I wouldn't recommend either. However, if you definitely want to go to one of the two, I would suggest looking at where you want to work. Oxford Brookes has connections in London, whereas Manchester primarily in the North West.

Also, given the Cov-19 situation in the UK, it's likely the Sept 2020 semester might be done online, so if I were you I would defer my entry for 1 year and at the same time apply to other schools.

Both programs take in lots of students and facilities at Brookes a bit dire as no studio space and a workshop (12-15) that can only take a handful at a time. Having lived in both cities would go for Man 1] much cheaper 2] your comments on crime is a bit daft, both cities have large homeless communities that the communities are addressing. 3]definitely more things happening in Man so you won't get bored 4]having been to end of year shows at both, Man U work for part II is definitely better.  5] good network of practice engagement within Man 6] staff at Man live in the city verses Brookes commute from London. 

I posted elsewhere that I think if your deciding on starting your part II in Sept try a Russel group uni now - enrollment is down and most certain they will broaden intake to perhaps 2.2 (assume by your comment that's where you fall).  Try Edinburgh and Queens Belfast - great Unis and Cities - I think Queens class is about 30/year.  Manu 130/year.  Brookes 100/year.  Edinburgh and Queens have full time research active staff who invest in the Unis and city with agendas which is absent in Post 92 universities.

Good Luck!

Thank you for your reply. You made some very good points. 

Maybe I will try to apply at Edinburgh as well. I have also offers from UWE Bristol, Greenwich and I am keep waiting to hear back from Sheffield University, as well. I tried my luck at Bath University and UCL but despite my First class degree and my good portfolio, my application was rejected.

My goal is to see which of those universities have the best tutors and staff in general. I think it is very helpful to have tutors that are inspiring and can give you good advice for your the development of your project or about what you like in architecture. Both of programmes in Manchester and Oxford are overcrowded and I am worrying that the staff will not have time to give the same attention to every student. 

If you have a first-class degree in my opinion you shouldn't waste it by going to a school you are not happy with. You want to get in the school that's the best fit for your level and aspirations. Where did you do your Part I?

Also, I want to point out that it doesn't seem clear what your interests are for an MArch, since some of the schools you are mentioning have very different agendas. Have you visited these schools, talked with staff and students, looked at their work, found out what graduation studios they offer? Usually, end of year shows are just for that, although these could be digital/non-happening this year due to Covid-19. Perhaps, you could look into their yearbooks and then schedule visits during the open days next year to meet teaching staff.

You could have a think about which your ideal school is, work on improving your portfolio in the summer and apply as early as possible next year. If you need feedback on your portfolio you can post in on here, I think there's now even an Archinect review feature.

I am an undergrads student ,however in general in regards to facilities, Brookes has for architecture, there is the main studio space for all architecture students from undergraduate to masters. spread across 2 floors.
The computers are really good, they just recently installed them. On the computers, you have access to all of the adobe suite, such as photoshop. Also Autodesk Softwares such as cad and Rhino which has v-ray render system .
the computers are shared across undergraduate and master, any one could use them.
you're probably wondering as there is a lot of people using this space how is the spaces subdivided or the amount of people kept minimum.
Each year group has a different studio day which you are required to come in, for example, year 2 studio day consist of Monday and Thursdays, whilst year one is Tuesdays and Fridays I believe. However, even if you can still use the studio ven if it isn't your studio day
the studio has 24-hour access, which you can get when you complete the health and safety test when you enroll.here is also a workshop that is not located in the same spaces as the architecture studio but is a 5-minute walk on the other side of campus.

The workshop really good for model making mainly in wood, but you can also use the laser cutter and other materials.overall my experience is ok and good 

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