Liverpool 2012 Applicants!!

Ohh well done! i've got an unconditional for Occupational Therapy so we might be in a few lectures together because i've heard some topics hold lectures for all health science students :')
I'm thinking of applying to Derby&rathbone x

Self catered? I can't decide between D&R and Dale.. :s

Self catered? I can't decide between D&R and Dale.. :s

Could anybody give me some information on the accommodation? For example, comparing on and off campus. Don't know which would be the best to go for! I would be studying Radiography so will have 9-5 placements and early lectures.

Same goes for engineering, I have 9-5 pretty much every day and early starts. Anyone with our kind of timetable should definitely go for on-campus accommodation/prospect point etc as it would be a nuisance getting the bus from Carnatic and Green bank (off-campus) every morning. Personally I'd rather be able to walk to my lectures and back to my university room/flat during breaks if I wanted. I went to the accommodation day last Saturday and the journey between the off-campus accommodation and the university was quite substantial imo. In terms of the insides, they are all pretty similar but personally I preferred the layout of the on-campus accommodation.

Congratss!!! ... have you been to the open days and visited any of the halls?

Ohh well done! i've got an unconditional for Occupational Therapy so we might be in a few lectures together because i've heard some topics hold lectures for all health science students :')
I'm thinking of applying to Derby&rathbone x

went to visit/selection day and been to stay with a friend in carnatic before



oooh yay go health haha yeah we probs will be in some lectures. and yeah im deciding between there and carnatic. its quite tricky though! def know i want to be catered, was at uni before (but clearly left) and was in self catered flats and just found it a hassle to cook and wash up in the eve after a tough day at uni. each to their own though x

I'll be going self-catered because I like to choose when to eat, I have somewhat weird times I like to eat during the day lol Plus I prefer the freedom of self-catered, in addition to the fact that it is on-campus/in the city and not a twenty minute bus ride away from the university. In answer to your question though, what I gathered from the accommodation day is that being self-catered won't impact your experience at all, they both have their advantages but being catered will give you the added benefit of living in a more community based environment because of the dining hall and set dinner times meaning you will be able to more easily socilaise with students from a range of courses. However from what I also gathered from the on-campus accommodation is that it is also pretty community orientated but to a lesser extent, you have more freedom which in my opinion is better. You won't lose anything from choosing self-catered, catered is supposed to be an easier transition from moving away from your family home, that's all. You will get an amazing social life from either accommodation.

I'll be going self-catered because I like to choose when to eat, I have somewhat weird times I like to eat during the day lol Plus I prefer the freedom of self-catered, in addition to the fact that it is on-campus/in the city and not a twenty minute bus ride away from the university. In answer to your question though, what I gathered from the accommodation day is that being self-catered won't impact your experience at all, they both have their advantages but being catered will give you the added benefit of living in a more community based environment because of the dining hall and set dinner times meaning you will be able to more easily socilaise with students from a range of courses. However from what I also gathered from the on-campus accommodation is that it is also pretty community orientated but to a lesser extent, you have more freedom which in my opinion is better. You won't lose anything from choosing self-catered, catered is supposed to be an easier transition from moving away from your family home, that's all. You will get an amazing social life from either accommodation.

I remember someone telling me that that the buses come every 5-20 minutes, depending on the time of the day.