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And my answer? I don't honestly know. I know what course I want to do: English Lit (No, not theology. If Classics and History can leave me alone, why can't you?). But I don't know where I want to do it.
I know where I don't want to do it: Liverpool, mainly because having lived here all my life, I hate the city. But other than that, I'm at something of a loss.
Durham appeals to me greatly, both the town, course, department, college system, and awesome chancellor (Bill Bryson!). But so does King's College, London, which has a similar course and reputation. To say nothing of Warwick, Leeds, York or St Andrews. Which is all complicated enough before we even mention Oxbridge, which half of my tutors have decided I should go to. And I'm really no sure about that. I don't want to go to make my school look good in the papers, and to be honest, the websites at both universities are very vague on what the courses actually entail. Helpful, yes? But there is aconference in a week for people interested in Oxbrigde, so we shall have to see.
In the meantime, any advice on British univiersities would be greatly appreciated. *Flutters eyelashes*
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I know someone who did Lit at Cambridge and enjoyed it.
St. Andrews looks very pretty in pictures, but that's all I know of it. Well, and a friend said it's a bit insular: there's the town, which is full of St. Andrews students, and everyone's stuck in this town. And gets drunk because there's fuck all else to do. Now, I'm sure there are other things to do, but having been to London where there is so much I'm not sure I'd go somewhere that sounds quite as closed-in at St. Andrews. But YMMV, and this is second-hand reporting from several years ago.
I don't think I'd mind a small town so much; it's large cities that make me uncomfortable. That said, London is wonderful.
I'll be sure to visit prospective universities, probably in June, when AS is over. Any excuse to visit London, yes? Thanks for the advice!
BTW What was War Studies & History like? I'm curious, and ever so slightly tempted by Ancient History.
Although, to be perfectly honest, I think the town blows chunks. Too small, too dingy, too boring. Have to go to Newcastle to get, well, anything.