First year accomodation choices for Aberdeen Uni

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  1. TheRabbit's Avatar
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    Re: First year accomodation choices for Aberdeen Uni
    (Original post by JAZZA007)
    That guide is really out of date because both Kings Hall and Elphinestone Road are now accommodation choices
    Hillhead has been updated within the last couple of years (since I did it!) and Elphinstone and Kings are for post grads or mature students which is probably why they are not included.
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    Re: First year accomodation choices for Aberdeen Uni
    I've accepted my offer to do Law

    Anyway, I'm probably gonna go into Fyfe or Wavell up in Hillhead. I've visited there a few times and the kitchens are really good. Although I'm still not sure if I wanna go into one of the flats, like New Carnegie :confused:
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    Re: First year accomodation choices for Aberdeen Uni
    (Original post by cgraham15)
    I've accepted my offer to do Law

    Anyway, I'm probably gonna go into Fyfe or Wavell up in Hillhead. I've visited there a few times and the kitchens are really good. Although I'm still not sure if I wanna go into one of the flats, like New Carnegie :confused:
    Im waiting on two more offers to come through and then im able to firm my offer for Aberdeen! , Im going to Hillhead too but i reckon im going to try get into North Court the kitchens are good in like Wavell etc, but i hated the dormitory kinda setup. New Carnegie is too expensive my dad says!
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    (Original post by kirsti)
    Im waiting on two more offers to come through and then im able to firm my offer for Aberdeen! , Im going to Hillhead too but i reckon im going to try get into North Court the kitchens are good in like Wavell etc, but i hated the dormitory kinda setup. New Carnegie is too expensive my dad says!
    yeah New Carnegie is expensive. Also, you get labelled as posh if you stay there
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    awesome! Edinburgh is stupid and rejected me, so I firmed 'Deen :cool:
    Edinburgh rejected you ?! when was that ? im still waiting on their offer but mine is going to be the same as yours haa
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    Edinburgh rejected you ?! when was that ? im still waiting on their offer but mine is going to be the same as yours haa
    like a week ago :L
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    (Original post by cgraham15)
    yeah New Carnegie is expensive. Also, you get labelled as posh if you stay there
    yeah i've heard that too. North Court from what ive heard is the next best thing to it! and it only works out slightly more expensive than Adam Smith + Wavell
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    (Original post by cgraham15)
    like a week ago :L
    aw no. they'll be getting to mine soon enough. nightmare! ive got them and Dundee still to hear from
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    aw no. they'll be getting to mine soon enough. nightmare! ive got them and Dundee still to hear from
    Cool, good luck! you think you'll choose Aberdeen over them? And where are your other offers from?
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    (Original post by cgraham15)
    Cool, good luck! you think you'll choose Aberdeen over them? And where are your other offers from?
    thanks! ehm, it depends what Edinburgh say. im expecting either a rejection or a really high conditional so yeah, Aberdeen will most likely be my first choice! other offers are from Stirling, Robert Gordon and yeah, Aberdeen
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    Re: First year accomodation choices for Aberdeen Uni
    (Original post by cgraham15)
    yeah New Carnegie is expensive. Also, you get labelled as posh if you stay there
    You don't get labelled as posh at all! Or at least, I never have been and neither have my flatmates or friends who stay here.... mostly because we're all just as skint as everyone else :P
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    Re: First year accomodation choices for Aberdeen Uni
    (Original post by HeatherHatter)
    You don't get labelled as posh at all! Or at least, I never have been and neither have my flatmates or friends who stay here.... mostly because we're all just as skint as everyone else :P
    You don't get labelled as posh, people will privately judge though £500 a month or whatever it is is considerably more than many students can afford to spend just on accomodation and I am not sure that the additional cost is worth it in the end.
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    You don't get labelled as posh, people will privately judge though £500 a month or whatever it is is considerably more than many students can afford to spend just on accomodation and I am not sure that the additional cost is worth it in the end.
    I know a lot of people who are in NCC this year who didn't put it as their first choice, so I don't think people do judge really, since people didn't always choose to go here so even the people living here can't really afford it themselves.

    (I think the additional cost is totally worth it though, but that's just because the thought of sharing a bathroom with people is just horrific D=)
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    (Original post by HeatherHatter)
    You don't get labelled as posh at all! Or at least, I never have been and neither have my flatmates or friends who stay here.... mostly because we're all just as skint as everyone else :P
    ah okay, my friend's there are probably just ideots :L
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    ah okay, my friend's there are probably just ideots :L
    Or everyone I've met is really nice and non-judgemental?
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    Or everyone I've met is really nice and non-judgemental?
    either way, you're not posh :groovy:
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    Re: First year accomodation choices for Aberdeen Uni
    (Original post by cgraham15)
    either way, you're not posh :groovy:
    Nope
    Some folk here are, but some folk in the other halls are more posh than the people here :P
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    Re: First year accomodation choices for Aberdeen Uni
    Is it only me, or is anyone else thinking of just going for the cheapest halls?
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    Also, when can you start applying for halls? Or has that already started and I've just missed it?

    Was at an open day the other day and quite fancy Aberdeen now, cracking little place!
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    Re: First year accomodation choices for Aberdeen Uni
    Hello!
    I was wondering what the shared bathroom/toilet facilities are like in the self catering flats, are they like normal bathrooms? And what the bathrooms like in Adam Smith House, are the showers in there own room or are the showers in cubicles in one room, if that makes sense?

    I'm a bit fussy about bathrooms, it'll properly be a deciding factor for the accommodation :rolleyes:
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