What's it like living in Manchester?

Politics eh? did a couple of modules in politics, enjoyed two of them, the other was ruined by a guy called Stuart Shields. Absolute idiot, has put me off doing a module in IPE next year because he's the lecturer.

So you would not recommend Oak House for first year? If I put both Oak House and Whitworth Park for accommodation, which one am I likely to get given? Because you don't rank preferences do you? You just pick 3 you'd be happy to live in?

Don't think I've come across him as yet, but one I've come across is called L'iam Shields - he seems to be a fairly young one, just starting to lecture (I hope this is where the problem lies), but jesus christ I swear his lectures contain more umming and ahing than actual content

You do rank preferences; I put Oak House with Basin first, and Whitworth Park with basin second. I got Oak House, and yes I would recommend it (I think a lot of people live in City think that Fallowfield is further out than it really is in terms of time taken to travel - I know that was the case for some of next year's housemates, although we all agreed on the northern side of Fallowfield in the end, once they'd actually tested out the transport). It's only about 20 mins door-to-door by bus and 15 mins (including unlocking & locking) by bike.

I find Welsh Leprechaun's statement about Piccadilly Station not being within walking distance from WP, if they're also saying that the city centre is - Piccadilly Station is a 5 min walk from the Arndale Centre, and a 28 minute walk (according to google!) from Whitworth Park. Admittedly, however, you might be less keen on doing that with a 20kg backpack!

Anyone got info on study abroad?

QFA

There's an application process, you need to be getting a 60%+ average to be eligible, and different departments have different limitations on which unis you can study abroad at. They do info sessions in your first semester, so you can always find out more then. In the meantime, have you got any more specific questions that you'd like answered?

ellakrystina should know more though

Is 60% pretty tough?

Anyone got info on study abroad?

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At night stay away from the northern quarters, printworks, piccadily, , mancunain way and salford (where that student got shot in the head). If you're living a little further up at the student residents don't go to moss side or Rushmore.

All these place are full of yobs.

And if you go to wilmslow road aka "curry mile" with your girlie friends for a ngiht out watch out far gangs of asian chavs. The place is teeming with them and they're well known to harrass women walking thorugh, esp if they're white.

Only nice place in the whole of manchester imo is Hale and surrounding areas and parts of town like deansgate. The rest is basically just infested with obnoxious bottom-feeding scum.

basically i like a chemistry course at manc uni... but what is the town like to live in? the course sounds ideal but i don't know about the city.


student life, niceness of city, clubs, transport, shopping, weather

you've never seen her? I see her once or a twice each month. The Mancunion needs to do an interview with her.

If you're going to be a UoM student, I definitely recommend Whitworth Park for accomodation. The student feeling is great with everyone so close together, it is 5 minutes from most lectures, right next to Maccie's, Subway, Gemini's, etc, and has a gym, student bar and squash courts. It is also the cheapest iirc

no where does she normally be? everytime im on the magic bus, ihope i see her and it doesnt happen


i agree its the best accomadation but it defo is not the cheapest.

Definitely the cheapest in the city centre

Is whitworth park full of internationals?

Put it this way, I'm considered to be in a heavily international flat with 4/8. The majority tend to have 1/2 I think

It's like this:

aren't most northern universities like this?


how comes manchester gets singled out

Ah, it's a bit more expensive than OH isn't it? What's the decor like compared to OH, also, is there more sharing in OH for bathrooms and kitchens?

Oh and are boys and girls divided in WP like OH? Think I might choose WP, more convenient location. From the sounds of it, OH and fallowfield is for pre-drinking, then you hit town, before wasting money on a taxi or struggling to catch the bus?