Thankfully there was no right or wrong thing to do. He really wanted to split himself in two. He enjoyed Lancaster so much he didn't want to miss his 2nd year there but wanted to experience living in the US. Now means he can continue getting writing experience here, he has been accepted as a writer on The National Student, last Friday had a 14 minute phone call from Alexis Conran for his first article.
http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Author/Mathew_Gillings
He is also looking forward to another Freshers week, being a student ambassador and getting more involved with Uni Admin, possibly more outreach work.