Thoughts on Sheffield University/city?

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DD is currently planning to firm Sheffield, offer of AAB for Psychology. She will be attending an offer holder day to gain further insight into Sheffield before she enters her final choices into UCAS but was looking for any thoughts or experience of the uni or city, even if purely anecdotal?

Her only worry with Sheffield (she liked it a lot on the open day still) is that it may be slightly boring. DD is very into live music and going out and worries that the nightlife may not compare with other unis like Manchester and Leeds. From what I can gather there is still plenty to do in Sheffield and it seems like a city that would really suit her - very friendly and down to earth - but of course it is a big decision and one she would like to get right. Any feedback would be fantastic, thank you!

P.S. Liverpool will be her insurance, if anyone has thoughts on that...

My dd1 is in her 2nd yr at Sheffield Uni studying psychology. Has loved every second of it from day 1.

I went in the 90s, lived in Broomhill, had a ball. It's a fab city with lots going on.

I lived in Sheffield as a brand new graduate erm, 20 erm years ago. Brilliant nightlife then, and I understand it’s only got better. We live half way between Leeds and Sheffield now. When I need a city, Sheffield wins hands down.

Just a pity Pyjama Jump no longer happens. That was the stuff of student legends. If your dd goes then a rite of passage is to ride the Arts Tower paternoster all the way round.

I went to Sheffield University 20 years ago. It was brilliant, loved every minute!

I also know a couple of people who have been more recently, and also loved it.

@poseysbobblehat we used to get on the paternoster on the ground floor, go down and under and stay on to get up to floor 12, it was the best way of skipping the queue

@beela it was a skill to make sure security didn't catch you !

Glad to hear that Sheffield is so lovely
My niece has offers from Warwick, Bristol Manchester , Exeter and Sheffield
She has chosen Sheffield .