in advance, this has been a fascinating process so far but it's also confusing!
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FrogPrincess · 12/09/2016 13:24
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