Bristol University Accommodation Info (please post all questions here!)

The only issue would be the car really (and maybe food for if you are catered), because there are limited parking spaces available and usually you have to get a permit at the start of the year for them. As for people staying over in general, no-one gives a crap. For self-catered especially, how are they ever even going to know you have someone there?

Pleeease someone help me decide between hiatt baker, badock or churchill?? I really cant decide!i enjoy going out clubbing etcccc please can someone highlight the main differences

I would definitely say badock or hiatt baker if you like going out, have only heard bad things about churchills social life. Hiatt baker has building work going on which I've heard is quite annoying, though they have bigger floors which I think is good.

I was at Badock last year, and will be again this year, I had to suspend my year for health reasons.

Ah thanks for advice!!! Which would you pick out of badock and hiatt baker?? Just such a touch decision!
Oh and what are the floors like at badock, heard some our single sex??how many to a floor? Thanks!!!

Just a quick question. How do people form Stokes Bishop tend to get to the city? By bus, or walking? I'm worried that I'd be too lazy to walk that far, and end up doing far less than I'd like to.

Bus, they usually run every 15 mins

So the distance isn't really worth considering too much in your decision?

I was at Wills before I was too ill and had to suspend. It really is that 'rah' - there was someone with a bit of a london accent and people asked him if he was from the working class :/ , but there are some down to earth people (they are the exception though ) However, Churchill apparently had equal amounts of 'rah' people and some floors on Badock had a bad rep for 'rahness' too

. I don't know whether to advise you listen to the guys about putting it off, it really depends on what you are like and what you like. Things I found hard were about 8/11 girls I was living with had friends at Bristol already from their prestigious school connections... I kind of thought uni was for meeting new people 3/11 even had their best friend from school IN WILLS. The environment could feel claustrophobic at times. I also just found people to be quite cold in general (especially after they stopped putting their freshers personalities on) compared to people in general.

I think the thing to say at Wills, is comparing it to when I visited friends in their halls the year before/ visited durdham, it doesn't feel like you're at uni - it feels like you're at a strict boarding school. Julie will shout at you REALLY LOUDLY, if she catches you taking food out the dining room (I didn't know it wasn't allowed ). Which is fine, if youre used to boarding school, or an old fashioned grammar... I just didn't like it. Also the senior resident pastoral system is a bit OTT, but then I think all places have senior residents (but in like hillside/woodside sounds like they didn't really get involved).

However, I was really unlucky/ must have had a bad about me section, as the warden is an absolute genius at putting people together who get along... which is why it feels kind of isolating when you're one of the rare cases he got wrong.

Although it's 'rah' in general, there were definitely exceptions. One block had more 'lads' then 'rahs' and apparently new quad is less 'rah'. However, Wills has the nicest rooms, if you get old quad they are so pretty and huge. They are also the only hall with formals every week where you get to wear a silly gown, and the food is usually so nice! It also does kind of feel like you're on the set of Harry Potter :P Someone in Clifton Hill House said it feels like your on the set for pride and prejudice (it's also pretty). Also, if you want to bring your car to bristol, it has a decent sized student car park and I don't think there were too many applicants to bring cars this year, so everyone who wanted to got to as far as I know (I have never seen so many minis together before though).

Last thing, a lot of people who came from london, usually 'rahs', went home practically every weekend, so weekends are quite quiet at Wills. What I will say is most people LOVED living at Wills - I'm an exception rather than the rule. Hope this helps

Does having catered completely rule out ever cooking myself? Like are there no kitchens whatsoever? Say I wanted to make an omelet in the weekend, that wouldn't be an option?

Does having catered completely rule out ever cooking myself? Like are there no kitchens whatsoever? Say I wanted to make an omelet in the weekend, that wouldn't be an option?

After your experience, did you enjoy Bristol as a University generally?

Yes I did I went to some brilliant lectures and well I'm still with my boyfriend (who I met in Wills). Bristol is such a pretty, packed full of stuff city and I think the uni is really great, one of my open units was in the Wills Memorial Building, which was an amazing experience and all the facilities seem really good. The little socialising I did out of halls was all good fun. I really want to give it another go in autumn with you guys The only thing I will say is, don't underestimate the hills if you come from a flat place!

Pleeease someone help me decide between hiatt baker, badock or churchill?? I really cant decide!i enjoy going out clubbing etcccc please can someone highlight the main differences