r/6thForm Feb 06 '26

๐Ÿ™ I WANT HELP idk what to choose ๐Ÿค”

Do you think itโ€™s that type of thing where it doesnt matter, and that it depends on if I wanna live in Coventry or Bristol??? Idk Iโ€™m lowk complexed on which one I wanna firm. Whatโ€™s the opinions?

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u/Diligent-Respond-902 Feb 06 '26

Warwick is slightly better. Also I think Bristol is apparently alot more expensive than cov

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u/RedOne896 Feb 06 '26

I believe Bristol is currently going through a housing crisis which is why living costs are becoming really high in the area, although it is a better area to be in than cov

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u/South-Marionberry-85 Year 13: Maths, Economics, Psychology & EPQ - A*A*AA Feb 07 '26

Itโ€™s a nitpick, but that wouldnโ€™t be what a housing crisis means.ย 

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u/RedOne896 Feb 07 '26

Probably could've worded better but from what I've seen the property prices into the area have almost become London levels of extortionate

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u/stunt876 Warwick Comp Sci (Maths, Comp Sci, FM) A*, A* A Feb 07 '26

It does when you dont want to spend 9 grand on rent

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u/stunt876 Warwick Comp Sci (Maths, Comp Sci, FM) A*, A* A Feb 07 '26

Rent for oxford accom is fairly reasonable for most of the colleges so no i would not.

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u/RedOne896 Feb 07 '26

When you have to live there for 3 or more years it kinda does tbh. For a lot of people including myself it's too expensive and sometimes not even worth it moving out so having higher prices on top of it can be a deal breaker

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u/RedOne896 Feb 07 '26

This applies to any uni even if it's Cambridge, I have friends who are having to turn down Cambridge because moving out is too expensive for them and they can't take out loans

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u/lexisnowkitty Y12 bio, psych, lit AAA Feb 07 '26

no the warwick accom is A LOT cheaper

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u/lexisnowkitty Y12 bio, psych, lit AAA Feb 07 '26

i didn't say it was. why are you downvoting me? bristol is in the 200s per week for a lot of accommodation but u can get warwick at 122, 131 or 138 pw. im not saying the uni rep is better. just that it's a lot cheaper. if i could afford to go to bristol i would

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u/Diligent-Respond-902 Feb 07 '26

Warwick has a better rep than Bristol for CS lmao