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Ranmoor & Ridge vs Endcliffe & Edge (with questions I couldn't find clear answers to)
Hey there! I'm a conditional firm for Sheffield 2011 Entry (BA Modern Languages), and, in my typical style of being fashionably late, still haven't applied for accommodation, although I'm nearing a decision and hope to get that done within the next few days! I've already gotten the jist of the reputation of each village, and as much as I love socialising and meeting new people (which I'm sure I'll be able to do in either village), I also enjoy having my own private place to study with less noise, which is partly why I'm leaning more towards Ranmoor.
Either way, I'll be going self-catered and most likely en-suite, although I wouldn't mind if I somehow wound up in shared. A few questions to help my decision along:
1. Are people from different villages allowed in the bar of the other village (I can't see why not, thought I'd ask anyway!)
2. I heard that The Edge has some kind of computer en-suite that people can use if they wish. Does The Ridge have something similar?
3. Part of the rent (supposedly) goes towards events for your village community - what experience have you had of these, especially at Ranmoor/The Ridge? Can the events in the two villages be compared, and (again) if you wanted to pop over to the events in the other village, is that alright?
4. Simple question - green space. I can't find many photos of Ranmoor that show the surrounding area, is it anything significant/decent or would a casual stroll down to Endcliffe be necessary if I want greenery?
And a quick side note; if you actually were in shared accommodation, were there any problems or horror stories to share, or did everything run smoothly?
Sorry if I seem to have a borderline obsession with some invisible barrier separating the two communities, I'm from an area next to Sheffield and I'm used to friendly (and sometimes not so friendly) rivalry between different areas, groups and communities
Thanks a lot!
Either way, I'll be going self-catered and most likely en-suite, although I wouldn't mind if I somehow wound up in shared. A few questions to help my decision along:
1. Are people from different villages allowed in the bar of the other village (I can't see why not, thought I'd ask anyway!)
2. I heard that The Edge has some kind of computer en-suite that people can use if they wish. Does The Ridge have something similar?
3. Part of the rent (supposedly) goes towards events for your village community - what experience have you had of these, especially at Ranmoor/The Ridge? Can the events in the two villages be compared, and (again) if you wanted to pop over to the events in the other village, is that alright?
4. Simple question - green space. I can't find many photos of Ranmoor that show the surrounding area, is it anything significant/decent or would a casual stroll down to Endcliffe be necessary if I want greenery?
And a quick side note; if you actually were in shared accommodation, were there any problems or horror stories to share, or did everything run smoothly?
Sorry if I seem to have a borderline obsession with some invisible barrier separating the two communities, I'm from an area next to Sheffield and I'm used to friendly (and sometimes not so friendly) rivalry between different areas, groups and communities
Thanks a lot!
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The difference isn't as vast as people make out. Yes Ranmoor has a reputation for being quiet but this is because it was only half full in the first year it was open and it has only been open for 2 years. I was in Endcliffe and studied fine, there was little excess noise. Your experience all depends on your flatmates... you could be in Endcliffe with boring people or in Ranmoor with party animals.
I can only really answer question 1 as I was in Endcliffe. When I was there (2 years ago) a load of Ranmoor people tried to come down to the Edge for the freshers events but they were turned away. You get a card with your community on and I guess they must have been checked. Having said that, mine was never checked so I don't know how often that would happen... it was probably just because Ranmoor was much quieter then so it was more of a problem if all the Ranmoor people came to Endcliffe.
I can only really answer question 1 as I was in Endcliffe. When I was there (2 years ago) a load of Ranmoor people tried to come down to the Edge for the freshers events but they were turned away. You get a card with your community on and I guess they must have been checked. Having said that, mine was never checked so I don't know how often that would happen... it was probably just because Ranmoor was much quieter then so it was more of a problem if all the Ranmoor people came to Endcliffe.
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1) Of course. There are events during the intro week that are meant for the people living in a specific community (Endcliffe, Ranmoor, or City) and that's when they may card you and turn you away if you're trying to crash another community's event. But most of such events are held in all communities anyway (just on different dates) so it's not like you would actually miss them if you wanted to go. But when it comes to just hanging out in the bar with some friends then they're not going to care if you're in the "wrong" bar.
2) According to the website the Edge does have a computer room and the Ridge doesn't. Can't comment from personal experience, but I think it's safe to trust the website.
3) It's actually not part of the rent, you have to pay it on top of the rent (along with insurance and a donation to a homeless charity... the latter is voluntary). As for the events, it's like I said - some of them are restricted to the people living in a given community, but most of such events are held in all communities anyway. If events aren't restricted then I don't see the problem with going from Ranmoor to Endcliffe or vice versa because if there aren't any restrictions then they probably wouldn't want to see your community card either.
4) I'd say the level of greenery is the same in both Endcliffe and Ranmoor. Ranmoor is surrounded by trees on all sides.
PS. Ranmoor is all self-catered and ensuite (studios aside) so there's very little chance of ending up in a shared bathroom or catered building if you choose Ranmoor as your location preference.
2) According to the website the Edge does have a computer room and the Ridge doesn't. Can't comment from personal experience, but I think it's safe to trust the website.
3) It's actually not part of the rent, you have to pay it on top of the rent (along with insurance and a donation to a homeless charity... the latter is voluntary). As for the events, it's like I said - some of them are restricted to the people living in a given community, but most of such events are held in all communities anyway. If events aren't restricted then I don't see the problem with going from Ranmoor to Endcliffe or vice versa because if there aren't any restrictions then they probably wouldn't want to see your community card either.
4) I'd say the level of greenery is the same in both Endcliffe and Ranmoor. Ranmoor is surrounded by trees on all sides.
PS. Ranmoor is all self-catered and ensuite (studios aside) so there's very little chance of ending up in a shared bathroom or catered building if you choose Ranmoor as your location preference.
1. Are people from different villages allowed in the bar of the other village (I can't see why not, thought I'd ask anyway!)
Of course they are
2. I heard that The Edge has some kind of computer en-suite that people can use if they wish. Does The Ridge have something similar?
Yes the Edge has a computer area on the ground floor in the canteen, I don't know if they have time limits on them, but they've always seemed to be available as most people just use their own computers I guess.
3. Part of the rent (supposedly) goes towards events for your village community - what experience have you had of these, especially at Ranmoor/The Ridge? Can the events in the two villages be compared, and (again) if you wanted to pop over to the events in the other village, is that alright?
I've never been to a Ridge event, but from what i've ever seen, they're much more sporadic than the Edge events (which seem to happen relatively often). There were quite a few pub quizzes, with a few other random events thrown in. There were two bar crawls organized by RAG for both Endcliffe and Ranmoor at the start of the year, the Endcliffe one was really busy and had to be done in several groups, but I have no idea about the Ranmoor one! Most Edge events don't require any sort of ID for which village you're from, I guess there's been a few cases, but as far as I can remember, i've never ever had to use my Endcliffe village card for anything.
4. Simple question - green space. I can't find many photos of Ranmoor that show the surrounding area, is it anything significant/decent or would a casual stroll down to Endcliffe be necessary if I want greenery?
Both places have plenty of greenery, don't worry about that.
5. And a quick side note; if you actually were in shared accommodation, were there any problems or horror stories to share, or did everything run smoothly?
Shared accommodation as in shared bathrooms? My friend was in Vale Flats for the start of the year, she apparently struck some nerves with another of her flatmates despite doing apparently nothing, a few meetings took place and the higher-ups decided it was a good idea to just kick her out and relocate her to Crescent Flats. It did sound like they hadn't really taken her seriously and had only really been there to address the problems presented by the other person (which weren't even justified in the first place) and no other solutions were presented than to just kick her out of the flat. I'm sure a lot of people will agree when I say the situation could have been handled a lot better. Of course, I guess this could happen with anyone even in the ensuite accomodation so...
Of course they are
2. I heard that The Edge has some kind of computer en-suite that people can use if they wish. Does The Ridge have something similar?
Yes the Edge has a computer area on the ground floor in the canteen, I don't know if they have time limits on them, but they've always seemed to be available as most people just use their own computers I guess.
3. Part of the rent (supposedly) goes towards events for your village community - what experience have you had of these, especially at Ranmoor/The Ridge? Can the events in the two villages be compared, and (again) if you wanted to pop over to the events in the other village, is that alright?
I've never been to a Ridge event, but from what i've ever seen, they're much more sporadic than the Edge events (which seem to happen relatively often). There were quite a few pub quizzes, with a few other random events thrown in. There were two bar crawls organized by RAG for both Endcliffe and Ranmoor at the start of the year, the Endcliffe one was really busy and had to be done in several groups, but I have no idea about the Ranmoor one! Most Edge events don't require any sort of ID for which village you're from, I guess there's been a few cases, but as far as I can remember, i've never ever had to use my Endcliffe village card for anything.
4. Simple question - green space. I can't find many photos of Ranmoor that show the surrounding area, is it anything significant/decent or would a casual stroll down to Endcliffe be necessary if I want greenery?
Both places have plenty of greenery, don't worry about that.
5. And a quick side note; if you actually were in shared accommodation, were there any problems or horror stories to share, or did everything run smoothly?
Shared accommodation as in shared bathrooms? My friend was in Vale Flats for the start of the year, she apparently struck some nerves with another of her flatmates despite doing apparently nothing, a few meetings took place and the higher-ups decided it was a good idea to just kick her out and relocate her to Crescent Flats. It did sound like they hadn't really taken her seriously and had only really been there to address the problems presented by the other person (which weren't even justified in the first place) and no other solutions were presented than to just kick her out of the flat. I'm sure a lot of people will agree when I say the situation could have been handled a lot better. Of course, I guess this could happen with anyone even in the ensuite accomodation so...
Original post by Nidhogg_Rider
Shared accommodation as in shared bathrooms? My friend was in Vale Flats for the start of the year, she apparently struck some nerves with another of her flatmates despite doing apparently nothing, a few meetings took place and the higher-ups decided it was a good idea to just kick her out and relocate her to Crescent Flats. It did sound like they hadn't really taken her seriously and had only really been there to address the problems presented by the other person (which weren't even justified in the first place) and no other solutions were presented than to just kick her out of the flat. I'm sure a lot of people will agree when I say the situation could have been handled a lot better. Of course, I guess this could happen with anyone even in the ensuite accomodation so...
Shared accommodation as in shared bathrooms? My friend was in Vale Flats for the start of the year, she apparently struck some nerves with another of her flatmates despite doing apparently nothing, a few meetings took place and the higher-ups decided it was a good idea to just kick her out and relocate her to Crescent Flats. It did sound like they hadn't really taken her seriously and had only really been there to address the problems presented by the other person (which weren't even justified in the first place) and no other solutions were presented than to just kick her out of the flat. I'm sure a lot of people will agree when I say the situation could have been handled a lot better. Of course, I guess this could happen with anyone even in the ensuite accomodation so...
Are you talking about Ruby by any chance???
And shared accommodation isn't terrible, and can sometimes be (in my opinion) a bit better than en-suite simply because you have to leave your room. It can sometimes be a bit hectic if you have a flatmate that has a lecture at the same time as you and you both shower in the morning, but other than that, its actually a pretty good deal. Plus the cleaner cleans the shared bathrooms whereas in en-suite you have to clean it yourself (which some people definitely neglect to do). I was in Crescent Flats and there weren't really too many bad stories. There was pretty much that one weird one out of the entire bunch and a few drunken incidents.
Original post by jzsmith880
Are you talking about Ruby by any chance???
And shared accommodation isn't terrible, and can sometimes be (in my opinion) a bit better than en-suite simply because you have to leave your room. It can sometimes be a bit hectic if you have a flatmate that has a lecture at the same time as you and you both shower in the morning, but other than that, its actually a pretty good deal. Plus the cleaner cleans the shared bathrooms whereas in en-suite you have to clean it yourself (which some people definitely neglect to do). I was in Crescent Flats and there weren't really too many bad stories. There was pretty much that one weird one out of the entire bunch and a few drunken incidents.
And shared accommodation isn't terrible, and can sometimes be (in my opinion) a bit better than en-suite simply because you have to leave your room. It can sometimes be a bit hectic if you have a flatmate that has a lecture at the same time as you and you both shower in the morning, but other than that, its actually a pretty good deal. Plus the cleaner cleans the shared bathrooms whereas in en-suite you have to clean it yourself (which some people definitely neglect to do). I was in Crescent Flats and there weren't really too many bad stories. There was pretty much that one weird one out of the entire bunch and a few drunken incidents.
As if
yeh i'm talking about Ruby! Small world even on the internet I guess!Original post by Nidhogg_Rider
As if yeh i'm talking about Ruby! Small world even on the internet I guess!
yeh i'm talking about Ruby! Small world even on the internet I guess!Haha yeah she'd told us about it. And at least she got moved to a flat where 3/4 of the other people were normal (the 4th one didn't like to shower too much...lol)
Original post by Hannahbal
Hey there! I'm a conditional firm for Sheffield 2011 Entry (BA Modern Languages), and, in my typical style of being fashionably late, still haven't applied for accommodation, although I'm nearing a decision and hope to get that done within the next few days! I've already gotten the jist of the reputation of each village, and as much as I love socialising and meeting new people (which I'm sure I'll be able to do in either village), I also enjoy having my own private place to study with less noise, which is partly why I'm leaning more towards Ranmoor.
Either way, I'll be going self-catered and most likely en-suite, although I wouldn't mind if I somehow wound up in shared. A few questions to help my decision along:
1. Are people from different villages allowed in the bar of the other village (I can't see why not, thought I'd ask anyway!)
2. I heard that The Edge has some kind of computer en-suite that people can use if they wish. Does The Ridge have something similar?
3. Part of the rent (supposedly) goes towards events for your village community - what experience have you had of these, especially at Ranmoor/The Ridge? Can the events in the two villages be compared, and (again) if you wanted to pop over to the events in the other village, is that alright?
4. Simple question - green space. I can't find many photos of Ranmoor that show the surrounding area, is it anything significant/decent or would a casual stroll down to Endcliffe be necessary if I want greenery?
And a quick side note; if you actually were in shared accommodation, were there any problems or horror stories to share, or did everything run smoothly?
Sorry if I seem to have a borderline obsession with some invisible barrier separating the two communities, I'm from an area next to Sheffield and I'm used to friendly (and sometimes not so friendly) rivalry between different areas, groups and communities
Thanks a lot!
Either way, I'll be going self-catered and most likely en-suite, although I wouldn't mind if I somehow wound up in shared. A few questions to help my decision along:
1. Are people from different villages allowed in the bar of the other village (I can't see why not, thought I'd ask anyway!)
2. I heard that The Edge has some kind of computer en-suite that people can use if they wish. Does The Ridge have something similar?
3. Part of the rent (supposedly) goes towards events for your village community - what experience have you had of these, especially at Ranmoor/The Ridge? Can the events in the two villages be compared, and (again) if you wanted to pop over to the events in the other village, is that alright?
4. Simple question - green space. I can't find many photos of Ranmoor that show the surrounding area, is it anything significant/decent or would a casual stroll down to Endcliffe be necessary if I want greenery?
And a quick side note; if you actually were in shared accommodation, were there any problems or horror stories to share, or did everything run smoothly?
Sorry if I seem to have a borderline obsession with some invisible barrier separating the two communities, I'm from an area next to Sheffield and I'm used to friendly (and sometimes not so friendly) rivalry between different areas, groups and communities
Thanks a lot!
I'm currently at Sheffield studying Modern Languages
Just to chip in - if you want greenery, you'll have to pass a great park (Western Park) everyday when you go down to Uni and back. You'll recognise it when you get there from the ice cream van parked outside Original post by -honeybee-
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No worries, I didn't think the difference would be vast, I won't arrive and find any unrealistic expectations of mine being crushed.
Original post by Peregrinum
3) It's actually not part of the rent, you have to pay it on top of the rent...
Really? I know some of the events have entry fees, but I'm sure I read within the site and possibly the booklet that we've already made our contribution in the rent O.o
I discovered the calendar of events, and see what you mean with a lot of them holding the same events at different times, and some (surprisingly few, it seems!) restricted to the community alone. Looks like there's a lot to keep the freshers busy.
I also read that you lived for a short while in Ranmoor last year, how did you find it?
Original post by Nidhogg_Rider
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Thanks a lot! It seems a lot of the events are open. As for the IT room, I've found some conflicting info on the site but it seems like it's mostly just used for web browsing, as there apparently aren't any USB ports etc. for them. I'm assuming any students can use them if they want to? Most things thankfully appear to be pretty open for all students.
Good to hear your friend at least managed to get away from that flat, not sure I'd want to stick around with someone like that living there!
Original post by rachel.h
I'm currently at Sheffield studying Modern Languages Just to chip in - if you want greenery, you'll have to pass a great park (Western Park) everyday when you go down to Uni and back. You'll recognise it when you get there from the ice cream van parked outside
Just to chip in - if you want greenery, you'll have to pass a great park (Western Park) everyday when you go down to Uni and back. You'll recognise it when you get there from the ice cream van parked outside Ahh, I haven't seen that yet; was never given the opportunity to see the accommodation up close, I'm having to go off pictures and personal accounts here :P That's great! What languages are you studying? I'm hoping to study German... still not 100% sure on which others yet.
Original post by Hannahbal
Thanks a lot! It seems a lot of the events are open. As for the IT room, I've found some conflicting info on the site but it seems like it's mostly just used for web browsing, as there apparently aren't any USB ports etc. for them. I'm assuming any students can use them if they want to? Most things thankfully appear to be pretty open for all students.
Good to hear your friend at least managed to get away from that flat, not sure I'd want to stick around with someone like that living there!
Good to hear your friend at least managed to get away from that flat, not sure I'd want to stick around with someone like that living there!
Yeh I think anyone can use them if they want and no they don't have USB ports on them, from the single time I used them, they didn't seem particularly amazing!
Original post by Hannahbal
Ahh, I haven't seen that yet; was never given the opportunity to see the accommodation up close, I'm having to go off pictures and personal accounts here :P That's great! What languages are you studying? I'm hoping to study German... still not 100% sure on which others yet.
I do German, French and Polish -- you'll have a great time - I guarantee! If you pick up a beginner language, it's amazing how good you can get so quickly- everyone in the class is so motivated.
Original post by rachel.h
I do German, French and Polish -- you'll have a great time - I guarantee! If you pick up a beginner language, it's amazing how good you can get so quickly- everyone in the class is so motivated.
Sorry to chip in on something a little unrelated ^^;
Does the German class at Sheffield have a lot of speaking practise involved? I've studied German as an extra module for the past couple of years at my last uni, and hardly any speaking was involved =/ In the first year we didn't have an exam, and in the second we were so focussed on learning to read and write that I completely failed the speaking exam when it came round to it (but got a First in reading and writing). I also only had one 2-hour class a week.
I'm going to be starting at Sheffield in September to study a postgrad course in Archaeology, and I would like to continue German, but I'm reluctant to choose it as one of my modules incase I ruin my overall grade with a bad speaking exam!
Original post by Rac92
Sorry to chip in on something a little unrelated ^^;
Does the German class at Sheffield have a lot of speaking practise involved? I've studied German as an extra module for the past couple of years at my last uni, and hardly any speaking was involved =/ In the first year we didn't have an exam, and in the second we were so focussed on learning to read and write that I completely failed the speaking exam when it came round to it (but got a First in reading and writing). I also only had one 2-hour class a week.
I'm going to be starting at Sheffield in September to study a postgrad course in Archaeology, and I would like to continue German, but I'm reluctant to choose it as one of my modules incase I ruin my overall grade with a bad speaking exam!
Does the German class at Sheffield have a lot of speaking practise involved? I've studied German as an extra module for the past couple of years at my last uni, and hardly any speaking was involved =/ In the first year we didn't have an exam, and in the second we were so focussed on learning to read and write that I completely failed the speaking exam when it came round to it (but got a First in reading and writing). I also only had one 2-hour class a week.
I'm going to be starting at Sheffield in September to study a postgrad course in Archaeology, and I would like to continue German, but I'm reluctant to choose it as one of my modules incase I ruin my overall grade with a bad speaking exam!
Have you heard about the MLTC at Sheffield? (Modern Languages Teaching Centre) - here you can take extra credits if you have some free ones - or, you can continue with your German completely outside of your postgrad course! I believe they offer courses at any level. For me, during my second year (just gone) there was just the right amount of speaking practice. One of the compulsory modules was Sprachpraxis, which was held in small classes of 10 people and offered everyone the chance to join in discussion. During my 2 years, there has always been a native speaking assistant in the department who holds none compulsory (but encouraged) classes for all those who want extra practice.
Sheffield also has loads of opportunities for tandem learning – a German student helps you with your German and vice versa. They even hold evenings in the union – a bit like speed dating!-to help you find a tandem
Original post by rachel.h
Have you heard about the MLTC at Sheffield? (Modern Languages Teaching Centre) - here you can take extra credits if you have some free ones - or, you can continue with your German completely outside of your postgrad course! I believe they offer courses at any level. For me, during my second year (just gone) there was just the right amount of speaking practice. One of the compulsory modules was Sprachpraxis, which was held in small classes of 10 people and offered everyone the chance to join in discussion. During my 2 years, there has always been a native speaking assistant in the department who holds none compulsory (but encouraged) classes for all those who want extra practice.
Sheffield also has loads of opportunities for tandem learning – a German student helps you with your German and vice versa. They even hold evenings in the union – a bit like speed dating!-to help you find a tandem
Sheffield also has loads of opportunities for tandem learning – a German student helps you with your German and vice versa. They even hold evenings in the union – a bit like speed dating!-to help you find a tandem
Thank you
I have heard of teh MLTC, but haven't found much info about it. I was planning on having a look during registration
Taking German as an extra credit module is more appealing to me, but at the same time I think my workload will be incredible without adding extras to it =/
But I'm also reluctant to take it to use up free credits because I don't want a bad speaking exam to ruin my archaeology grade.
I'll ask the MLTC when I get there and see what they suggest! Thanks for your help!
Original post by Hannahbal
Really? I know some of the events have entry fees, but I'm sure I read within the site and possibly the booklet that we've already made our contribution in the rent O.o
I discovered the calendar of events, and see what you mean with a lot of them holding the same events at different times, and some (surprisingly few, it seems!) restricted to the community alone. Looks like there's a lot to keep the freshers busy.
I also read that you lived for a short while in Ranmoor last year, how did you find it?
I discovered the calendar of events, and see what you mean with a lot of them holding the same events at different times, and some (surprisingly few, it seems!) restricted to the community alone. Looks like there's a lot to keep the freshers busy.
I also read that you lived for a short while in Ranmoor last year, how did you find it?
You had me second guess myself for a second there, but yeah, it's definitely on top of your rent. I checked my contract: the three instalments add up to exactly £4,577.58 which is the full residence charge. The contract also states that you'll have to pay "Communities Contribution : £ 40 payable on or before the first payment date. This is a contribution towards organised social events at the Residence." My last year's contract included the insurance payment as a separate one as well, but I guess it's included in the rent this year. When I first accepted my contract last year I was surprised by the extra charges as well (because there was nothing about the communities charge on the website or in the booklet... as far as I remember, anyway), but I guess if you gotta pay it, you gotta pay it.
I did live in Ranmoor last year (for a few months) and I liked it. The place is quite small and felt "homely" and although a lot of your experience depends on who you end up living with, the entire community seemed a bit more peaceful than Endcliffe. And if you wanted to get away from the peacefulness then the Ridge had plenty going on for that. Overall, it was what I was hoping it would be like and I'm happy to be going back there this year.
Original post by Nidhogg_Rider
Yeh I think anyone can use them if they want and no they don't have USB ports on them, from the single time I used them, they didn't seem particularly amazing!
Hahah, after managing to click through all the links to find info on the uni's IT facilities, I have to agree - they don't seem that great! Plus, the Information Commons is right across the road from my building, so if I need a computer after a lecture or work there I haven't got far to go!
Original post by rachel.h
I do German, French and Polish -- you'll have a great time - I guarantee! If you pick up a beginner language, it's amazing how good you can get so quickly- everyone in the class is so motivated.
That's reassuring to know - I've also heard from a few friends going into their second year that the atmosphere tends to be even better for Germanic/Slavonic languages because less people take them, so it's more like a family (which was also the case at college). I'm considering taking Polish, possibly as a minor, how've you found the Polish lessons?
I also have a few questions about the speaking part (now Rac92's brought it up!) of the course: namely, how often are the smaller speaking classes held and how long do they last, when do you get info about tandem learning/around what time do they start setting up events to meet them, and how often do you get the opportunity to speak with the assistants. The last one's particularly of interest to me; I really want to improve my spoken proficiency and I've managed to stay in contact with the assistants from college. The first one even came back to visit last month and I'd sometimes rack up anything up to 2 hours speaking with the second one every week rather than the prescribed 30mins.
I could ask you a few other questions - e.g. about the year abroad, seeing as you're about to go on it - but I'll save them for another time, maybe for a PM. :P
Original post by Peregrinum
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Ahh, the cheeky buggers. :P They like to keep some things secret, don't they! Ahh well, as you say - we have to pay it, nothing that can be done about that.
Also good to know that the Ridge isn't as "dead" as people keep making it out to be, although I wonder if the people making those claims are mostly from Endcliffe? I'd be happy enough living in either village, although if you want your liveliness I've no doubt you'd get that on your events or nights out, so I guess I've got nothing to lose in going for Ranmoor.
I also heard there tends to be a fair number of internationals at Ranmoor? Not that it's a problem; I like getting to know them when possible. Obviously no guarantee loads will be applying this year, but it's still good to know the trends.
Original post by Hannahbal
That's reassuring to know - I've also heard from a few friends going into their second year that the atmosphere tends to be even better for Germanic/Slavonic languages because less people take them, so it's more like a family (which was also the case at college). I'm considering taking Polish, possibly as a minor, how've you found the Polish lessons?
I also have a few questions about the speaking part (now Rac92's brought it up!) of the course: namely, how often are the smaller speaking classes held and how long do they last, when do you get info about tandem learning/around what time do they start setting up events to meet them, and how often do you get the opportunity to speak with the assistants. The last one's particularly of interest to me; I really want to improve my spoken proficiency and I've managed to stay in contact with the assistants from college. The first one even came back to visit last month and I'd sometimes rack up anything up to 2 hours speaking with the second one every week rather than the prescribed 30mins.
I could ask you a few other questions - e.g. about the year abroad, seeing as you're about to go on it - but I'll save them for another time, maybe for a PM. :P
I have really enjoyed Polish, although it does offer a real challenge. The pace is pretty quick, but to be honest, I prefer this to say, school, where we could get quite tied up on a topic waiting for others to catch up. Plus, there are only 8 of us altogether – so if I do get stuck, I have absolutely no problem with shouting “hey, I don’t get it, hang on!” (happens a lot
) We are all great friends in that group, and when the time comes for revision, we all get together and help each other out. The best thing about a beginner language is not having to worry about making mistakes – sometimes when I’m in a German class for example, and I start rambling on about something (rambling happens a lot as well), I’m a bit like, eek is this making sense? Haha. But certainly with Polish, nobody expects you to be amazing at it. – It is one of the most difficult languages in the world after all! I know that the Czech class is also pretty close- but it seems that the majority of people who do Portuguese and Catalan already have an A-Level in Spanish – so I’m not sure if you’re probably expected to progress quicker than with a Slavonic language. As for the speaking side of things, I can barely remember the first year- it was such a blur! But it’s the case that everyone takes exactly the same modules, before you choose your path more specifically in the 2nd year. But for both years I have done so far, there are 2 core language modules – each at 50 minutes each, per week. And of course the other modules are often in German too. – In the 2nd year, they vary on how they are taught, some are just sit-and-listen lectures (((although, I must say with languages, it is very much if you want to say something// don’t understand, you are very welcome to butt in and say so – there is not the rigid structure of lecture vs seminar))) , where as some are sit-and-listen-then-let’s-all-have-a-discussion-in German. So this also helps a great deal as well. Plus, a lot of the modules mirror the way the Germans study in German unis – for the first few weeks of the semester it is sit-and-listen, then it’s get together in groups of 3 (or alone) and create a presentation for the rest of the group.
I think with the assistants – it is pretty much up to them when they organise extra speaking and stuff – and when timetables are settled they will make arrangements. If they don’t or you find there isn’t enough speaking for you – in the first couple of weeks, 2 student representatives are chosen (by the students) and they attend meetings with lecturers every so often in the semester to bring up any concerns/ worries/ suggestions, so you’ll have plenty of opportunity to ask for what you need. Lecturers were not at all like I expected them to be – they always have the time to meet up/ talk, and they all have their ‘office hours’ when they definitely will be in Jessop West.
I’m not entirely sure when the tandem things get going, but you will definitely be told about them – the German society is awesome – and on Facebook, if you want to find it: Deutscher Verein-Sheffields.
I guess that’s the essay over – any more questions – fire away!
Whoops, didn't quote properly sorry - I'm a little technologically challenged :/
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Original post by jzsmith880
Are you talking about Ruby by any chance???
And shared accommodation isn't terrible, and can sometimes be (in my opinion) a bit better than en-suite simply because you have to leave your room. It can sometimes be a bit hectic if you have a flatmate that has a lecture at the same time as you and you both shower in the morning, but other than that, its actually a pretty good deal. Plus the cleaner cleans the shared bathrooms whereas in en-suite you have to clean it yourself (which some people definitely neglect to do). I was in Crescent Flats and there weren't really too many bad stories. There was pretty much that one weird one out of the entire bunch and a few drunken incidents.
And shared accommodation isn't terrible, and can sometimes be (in my opinion) a bit better than en-suite simply because you have to leave your room. It can sometimes be a bit hectic if you have a flatmate that has a lecture at the same time as you and you both shower in the morning, but other than that, its actually a pretty good deal. Plus the cleaner cleans the shared bathrooms whereas in en-suite you have to clean it yourself (which some people definitely neglect to do). I was in Crescent Flats and there weren't really too many bad stories. There was pretty much that one weird one out of the entire bunch and a few drunken incidents.
I swear if I'd have known this beforehand I would have chosen to share last year lol.....
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Ahh, the cheeky buggers. :P They like to keep some things secret, don't they! Ahh well, as you say - we have to pay it, nothing that can be done about that.
Also good to know that the Ridge isn't as "dead" as people keep making it out to be, although I wonder if the people making those claims are mostly from Endcliffe? I'd be happy enough living in either village, although if you want your liveliness I've no doubt you'd get that on your events or nights out, so I guess I've got nothing to lose in going for Ranmoor.
I also heard there tends to be a fair number of internationals at Ranmoor? Not that it's a problem; I like getting to know them when possible. Obviously no guarantee loads will be applying this year, but it's still good to know the trends.
Also good to know that the Ridge isn't as "dead" as people keep making it out to be, although I wonder if the people making those claims are mostly from Endcliffe? I'd be happy enough living in either village, although if you want your liveliness I've no doubt you'd get that on your events or nights out, so I guess I've got nothing to lose in going for Ranmoor.
I also heard there tends to be a fair number of internationals at Ranmoor? Not that it's a problem; I like getting to know them when possible. Obviously no guarantee loads will be applying this year, but it's still good to know the trends.
I think that most people who say that the Ridge is "dead" are from Endcliffe because a) statistically, most people live in Endcliffe, and b) the overwhelming majority of comments you'll see here are made by people living in Endcliffe. Besides, the whole village is new and it wasn't even fully occupied during its first year and I think a lot of the "it's dead" comments stem from that. But having lived there myself I wouldn't agree with those people (of course, opinions depend on preferences so it's all relative), in fact there were some nights when I wished the Ridge would be a little bit "dead" so I could sleep.
(That wasn't really a problem though because I have very good earplugs.)I wouldn't say Ranmoor has more international students (% wise) than the university in general (which is 20%), it's probably even less. So I really wouldn't say there are "loads" of non-UK students. You might share an apartment with one or two of them, but the British are definitely in great majority. City accommodation is the one that tends to have the highest percentage of international students. In fact, when I took part in the Meet and Greet scheme last year, most people on my bus were going to either City or Endcliffe.
I can't comment on the trends, but *points to the profile flag* I'll be living in Ranmoor and I'm not from the UK.
Original post by Peregrinum
I think that most people who say that the Ridge is "dead" are from Endcliffe because a) statistically, most people live in Endcliffe, and b) the overwhelming majority of comments you'll see here are made by people living in Endcliffe. Besides, the whole village is new and it wasn't even fully occupied during its first year and I think a lot of the "it's dead" comments stem from that. But having lived there myself I wouldn't agree with those people (of course, opinions depend on preferences so it's all relative), in fact there were some nights when I wished the Ridge would be a little bit "dead" so I could sleep. (That wasn't really a problem though because I have very good earplugs.)
I wouldn't say Ranmoor has more international students (% wise) than the university in general (which is 20%), it's probably even less. So I really wouldn't say there are "loads" of non-UK students. You might share an apartment with one or two of them, but the British are definitely in great majority. City accommodation is the one that tends to have the highest percentage of international students. In fact, when I took part in the Meet and Greet scheme last year, most people on my bus were going to either City or Endcliffe.
I can't comment on the trends, but *points to the profile flag* I'll be living in Ranmoor and I'm not from the UK.
(That wasn't really a problem though because I have very good earplugs.)I wouldn't say Ranmoor has more international students (% wise) than the university in general (which is 20%), it's probably even less. So I really wouldn't say there are "loads" of non-UK students. You might share an apartment with one or two of them, but the British are definitely in great majority. City accommodation is the one that tends to have the highest percentage of international students. In fact, when I took part in the Meet and Greet scheme last year, most people on my bus were going to either City or Endcliffe.
I can't comment on the trends, but *points to the profile flag* I'll be living in Ranmoor and I'm not from the UK.
Fair point, there doesn't seem to be a lot of former/current Ranmoorians on TSR!
I have heard from the few people that have lived there that things have picked up a bit, although as previously mentioned, I'm not expecting uni to be one big party (I'm there to get a degree, after all!), so no problems even if it isn't that lively.A lot of people seem to be reccommending earplugs! It's actually making me consider getting them, even though I've never used them before... hopefully they won't have to be used too frequently!
Yeah, I know the vast majority of internationals go to the City Centre community, but in comparing Ranmoor and Endcliffe exclusivelt (as everybody seems to forget about City), I had heard that there tends to be more at Ranmoor.
So I see! I'm evidently too used to seeing the EU flag, I barely notice it nowadays
Whereabouts in the EU are you coming from?Another question for anybody: I began applying last night, and bumped into this question towards the end: "Please enter below any other information which may be relevant to your application for accommodation."
Is this literally just ANYTHING, e.g. "Would rather be placed with mature students/students from ____/I'm begging you to put me in [specific building]/don't mind being in shared?"
Not that I'm neccessarily going to say any of these things, just that it threw me off a bit and I might find something to put down.
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