Where do your DC go to uni, and what are their thoughts?

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I have a Year 12 DS starting to look ahead to the university open days he would like to attend this summer. He is keen to pick a uni with a decent academic reputation (though probably not Oxbridge etc standard) in a city which he really likes. I was hoping to gather some opinions for him to consider on the unis which your DC attend and the cities they are in?

He's vaguely considering Bristol, Nottingham, Manchester, Sheffield and Cardiff so far but frankly insider feedback/info on any uni would be helpful as he/we are a little clueless

My onw DM would not let me apply to Birmingham once upon a time! And we lived in Glasgow, for goodness' sake!!

Londoners definitely consider Sheffield to be "Up north". DD has an offer from Sheffield and she will be going back to visit again. Newcastle seemed to be a great student city and that's likely to be her firm. DS in Swansea. He likes it there. It doesn't have the big city feel of London or Manchester, but definitely enough going on there to keep students happy (Wind Street is the City's main nightlife street)and it is a Campus University with two sites just outside the city, both near the beach and regular (and night time) bus routes and easy cycling between the the two sites and city centre. It's safe and friendly.

I thought the comment about Sheffield being South was ironic from a (more ) Northerner...

It's ALL south to me!

Sheffield is south.
Isn't it?

And much of the area south of Watford Gap would be considered north by Londoners & home-counties residents: Worcester, Stratford-upon-Avon, Northampton.

My son loves Nottingham. 2 good universities there very student friendly.