For the past week I have basically been on a road trip round different parts of the country with my mum viviting open days at different universities. Actually had a quite good time - but i'm exhausted.Really liked most of the ones that I saw - I have to say that I liked Bristol and Southamton best... they really seem like the kind of place that I could live in for the 3/4 yrs.
Bristol seems to be a great city... large, loads of shops... and the computer science department seems nice. The uni precinct(rather than campus) is right in the city as well, which I liked. However the only drawback is that most of the halls are right up a big hill!
I think that one of the main issues with me for uni is not to go to anywhere that is too small - I think really that living in London I'm spoilt with things to do... and I really love the size... many people don't - "too many people, too impersonal" but it makes me feel at home. So basically anywhere that I go is going to be smaller than London... but I have been looking at City unis so that i'll be happy.
Went to southamton today, and was impressed there as well. The computer science is exellent - one of the top in the country... and the labs are really nice... they have the nicest labs of the unis that i've visited (not that they did any tours of the labs at bath...) and the campus was large, the accomadtion close and the city not far away and it seemd to have good travel links.So I've just got to finish all my ucas stuff (which of course also involves starting...) and get all my applications in so that i can be accepted... :)
Going now because I'm tired, and I have a gym induction at 9 in the morn 2moz!!!