[Rhi_Chemo]

(Original post by Lydia7288)
It was on the 18th Feb. so I'v e been waiting a little while but not too long. just want to know though so i can make plans to move out. won't be going into halls. it'd be nice to have an idea where im going x

Fair enough. I hope you find out soon! Good luck with your other choices too

[bayoftigers]

A conditional offer from Glamorgan? In all the time I was there, I've never heard of many student who do - They tend to have unconditional offers through clearing. The courses on offer (they've been getting rid of so many areas), the structure, the contact-time with lecturers, the faclities, the union representation, the nightlife limited 24-hr facilities (with the infamous sidegate "lock-in") the parking charges, the expectation of the institution on what they think your degree is about (not what you think it is for) is absolutely abysmal, poor and much of their "successes" is just PR spin.

If you have other conditional offers that are only slightly higher than Glamorgan, I'd STRONGLY recommend you consider the other ones.
Also, if you go for moving out of halls of residents, DO NOT go with any of the local landlords, as they will most likely rip you off your cash and give you little in return (particularly Let Right) - Also, if you want to get some last minute essays handed in and get home for the christmas holidays, DON'T even consider Glamorgan - They've shut down campuses for a few flakes of snow with only half an hour warnings - Even if you get to the 24 hour computer labs if you're stranded here, they have so much software and problems with the network that you'll be asking for help every 5 minutes.

I'm not exaggerating the problems - this is what happens day-in day-out at Glamorgan - and the staff are generally rude and obnoxious when asking for help. Trust me - consider Cardiff Uni or somewhere else - Glamorgan is pretty much the worst of the worst institutions in Wales to set foot in and has ruined the lives of so many people - complaining and offering solutions to them only has you put on a list for them to stress out and take money off. Trust me, most other places offer FAR more than Glamorgan EVER will provide to you at your time here.

[studentinhalls]

Hi

Trust me you do not want to live at the bakery. I am living here now and I am not joking it is terrible.

Firstly it is over priced and the prices go up each year (currently £99 per week). The average rent around here is about £70-80 per week and in Treforest near the uni it's as low as £50 per week. The building is in an awful area called Grangetown which is widely known to be a bad area of Cardiff. It is full of gangs and prostitutes (I know two people who got mugged by the bridge right next to the bakery during freshers week). I also know that one room in block c had a break in this year with the student still in her bed and the security didn't even notice the theives get in. It is right next to the train station which is handy for travel but throughout the day your flat and particuarly your room gets vibration shocks from the trains going past (it's very annoying). The rent is taken at ridiculous times (two out of the three instalments before your student finance goes into your account) so you need to find the money before or they fine you. Most of the washing machines in the laundry room do not work properly and often you will put your clothes in and come back to find that it's stopped half way through leaving your clothes needing to be washed again and it costing you another £2.20. The staff are not helpful when things need fixing (it took them 4 days to fix a curtain that had come off of the rail). The security hand out personal information to other students from the database and are known to be bias towards in particular female students who don't mind giving them some female attention.

It is almost 100% glamorgan students with one or two from uwic or cardiff. It is 25 minutes train journey to the main treforest campus and your yearly rail pass will cost you roughly £580 (33% discount from £900 odd because you're a student). The internet is a major disadvantage here. Not only is it not wifi with a very short ethernet cable to connect your laptop but it is continously extremely slow often not even being able to load a single youtube video within an hour. Although they are saying they are upgrading this for next year that is what they said the previous years.

If you were unlucky enough to get a ground floor room it's even worse. Everyone walks past your living room and bedroom window and can see in and of course everyone looks in out of interest. On the other side the ground floor rooms are just seperated from the road by a small railing. The room that was broken into was on the ground floor on that side. The pictures on the website are debatable. There is a waiting list of 9 or more people wanting to move out (usually there is a waiting list for people wanting to move in with halls) and that's just the people that are actually trying to move out, most other people want to but don't see the point now.

Obviously I have only lived at the bakery but I have also been to the atrium and a few other liberty living residences and it's the same. I have heard that their others throughout the country are similar and friends of mine have made the same complaints.

You really are better off living with halls of another company or private housing.

[mosley0305]

(Original post by studentinhalls)
Hi

Trust me you do not want to live at the bakery. I am living here now and I am not joking it is terrible.

Firstly it is over priced and the prices go up each year (currently £99 per week). The average rent around here is about £70-80 per week and in Treforest near the uni it's as low as £50 per week. The building is in an awful area called Grangetown which is widely known to be a bad area of Cardiff. It is full of gangs and prostitutes (I know two people who got mugged by the bridge right next to the bakery during freshers week). I also know that one room in block c had a break in this year with the student still in her bed and the security didn't even notice the theives get in. It is right next to the train station which is handy for travel but throughout the day your flat and particuarly your room gets vibration shocks from the trains going past (it's very annoying). The rent is taken at ridiculous times (two out of the three instalments before your student finance goes into your account) so you need to find the money before or they fine you. Most of the washing machines in the laundry room do not work properly and often you will put your clothes in and come back to find that it's stopped half way through leaving your clothes needing to be washed again and it costing you another £2.20. The staff are not helpful when things need fixing (it took them 4 days to fix a curtain that had come off of the rail). The security hand out personal information to other students from the database and are known to be bias towards in particular female students who don't mind giving them some female attention.

It is almost 100% glamorgan students with one or two from uwic or cardiff. It is 25 minutes train journey to the main treforest campus and your yearly rail pass will cost you roughly £580 (33% discount from £900 odd because you're a student). The internet is a major disadvantage here. Not only is it not wifi with a very short ethernet cable to connect your laptop but it is continously extremely slow often not even being able to load a single youtube video within an hour. Although they are saying they are upgrading this for next year that is what they said the previous years.

If you were unlucky enough to get a ground floor room it's even worse. Everyone walks past your living room and bedroom window and can see in and of course everyone looks in out of interest. On the other side the ground floor rooms are just seperated from the road by a small railing. The room that was broken into was on the ground floor on that side. The pictures on the website are debatable. There is a waiting list of 9 or more people wanting to move out (usually there is a waiting list for people wanting to move in with halls) and that's just the people that are actually trying to move out, most other people want to but don't see the point now.

Obviously I have only lived at the bakery but I have also been to the atrium and a few other liberty living residences and it's the same. I have heard that their others throughout the country are similar and friends of mine have made the same complaints.

You really are better off living with halls of another company or private housing.

sounds like you have just made that account to complain about it?