Compare Exeter to Warwick

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Just that really. What are the pros and cons of each? Arts/ humanities degree equally matched more or less on league tables.

Warwick uni does have countryside near. Leamington is a lovely town, a great high street and night life. Lots of places to eat, free places to visit and lots going on. (Birmingham is easily accessible too). A huge union and sports centre. Warwick arts centre that has a variety of acts etc.
Which campus would she be based on? Education etc is on Westwood which isn't on main campus.

would leamington feel boring. She would like historical, oldey worldy aspect.

Boring compard to what? That's the problem - we don't know what your 'normal' is, so we don't know what we are comparing to.
Warwick is a good University so it gets a lot of naice MC students. You see lots of swishy-haired, Jack Wills types around Leamington town centre; they create a certain critical mass. That's not to say that the town is over-run with them - there are lots of locals too without wanting to be accused of stereotyping there are lots of Joules/Kath Kidston type shops and lots of ethnic / corner shops.

There is plenty of Olde Worlde to be found if she looks - in Stratford, Warwick, Coventry and numerous little chocolate box villages set in lovely countryside ("this other Eden, demi-paradise, this blessed plot" to quote a local poet). Leamington is too new (Regency) to be very historical but it does have the feel of a typical Spa Town - vivacious, fun-loving and a bit raffish.

Sounds like she'd like it!! Will now have to scrutinise course further. I think her course would be on main campus from what I read.

Surely you mean she ll have to scrutinise course further !!

Indeed ...

I won't rise to the slapped wrists
I found this thread useful and hopefully my DD will. Of course, she'll find her own information.
As soon as threads become judgemental I bow out - whatever the topic/ whoever the finger is pointed at.
But thank you for the many interesting opinions.

Whoops sorry - accept slapped wrist back, wasn't meaning to judge just sometimes surprised at the level of parental input out there now which sometimes seems to cross the line from support to management/control of the process. Also wonder whether that's linked to current focus (at least on mn) on standard of accommodation, distance to town, perceived safety, aesthetics whereas surely main focus should be whether the course content and teaching style excites or at least interests the students - they will have to study the fubjrctvfor 3 years ! Which may in turn be linked to the seemingly high number of students not happy with their course and dropping out. Just a thought - but I can see that's not relevant in your case violets so not meant to be a judgement in you

Back to the original question - I think it friends on the student . One did at Exeter and likes the small town clean safe atmosphere. Second dd discounted it as would hate that and the relative middle class private school dominance and lack of diversity. Depends what us important to the dc.

Sorry can't type on the phone - that's meant to say - depends on the student. One DD at Exeter ....

Thanks for the insights.

Went to Oxford today - very impressive but the two girls I took found it scary! Both actually would stand a good chance but horses for courses - whatever feels right.

So back to pondering over Exeter or Warwick.

I would say that Exeter is posher and less diverse than Oxbridge (if that's their concern). It's more like St Andrews.

What course is your DD looking to study?

Agree. Went to Cambridge with DD3 for both open day and interview and found it much more down to earth and diverse than visits to Exeter, Bristol etc which were more obviously middle class private school. I was surprised by that

People seemed nice at Oxford , it was eight week terms and intense teaching which were the stumbling blocks. Also course not quite as appealing as another uni course. Also, the perception that you have to be perfect at Oxford. Not logical, a feeling - but feeling confident and happy is most important. Feel sad as i think DD would do well and her school will be disappointed but I support her gut feelings. So we look for unis other than oxbridge.

Agree again 'gut feel' is so important - along with course content and nature of the course/teaching style etc. DD2 went to Cambridge just out of curiosity expecting not to like it and to feel she didn't fit in but in fact found the opposite.

DS didn't like oxford at the open day, not entirely sure why. He firmed Exeter and insured Warwick, same grade requirements.

He's loving Exeter. Hugely competitive sports wise and he has made lots of friends. Definitely the right match for him.

He was concerned that Warwick would be a bit dull, and the location did bother him. He likes being able to walk back from a night out in town.

Warwick campus looked nice to me though

Thank you all. Great source of information.

Helped my DS get more information about how to build a CV/PS and then get into his competitive uni course by just doing this - asking questions. Mumsnet has been a great source of support and information for us in preparing for uni over the years.

Have taken choices seriously and my DS is very happy. So hopefully, when DD decides, she'll choose what's right for her too.