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howlovely
Could you suggest any other two ? 
I personally love Claycroft - one full bathroom between two, and it doesn't count as ensuite. If you don't mind a little noise (depending on the block you're in) then Rootes can be a lot of fun.
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im liking the idea of JM.. a happy medium (Y)
can i ask what sort of questions do they ask you about what type of people you want to be roomed near? like "rate your sociability out of 10" or something?
i'd be about a 7 if that were the case
can i ask what sort of questions do they ask you about what type of people you want to be roomed near? like "rate your sociability out of 10" or something?
i'd be about a 7 if that were the case
Has anyone done a thread on arthur vick accommodation?
just wondering, I did sorta use the search function.
Sorry if there is one already
just wondering, I did sorta use the search function.
Sorry if there is one already
amoled
Has anyone done a thread on arthur vick accommodation?
just wondering, I did sorta use the search function.
Sorry if there is one already
just wondering, I did sorta use the search function.
Sorry if there is one already
Old AV Review
That's a review from a few years back and it isn't comprehensive so I haven't put it in the OP until someone does a better one
Generally regarded as the most upper class as they have lounges between 12 and the corridors are massively wide, probably twice as wide as Cryfield. Rooms are massive too: probably an extra foot in width compared to my JM room so you can say that if you like a big room the extra few pounds for AV is worth the money. That said many people are not as social and it is seen as the least desirable accommodation if you like going out: in some ways people who are quiet then apply here and the situation feeds itself but in terms of social activity AV ranks low whereas Rootes is at the top.Tridentus
im liking the idea of JM.. a happy medium (Y)
can i ask what sort of questions do they ask you about what type of people you want to be roomed near? like "rate your sociability out of 10" or something?
i'd be about a 7 if that were the case
can i ask what sort of questions do they ask you about what type of people you want to be roomed near? like "rate your sociability out of 10" or something?
i'd be about a 7 if that were the case
You will be housed next to some very quiet people (in fact I would consider my corridor to be quite dull, but there are adjacent corridors so that's OK). If 0 is never see at all (and probably do not know that they existed) and 10 is out/drinking every night (but does this count as 'good' sociability?) then of the 10 other people on my corridor I would say there is one '1', two '3s', one '5.5', two '7s' and four '8 or 9s'. This is based on their personality (or how it is apparent to me), rather than their interaction with me (which can be rather different: your friends at uni come from all over the place. Perhaps some of the '9 and 10s' who end up in JM will still end up spending more of their time outside of the room with Rootes and other '9s and 10s' will come to JM or will be on adjacent corridors where you mix frequently - it very much depends on what happens over the first 2 weeks as to how close your corridor is.
I can write an AV review 
. Not sure if I have any pics but, I can try and write something later 
. Not sure if I have any pics but, I can try and write something later kk thanks tallone and secretmessages, dont have to write a review Im only in yr 12 so just curious thats alll.
Arthur Vick 1 (2008-9)
Summary: 30-week ensuite accommodation in a good location, the most expensive on campus but worth the money if you can afford it. Can be quiet at times and has a stereotype for being relatively unsociable but it really depends on who you end up with - there will be loud corridors and quiet corridors in each accommodation block. The corridor layout means you can easily wander to meet people from other kitchens if you wish. Large kitchens, plus a large common room/dining room attached to each kitchen. There are usually between 9 and 14 people per corridor/kitchen.
Pros:
- Some of the biggest rooms on-campus
- Ensuite - toilet, washbasin, and bath with shower in every bathroom
- Large(ish) kitchens
- Common rooms
- Spacious corridors
- Integrated launderette in each block means you don't have to go outside
- Situated in a nice area generally - flower beds (though not too girly), fountains, grassy areas, trees etc.
- It's in a nice quiet corner of campus, but at the same time is not a great distance from any teaching buildings
- Maximum 10 minutes walk from Tesco in one direction and Costcutter in the other
- Fire alarms are very rare (but the weekly/fortnightly morning test they do is loud enough to make you jump out of your skin)
- Kitchen is cleaned by thecleaners domestic assistants on a regular basis, but they get a bit annoyed if you leave it in a mess
- The rooms are relatively sound-proof (compared to some blocks anyway), but you can hear a lot of noise coming from the corridor
Cons:
- The stereotype that says Arthur Vick is the most unsociable block on campus
- The most expensive block on campus
- 30-week let, so you have to move out during the Christmas and Easter breaks
- Wardens are known for being strict, but in reality they're not usually unfair
- "Official" rules say that no noise should be heard coming from your room after midnight
- You can get fined quite easily but I suppose this is the same for any block and you'll be fine if you don't break any rules
Pros/cons (depends on the person):
- Rooms get cleaned on a regular basis (though the frequency seems to be getting less and less each year), which can be thought of as an invasion of privacy as it can be difficult to get them to go away but usually you'll get a nice cleaner who will come back when you're out, if you ask (unfortunately you'll have a struggle to get them to leave you alone permanently)
Summary: 30-week ensuite accommodation in a good location, the most expensive on campus but worth the money if you can afford it. Can be quiet at times and has a stereotype for being relatively unsociable but it really depends on who you end up with - there will be loud corridors and quiet corridors in each accommodation block. The corridor layout means you can easily wander to meet people from other kitchens if you wish. Large kitchens, plus a large common room/dining room attached to each kitchen. There are usually between 9 and 14 people per corridor/kitchen.
Pros:
- Some of the biggest rooms on-campus
- Ensuite - toilet, washbasin, and bath with shower in every bathroom
- Large(ish) kitchens
- Common rooms
- Spacious corridors
- Integrated launderette in each block means you don't have to go outside
- Situated in a nice area generally - flower beds (though not too girly), fountains, grassy areas, trees etc.
- It's in a nice quiet corner of campus, but at the same time is not a great distance from any teaching buildings
- Maximum 10 minutes walk from Tesco in one direction and Costcutter in the other
- Fire alarms are very rare (but the weekly/fortnightly morning test they do is loud enough to make you jump out of your skin)
- Kitchen is cleaned by the
- The rooms are relatively sound-proof (compared to some blocks anyway), but you can hear a lot of noise coming from the corridor
Cons:
- The stereotype that says Arthur Vick is the most unsociable block on campus
- The most expensive block on campus
- 30-week let, so you have to move out during the Christmas and Easter breaks
- Wardens are known for being strict, but in reality they're not usually unfair
- "Official" rules say that no noise should be heard coming from your room after midnight
- You can get fined quite easily but I suppose this is the same for any block and you'll be fine if you don't break any rules
Pros/cons (depends on the person):
- Rooms get cleaned on a regular basis (though the frequency seems to be getting less and less each year), which can be thought of as an invasion of privacy as it can be difficult to get them to go away but usually you'll get a nice cleaner who will come back when you're out, if you ask (unfortunately you'll have a struggle to get them to leave you alone permanently)
Rootes/Claycroft/Tocil a good combination then?
mlleflorence
Rootes/Claycroft/Tocil a good combination then?
Sure
Given your age I'd assume that first choice accommodation is guaranteed for you.
amoled
Has anyone done a thread on arthur vick accommodation?
just wondering, I did sorta use the search function.
Sorry if there is one already
just wondering, I did sorta use the search function.
Sorry if there is one already
I forgot there's already a review on the second post of this thread.
Nevermind, there are two now
TheTallOne
You will be housed next to some very quiet people (in fact I would consider my corridor to be quite dull, but there are adjacent corridors so that's OK). If 0 is never see at all (and probably do not know that they existed) and 10 is out/drinking every night (but does this count as 'good' sociability?) then of the 10 other people on my corridor I would say there is one '1', two '3s', one '5.5', two '7s' and four '8 or 9s'. This is based on their personality (or how it is apparent to me), rather than their interaction with me (which can be rather different: your friends at uni come from all over the place. Perhaps some of the '9 and 10s' who end up in JM will still end up spending more of their time outside of the room with Rootes and other '9s and 10s' will come to JM or will be on adjacent corridors where you mix frequently - it very much depends on what happens over the first 2 weeks as to how close your corridor is.
so there'll be a mix? i really hope i get a close corridor.
Tridentus
so there'll be a mix? i really hope i get a close corridor.
Yeah there will be a mix. It's a bit of luck when applying to any accommodation on whether your corridor will be good: Rootes probably has a greater chance of a more sociable corridor, Arthur Vick stereotypically has the lowest chance with Jack Martin midway between the two. That said, it can also depend on how much effort people put in during the first week and even if you end up in Rootes, it isn't guaranteed (and in Arthur Vick a close corridor can also be formed).
It is for this reason I'm not a fan of Whitefields, as I would take a safety in numbers approach: if in a corridor at least you have others who you can turn to quite easily.
im hopefully going to Warwick this year doing Biomed and wanted to know which accommodation would be closet to were i will be studying out of AV and JM
also could someone tell me what Integral launderette is ????
because AV has it but JM doesnt
also could someone tell me what Integral launderette is ????
because AV has it but JM doesnt
mani92
im hopefully going to Warwick this year doing Biomed and wanted to know which accommodation would be closet to were i will be studying out of AV and JM
also could someone tell me what Integral launderette is ????
because AV has it but JM doesnt
also could someone tell me what Integral launderette is ????
because AV has it but JM doesnt
JM is closer to Gibbet Hill Campus (but AV is maximum 2 minutes further away than JM).
AV has an 'integral' launderette (being inside the building), whereas if you are in JM the launderette is between Old and New Rootes - about 3 minutes walk from JM. You share it with everyone in Whitefields, Rootes and Benefactors, but it is larger: about 20+ washers and dryers. See also this map - the launderette is in the insert bottom left.
TheTallOne
JM is closer to Gibbet Hill Campus (but AV is maximum 2 minutes further away than JM).
AV has an 'integral' launderette (being inside the building), whereas if you are in JM the launderette is between Old and New Rootes - about 3 minutes walk from JM. You share it with everyone in Whitefields, Rootes and Benefactors, but it is larger: about 20+ washers and dryers. See also this map - the launderette is in the insert bottom left.
AV has an 'integral' launderette (being inside the building), whereas if you are in JM the launderette is between Old and New Rootes - about 3 minutes walk from JM. You share it with everyone in Whitefields, Rootes and Benefactors, but it is larger: about 20+ washers and dryers. See also this map - the launderette is in the insert bottom left.
ah right cheers which one would you say is better ??
mani92
ah right cheers which one would you say is better ??
Well, I applied and got Jack Martin and I like it
If you haven't already, there's an FAQ in the first two posts of this thread which has some reviews of accommodation (in the second post).
Hmm, think I'm going to try and go for Arthur Vick. Now just need to work out my other choices.
Now I'm back!
Block: Claycroft 2
Summary: Claycroft 2 is for first years (plus a few exchange students who are not first years but not yet finalists either) whereas the postgrads and finalists are in Claycroft 1 and 3 respectively. There's a really cute duckpond and lots of trees and grassy courtyards and stuff outside, and there's really easy access to the footpaths that loop around the south end of campus and through Tocil Wood. The block is arranged into flats of eight sharing one kitchen and dining room, but since the doors between flats don't lock you can walk around the entire block so you're not limited to just those eight people and instead have around 200 students in easy reach! You share one full bathroom (toilet, sink, bath with a shower over it) between two bedrooms - you have a mini front door off the main corridor that links to a vestibule with three doors - two bedrooms and one bathroom. This year all but one flat are mixed, but bathrooms are shared between the same sex. It's 39 week rent so you don't need to move your things out in the holidays, and there's also an integral laundrette (four washing machines (£2), four dryers (£1), but there's usually at least one free) which makes life even easier - no trekking over to Rootes with laundry!
Pros: The bathroom is a lot bigger than the ensuite bathrooms in JM, AV, Benefactors and Heronbank/Lakeside and as you only share with one other person you will never have a clash unless you've got the same timetable. The hot water NEVER runs out. It counts as a 'shared' option and not 'ensuite' on your accomodation form too - bonus. It's about five minutes walk to the library and Humanities building, ten absolute maximum to the SU (aka drunk stagger pace), three to Maths/Stats, and in the opposite direction about five minutes walk to Tesco. The location is perfect - enough out of the way so you're never disturbed, but close enough to lectures that you can roll out of bed with ten minutes to spare and still be on time, and you'll be thankful that Tesco is so close because it's much better value than Costcutters so everyone uses it (it's probably about half an hour for the Lakeside/Heronbank lot to get back from Tesco with heavy bags). As you're not right by lots of other accommodations you tend to develop a good bond with your flat and the surrounding flats and will socialise with them before a night out (or even for a night in!). There's a good social mix, and the flats I know are usually well balanced as far as personality types go. There's not many fire alarms either.
Cons: The kitchen is quite small and there's only one fridge and one freezer between eight, and they're just normal domestic ones, not big ones. This means there will be arguments about space at varying points in the year, but everyone will get over it pretty quickly and you learn to live with what you've got. I'd say that's about it to be honest.
Photos:
Block: Claycroft 2
Summary: Claycroft 2 is for first years (plus a few exchange students who are not first years but not yet finalists either) whereas the postgrads and finalists are in Claycroft 1 and 3 respectively. There's a really cute duckpond and lots of trees and grassy courtyards and stuff outside, and there's really easy access to the footpaths that loop around the south end of campus and through Tocil Wood. The block is arranged into flats of eight sharing one kitchen and dining room, but since the doors between flats don't lock you can walk around the entire block so you're not limited to just those eight people and instead have around 200 students in easy reach! You share one full bathroom (toilet, sink, bath with a shower over it) between two bedrooms - you have a mini front door off the main corridor that links to a vestibule with three doors - two bedrooms and one bathroom. This year all but one flat are mixed, but bathrooms are shared between the same sex. It's 39 week rent so you don't need to move your things out in the holidays, and there's also an integral laundrette (four washing machines (£2), four dryers (£1), but there's usually at least one free) which makes life even easier - no trekking over to Rootes with laundry!
Pros: The bathroom is a lot bigger than the ensuite bathrooms in JM, AV, Benefactors and Heronbank/Lakeside and as you only share with one other person you will never have a clash unless you've got the same timetable. The hot water NEVER runs out. It counts as a 'shared' option and not 'ensuite' on your accomodation form too - bonus. It's about five minutes walk to the library and Humanities building, ten absolute maximum to the SU (aka drunk stagger pace), three to Maths/Stats, and in the opposite direction about five minutes walk to Tesco. The location is perfect - enough out of the way so you're never disturbed, but close enough to lectures that you can roll out of bed with ten minutes to spare and still be on time, and you'll be thankful that Tesco is so close because it's much better value than Costcutters so everyone uses it (it's probably about half an hour for the Lakeside/Heronbank lot to get back from Tesco with heavy bags). As you're not right by lots of other accommodations you tend to develop a good bond with your flat and the surrounding flats and will socialise with them before a night out (or even for a night in!). There's a good social mix, and the flats I know are usually well balanced as far as personality types go. There's not many fire alarms either.
Cons: The kitchen is quite small and there's only one fridge and one freezer between eight, and they're just normal domestic ones, not big ones. This means there will be arguments about space at varying points in the year, but everyone will get over it pretty quickly and you learn to live with what you've got. I'd say that's about it to be honest.
Photos:
georgia
Now I'm back!
Lucky you with your 39 week let
Is it OK if I upload the photos onto the TSR wiki (in the very unlikely event that tinypic shuts down)?
This now leaves Rootes, Benefactors, Westwood, Tocil and Whitefields. I can't believe no one has written one for Rootes yet. Remember, +rep for any contributions
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