First year accomodation choices for Aberdeen Uni

I'm in New Carnegie Court at the moment, it's really nice and I'm glad I'm paying the extra money for it now that I've seen some of the other blocks and heard some horror stories. I have a friend in Adam Smith and her flat is really good for what she's paying for it, the only reason I didn't want to stay there personally was that I really wanted to have a flat rather than a room in a corridor. I've not seen inside South House or North Court, but apparently the bedrooms are nice, the only problem is a lack of storage space and fridge/freezer space in the kitchen according to my friends
If you'd like to stay in catered halls, I've seen a room in Crombie and it was nice - it had an en-suite and it was a good size and everything, although there is nowhere to cook there, and they don't serve dinner on a Sunday or something, only brunch, and you can't keep food in the 'kitchen' because it gets stolen, but there's plenty room in the bedroom for keeping non-perishable food, and my friend has a mini-fridge/freezer in her room to keep food in, so there is always that option

thanks for getting back to me!, and well i think im going to try get into New Carnegie Court - if my dad agrees to pay it haha. If that fails then it will be like Adam Smith or the other one thats mixed sex but the same price. I dont think i'll go for catered cause im a really fussy eater so it would probably be best me buying my own food. Do you know if its easy to get a job there ? or is that a stupid question haha

I'm in New Carnegie Court at the moment, it's really nice and I'm glad I'm paying the extra money for it now that I've seen some of the other blocks and heard some horror stories. I have a friend in Adam Smith and her flat is really good for what she's paying for it, the only reason I didn't want to stay there personally was that I really wanted to have a flat rather than a room in a corridor. I've not seen inside South House or North Court, but apparently the bedrooms are nice, the only problem is a lack of storage space and fridge/freezer space in the kitchen according to my friends
If you'd like to stay in catered halls, I've seen a room in Crombie and it was nice - it had an en-suite and it was a good size and everything, although there is nowhere to cook there, and they don't serve dinner on a Sunday or something, only brunch, and you can't keep food in the 'kitchen' because it gets stolen, but there's plenty room in the bedroom for keeping non-perishable food, and my friend has a mini-fridge/freezer in her room to keep food in, so there is always that option

My food is never stolen and no one's had their's stolen if you put labels on your food (same as in flats). The mini fridges are very expensive at £60 and so only advise that if you enjoy alcohol.

I'd opt for South House. Cracking parties.

For some reason i thought South House and North Court were reserved for older students ? , or is it filled with all first year undergraduates ?

North Court was this year, South House is undergraduate though .

aw i see! well i think im going up for a tour round the campus at some point so that will hopefully give me a better idea of what i want

Edit: I forgot to mention, where I was staying (Esslemont), for some reason the heater would stop from midnight to 6 am in the whole building, I don't know if that happens in all the accommodations or only the cheap ones, but it was sometimes quite cold at night...

I used to live in Esslemont House (which is the same as Hector Boece = the Ghetto, just looking less old), I loved it there because I had awesome flatmates. Yes it is not very big, one fridge for 6 people is a little tight, the kitchen has 4 chairs only... But it's really not bad (the people you're living with make the flat, not the flat itself IMO).
I'd say that the best quality/price flat is North Court, it looks nicer than most other halls, bigger rooms, a lot less expensive than New Carnegie Court (you do get your own private bathroom in New Carnegie , but is it really worth the cost? I'm not convinced...)

Now for the self-catered, I'd say go for the ones on campus (Crombie/Johnston), the ones at Hillhead (Adam Smith, Wavel House, etc.) don't look great (I've only been once or twice for parties, so don't remember much...) it looks all the same inside, I got lost so many times in just one evening, I couldn't find the way out :/

I know Johnston quite well as my boyfriend was staying there, there are shower rooms in the corridors (there's 2 on each floor) and in some blocks there's only a bath, no shower... But you can easily go to another block as there are SOME showers in other blocks (you've got to travel through the buildings with your towel and shower kit though...). I've heard that Crombie is better, but I haven't actualy been in it.

I hope that helped a little, just pointing out a few facts about the different accommodations


Edit: I forgot to mention, where I was staying (Esslemont), for some reason the heater would stop from midnight to 6 am in the whole building, I don't know if that happens in all the accommodations or only the cheap ones, but it was sometimes quite cold at night...

thanks for all of that! i think your totally right that it is your flatmates that makes the flat which is why, fingers crossed, i get people who roughly are the same kind of people as me! Im going to aberdeen tomorrow for a wee cheeky tour so i'll be able to see first hand what accomodation i like best. i hadnt really looked deep into north court but i'll go check it out the now! aw i hope i get nice roomates who i get along with. thanks for taking the time to write all that out! much appreciated

Yeah you'll have a better idea when you see the actual accommodations. Let us know how your wee tour went


Oh, just a precision: in my post above I wrote 'Now for the SELF-CATERED, I'd say go for the ones on campus (Crombie/Johnston) ', I meant the CATERED, those accommodations are CATERED (Crombie/Johnston, Wavel House, Adam Smith, etc.).
The accommodations I'm talking about at the beginning of the post ARE the self-catered ones (Esslemont, North Court, New Carnegie, etc.) (sorry about that :/)

Adam Smith isn't catered.

Yeah you'll have a better idea when you see the actual accommodations. Let us know how your wee tour went


Oh, just a precision: in my post above I wrote 'Now for the SELF-CATERED, I'd say go for the ones on campus (Crombie/Johnston) ', I meant the CATERED, those accommodations are CATERED (Crombie/Johnston, Wavel House, Adam Smith, etc.).
The accommodations I'm talking about at the beginning of the post ARE the self-catered ones (Esslemont, North Court, New Carnegie, etc.) (sorry about that :/)

Oh right, I just looked at the accommodation website and apparently Wavell and Fyfe are not catered either. They used to be catered when I was staying at Hillhead 3 years ago.. It means that the only catered accommodations are on campus (Crombie/Johnston).