We’re glad to see exams and revision haven’t kept all you students off the internet these last couple of months (yeah right!). This post is here to help those of you who are off to university choose the right university for you – whether you’re lucky enough to have more than one university offer to choose between or just thinking ahead to next year’s application, we hope our advice here will help your years at university be very happy ones!

Everyone knows that the whole idea of university is to study but, as I’m sure you don’t need reminding, study isn’t everything. This is especially true when choosing the right university. If you love the hustle and bustle of city living and never having to walk for more than five minutes to get to the nearest pub, club or bar then we suggest that the Royal Agricultural College might not be the one for you! However, if open space, horses and agriculture (it’s in the name!) are your passion, then it may well be your ideal match.

An important distinction to make between universities is whether they are campus based or not. Campus universities, like The University of Bath, have a very different feel to universities like The University of Sheffield that are dispersed across the city or town they are based in. Campus universities could be likened to a little town which is self-contained with everything you need in one place: shops, restaurants, cafes, teaching and learning facilities, accommodation and sports facilities. For some people, living in such a student-oriented atmosphere suits them perfectly. However, other students might find this sort of environment claustrophobic or a little stifling and so might prefer alternatives (usually found in major cities like London and Edinburgh).

Talking of Edinburgh, a common oversight of students choosing universities is the distance between the university and their home. We realise this probably won’t be most students’ priority but travelling from one end of Britain to the other every time you want to go home could put an even tighter squeeze on not only your financial resources but also your time.

So in a nutshell, we suppose the most important things to think about when choosing the right university for you are whether the university is offering the course you want to study and teach it in a way that suits you, whether you want a campus or city based university and finally, how far you would have to travel home and how much each journey would set you back. If you do decide The University of Edinburgh is perfect for you but you live in Penzance, you can always check out our student deals to make your pennies go that bit further once you’ve bought your travel tickets!