Birmingham or Bristol for University

[Invertedwheelbarrow]

Hi I'm 18 looking at unis to go too and these are my top two option. Bristol seems a more chilled out city that I could walk around and its very pretty, the only problem is that it's incredibly expensive. Birmingham is actually alot better then I thought and just seems like a cheaper manchester without the football, the campus is also lovely and I got a better vibe from the general student population. I can't decide which one to pick as they both have aspects I love, if it wasn't for the money I might be leaning more towards Bristol but Birmingham seems like a smarter choice. Any advice on how either city is to live would be well appreciated.

They did though! Not a mansion but they wanted a fancier house than you would think 'necessary',and proceeded to allocate DS the worst room.

I merely made the point to suggest that perceived 'poshness' referred to upthread was not limited to Bristol.

I guess if you have a ceiling price you have to find friends with similar sized purses. That is incredibly difficult in y1 before Christmas. It definitely can lead to not being with people who have similar money and tastes.

My DD in y4 was under strict instructions on a ceiling price and the pheasant shooter wanted the cheapest room too. So therefore the smallest! You cannot please all of the people all of the time.