University of Sheffield Fresher - Ask me anything!

Hey I'm a firm Int. Relations & Politics at Sheffield! I'm Italian and I'm hoping to get a full loan to pay for my education. I however will have to pay for the whole 5.7k£ for a ensuite Endcliffe. I just wanted to know how and when do you have to pay the accomodation amount? (eg. all at once, monthly basis, etc.)

P.S Thanks for this thread! I wasn't really excited about Sheffield (only offer i got) but now it seems quite a good place!

Thanks so much Bobbler! The 3 installments news shall be a relief for my parents haha.

Oh btw are there discounts for Uni students? I'm planning to get a new laptop (maybe a phone too), should I wait till I come to Uni?

Thanks once again!

It's an amazing place, honestly, you'll love it!
Congrats on your place here!

Is accommodation £5.7k this year? You may be right, but this year it was £4.6k for an ensuite.
Yeah, payments are in 3 loads, October, January and April. They are scheduled to be paid to the university a few days after money from student finance comes into your account, so you should have few issues.

EEE? They're the grades you need?! That doesn't sound right!
Well, my friend got into Imperial and found that on the open day it wasn't for him, so went to Manchester.
Each to their own, but you have to be aware that debt for London will be substantially higher if you go there. Apparently drinks are expensive too, so nights out will burn holes in your pockets or aren't likely to exist. D:
My friend went to a reasonably cheap place, and two single vodka and cokes were £9!
In a Chinese restaurant, a can of diet coke was £1.80 for me. |;

EEE is Electronic and Electrical Engineering.

Hi I'm not sure if this has already been asked but is there any particular accommodation that is recommended for student nurses?

This might seem like a bit of an odd question...

What are the recycling facilities like in Endcliffe/Ranmoor, and Sheffield in general? I'm not some kind of eco-warrior, but down here in Cambridge, we recycle an awful lot, and it would be really weird not to!

This might seem like a bit of an odd question...

What are the recycling facilities like in Endcliffe/Ranmoor, and Sheffield in general? I'm not some kind of eco-warrior, but down here in Cambridge, we recycle an awful lot, and it would be really weird not to!

Hey! Thanks for doing this thread,i've been looking at it and you've answered loads of questions I had. But I was just wondering how much interaction first years have with the second and third? or whether you rarely see anyone who's not a fresher etc :/ Thanks!X

I have found that I have mixed a lot more than expected with different years but this is because I have joined a tight knit sailing team where I now have my closest friends who are in their second, third and fourth years. I also have my closest friends on my course who are in their first year like me but you get to know the other years on your course too when on socials with the societies etc.

I'd say if you join a sports society or an activity you will definitely make friends in other years and if not, you will meet them briefly on your course but not as much. It is all up to how you choose to spend your time really. I know people who don't do any activities or extra-curricular stuff and just mix with their closest friends in their year on their course and then there are others, like me, who spend almost as much time in Crookes with the second and third years as I do at home in Endcliffe!

Procrastinating from work, bored out of my mind, so here it goes...

I'm a First Year at the University of Sheffield, ask me a question if you wish.
I can answer about accommodation, changing subjects and a load of other things, so go for it, however silly the question!
Any concerns about the university, applying to it or anything, whether it be how popular courses are, opportunities available, general atmosphere, freshers week or even grades or special circumstances upon getting in, ask me!

do you know anyone who studies medicine ? ... im trying to get an idea of shefield and leeds courses to compare and i would like to know what shefield is like ...

also give me your opinion on leeds vs shefield ?? which in your opinion is better ( probably shefield though :L )

Hi!

I am a French student who will come at the University of Sheffield as an undergraduate for the first semester of next scholar year (2012/2013). I have read a lot of great comments about the local Uni accommodations but I have a question about that:
are these accommodations only for students who come for a full year?

And if so, do you know any other student accommodations I could apply for my semester? Because I have heard about the Pinnacles but I read a lot of bad comments about it...

Thank you for you post which is really helpful

I live with third year medics and they seem to really like the course, they get a lot of patient contact time which is a big bonus. Only downside is that they do seem to be sent to really distant places at the moment like Worksop, Grimsby and Rotherham which can be a bit stressful but I imagine that the situation is similar to Leeds. I vaguely remember someone get a radiography offer there from school and turning it down because they would have to spend a lot of time in Scarborough.

I live with third year medics and they seem to really like the course, they get a lot of patient contact time which is a big bonus. Only downside is that they do seem to be sent to really distant places at the moment like Worksop, Grimsby and Rotherham which can be a bit stressful but I imagine that the situation is similar to Leeds. I vaguely remember someone get a radiography offer there from school and turning it down because they would have to spend a lot of time in Scarborough.

thanks :-) will be taken into consideration :-)

Rotherham? Far away? Nonsense! Get down to Sheffield City Centre and catch the train for a 10-15min journey, X78 for a slightly longer one. Then it's roughly a 30min walk from Rotherham Town Centre to the hospital, or catch a bus for a shorter one. Worksop, Grimsby and Scarborough I can understand, but Rotherham General is no problem. I've lived next to it for eighteen years, I know that route pretty well.