Here's a quandry. I have a choice between applying for a large, prestigious uni for an MA course - lots of post masters opportunity etc etc etc or a smaller local one with a new course. The big gun would be full time and full on, the small one part time with alot of distance learning but the course content is more interesting. Any ideas on how to sort out which one to go to? I haven't done well in the past at big universities but am not sure that the smaller one would offer the future prospects - am I right?

Big one. Fullstop.