15/08/2012 14:50 | By Tamara Hinson, contributor, MSN Travel
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So you've got your A-levels, now what?



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Maybe you've got the grades you wanted or perhaps you didn't - either way, our university cities guide will help navigate through the murk to make things a bit clearer. We're not quite at the pipe and slippers age so we DO remember that uni life is also about having fun, which is why we've included all the essential info such as the average price of beer and how good the nightlife is. Good luck!

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16/08/2012 09:44
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Great timing, given all the applications were in months ago!
16/08/2012 09:10
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Who writes this garbage ?  Oh I see its Tamara Hinson, might have known.  What practical use is any of this information to would be University students ?

Try Belfast because the tractor was invented there ?

Or Liverpool because it has the oldest Chinatown for heavens sake !

Please put something sensible on here, just once.

16/08/2012 00:39
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"Maybe you've got the grades you wanted or perhaps you didn't - either way, our university cities guide will help navigate through the murk to make things a bit clearer. We're not quite at the pipe and slippers age so we DO remember that uni life is also about having fun, which is why we've included all the essential info such as the average price of beer and how good the nightlife is. Good luck!"

 

Nothing to do with education then? No wonder so many grads end up as shelve stackers at Tescos.

16/08/2012 13:24
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Trainspotting was set in Edinburgh, not Glasgow
17/08/2012 12:55
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Sheffield has TWO fabulous Universities -As Sheffield is also statistically the place that more students decide to settle in than any other - so why does it not get a mention????  It's friendly, cheap and NOT the Steel City anymore, it is beautiful!
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Eeeerrr,  Trainspotting wasn't set in Glasgow, it was set in Edinburgh.  Read the book or watch the movie.

16/08/2012 09:18
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Trainspotting was set in Edinburgh, not Glasgow.
16/08/2012 09:12
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Where the heck is Leeds?? Leeds has 2 universities, one of which is one of the top ten in the UK, has tons of museums, bars, restuarants, pubs, bars and different scenes to suit everyone - Leeds Pride, heavy metal scene, dance scene, art scene, to name a few. Also we have Leeds General Infirmary and St. James's, which is a teaching hospital, so medical students are more than welcome.

If you're gonna compile a list, at least make it complete.
16/08/2012 07:41
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Belfast is in Northern Ireland, which is in the UK, Britain is the one solid land mass composed of England, Scotland and Wales.

 

Trainspotting was set in Edinburgh, but was filmed almost entirely in Glasgow.

16/08/2012 00:53
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Great to see Manchester doing well, im not a student but i love to see my home city doing well !!

16/08/2012 00:43
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OK, except Trainspotting was set in Edinburgh, not Glasgow. Does this undermine some of the opinions expressed?  Well, Belfast is a great student city ...
16/08/2012 08:46
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Trainspotting was based in Edinburgh not Glasgow.
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Toby Smith

 

Cant believe they have missed out Durham, Newcastle and Sunderland either! Must be poor at Geography.

16/08/2012 07:54
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For those hung up on where Ireland is, it is part of the British Isles though Eire has got independence it remains part of the British Isles. The United Kingdom is ruled by central government based in England but has seperate parliaments with limited powers. It's a shame more Brits don't study a little bit of their history.
16/08/2012 07:59
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find it most shocking that msn chose to portray edinburgh as a snotty cousin and then went on to say that glasgow is cultural - I have one thing to say to that - EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL - did you blank the biggest most varied arts and cultural festival in the world every year for any particular reason???  Apart from that, the history of Edinburgh Uni and the many many things that it has contributed to modern society are surely worth even a mention - we have cats too
16/08/2012 09:43
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Wasn't Trainspotting based in Edinburgh BUT parts/all of it filmed in Glasgow???

16/08/2012 10:14
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         I do hope that Prince Harry turns out as outspoken and humourous as His Grandfather.  Seems as though he may.
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southampton has a population of over 30,000?well done MSN its actually 240,000.Close enough for your useless journalists i guess
16/08/2012 01:41
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Southampton is awesome, I'm currently a 2nd year at Southampton Solent, and have had the time of my life here in Soton.
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