Thank you. I am not sure about informative. I'm just a mum who found the process of picking our way through London education, especially with a dyslexic DD, difficult, so was happy to share my observations and experience. Thankfully I am almost there. Does increasing amounts of time spent on the elderly parents board constitute MN retirement?
I agree with everyone, in that both courses look great, and I can see reasons why either would be preferred, but as a mum I see advantage in him spreading his wings a little. In his case the geographic limits are pretty extreme. He is a fifth generation Londoner and you can see our house, his school and his university from the hospital where he was born. But all I can do is encourage him to factor in things beyond the course itself, and to do the research.
Hence my question about offer holder sessions. He won't hear what college he has been allocated for six weeks at which point he will be in the run up to his finals.
I assume this issue must be quite common. There are obvious reasons to stay where you are, which is partly why so many STEM degrees are four years leading to a Masters, and other reasons to move. And increasingly, I assume, students will be looking at overseas options. DS (very briefly) considered the US, Stockholm, and Singapore. A very talented friend, studying a different subject, is opting for Singapore, perhaps an early indication that the tidal flow of students may be changing direction.