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Got my form to fill in for accomodation for uni which is a little unnerving, its the final step in a lot of ways I suppose. Just wanted to get a bit of feedback from those of you already at a uni.
Which is the best, in your opinion, kind of room to have:
Normal/halls
Cluster blocks (6-8 rooms and shared bathroom/kitchen)
Cluster blocks with en-suite (for those scared to poo in a shared bathroom)
Off-campus house (generally cheaper I think but more travel)
Thanks a lot in advance.
Which is the best, in your opinion, kind of room to have:
Normal/halls
Cluster blocks (6-8 rooms and shared bathroom/kitchen)
Cluster blocks with en-suite (for those scared to poo in a shared bathroom)
Off-campus house (generally cheaper I think but more travel)
Thanks a lot in advance.
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I wish I could have lived in the halls but the course/Uni was at Glasgow... which was too close for me to move :(
Though, I'm staying in the halls when I go to Germany, I think the one I'm going to is 2-4 rooms and an open kitchen area and shared bathroom. Plus, it has social place on every floor and a quite large bar downstairs.
Though, I'm staying in the halls when I go to Germany, I think the one I'm going to is 2-4 rooms and an open kitchen area and shared bathroom. Plus, it has social place on every floor and a quite large bar downstairs.
I'm in self-catered halls in London, we don't have meals put on for us so I guess we don't see everyone in the halls, but even when you don't know everyone, you pretty much recognise all the faces after a few weeks.
It's good having self-catered, you do get to learn to fend for yourself, and I guess it makes you go out and explore the area looking for places to get your shopping and stuff.
Also, we have 'communal' toilets and showers/baths, but they're individual rooms, and each thing of 4 rooms has one toilet and one bathroom/shower. So it's not too bad.
My halls are pretty ace though as they're literally just opposite the main campus. And there's a bar in the basement of the building, which is handy (and cheap for London).
Yeah, so while I haven't experienced the other options, halls are good. And self-catered makes you cook things and get used to it...
It's good having self-catered, you do get to learn to fend for yourself, and I guess it makes you go out and explore the area looking for places to get your shopping and stuff.
Also, we have 'communal' toilets and showers/baths, but they're individual rooms, and each thing of 4 rooms has one toilet and one bathroom/shower. So it's not too bad.
My halls are pretty ace though as they're literally just opposite the main campus. And there's a bar in the basement of the building, which is handy (and cheap for London).
Yeah, so while I haven't experienced the other options, halls are good. And self-catered makes you cook things and get used to it...
Cycloon wrote:
> I got halls at Cardiff.
>
> Hoorah for me.
Ha!
You're going to get hospitalised.
> I got halls at Cardiff.
>
> Hoorah for me.
Ha!
You're going to get hospitalised.
Celestine wrote:
> phi11ip wrote:
> But where are you gonna make friends if you just move into your own
> house? The point of everyone going into halls in the first year is
> to
> meet people. The friends you make in halls will stay with you
> throught
> the whole of Uni.
>
> That's great and all.. But, you can still live off-campus and make
> friends. Hey, you can make friends in another country if you wanted
> to. I guess it's all perspective.
You won't make as many, plus it's so much more fun when you're in halls. If you've never got anything to do, just go into the JCR and play a random game of pool against someone. 20p a go, you can't go wrong! Unless you lose.
Hedfix wrote:
> phi11ip wrote:
>
> But where are you gonna make friends if you just move into your own
> house?
>
> On campus?
>
> Y'know 'the place you have to go to learn otherwise they kick you
> out', yeah that one.
SO you just go onto campus and randomly talk to people you don't know while they're walking to lectures? My halls were off-campus last year too, which makes that idea even stupider.
> phi11ip wrote:
> But where are you gonna make friends if you just move into your own
> house? The point of everyone going into halls in the first year is
> to
> meet people. The friends you make in halls will stay with you
> throught
> the whole of Uni.
>
> That's great and all.. But, you can still live off-campus and make
> friends. Hey, you can make friends in another country if you wanted
> to. I guess it's all perspective.
You won't make as many, plus it's so much more fun when you're in halls. If you've never got anything to do, just go into the JCR and play a random game of pool against someone. 20p a go, you can't go wrong! Unless you lose.
Hedfix wrote:
> phi11ip wrote:
>
> But where are you gonna make friends if you just move into your own
> house?
>
> On campus?
>
> Y'know 'the place you have to go to learn otherwise they kick you
> out', yeah that one.
SO you just go onto campus and randomly talk to people you don't know while they're walking to lectures? My halls were off-campus last year too, which makes that idea even stupider.
I got halls at Cardiff.
Hoorah for me.
Hoorah for me.
phi11ip wrote:
>
> But where are you gonna make friends if you just move into your own
> house?
On campus?
Y'know 'the place you have to go to learn otherwise they kick you out', yeah that one.
>
> But where are you gonna make friends if you just move into your own
> house?
On campus?
Y'know 'the place you have to go to learn otherwise they kick you out', yeah that one.
I like the idea of going into halls with people I don't know better than the idea of going into a house with people I don't know.
That said, I don't actually like the idea of either :' {
That said, I don't actually like the idea of either :' {
phi11ip wrote:
> But where are you gonna make friends if you just move into your own
> house? The point of everyone going into halls in the first year is to
> meet people. The friends you make in halls will stay with you throught
> the whole of Uni.
That's great and all.. But, you can still live off-campus and make friends. Hey, you can make friends in another country if you wanted to. I guess it's all perspective.
> But where are you gonna make friends if you just move into your own
> house? The point of everyone going into halls in the first year is to
> meet people. The friends you make in halls will stay with you throught
> the whole of Uni.
That's great and all.. But, you can still live off-campus and make friends. Hey, you can make friends in another country if you wanted to. I guess it's all perspective.
It's nice to keep your old friends and sadly nobody I know at my sixth from is going to Central Lancs which is a little sad. I'm not an introvert though, I will meet new people and new girls to love (hard).
I still plan on keeping in touch with my old friends though (the good ones, not the lame ones) and meeting them when we're back in leeds in holidays etc.
I still plan on keeping in touch with my old friends though (the good ones, not the lame ones) and meeting them when we're back in leeds in holidays etc.
Paradox: wrote:
> I think the "making friends" issue is the one that stands
> out above all as being the most important. I don't much want to be
> the campus loner.
>
> I assumed I'd get to know the people in my halls though. *shrugs*
>
> Thanks for the advice Phi11ip.
Theres a couple of guys in my year going to the same Uni as me. A few of us have said we'd meet up for a beer everynow and then, but wouldnt rely on each other being friends and whatnot - hence making new friends etc. Another guy seems to have the idea that if he gets into the same uni, he's gonna hang around with us all the time. I feel sorry for him.
> I think the "making friends" issue is the one that stands
> out above all as being the most important. I don't much want to be
> the campus loner.
>
> I assumed I'd get to know the people in my halls though. *shrugs*
>
> Thanks for the advice Phi11ip.
Theres a couple of guys in my year going to the same Uni as me. A few of us have said we'd meet up for a beer everynow and then, but wouldnt rely on each other being friends and whatnot - hence making new friends etc. Another guy seems to have the idea that if he gets into the same uni, he's gonna hang around with us all the time. I feel sorry for him.
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