Broadgate Park question

I'm hoping to go to Nottingham in September and I've just booked accommodation at Broadgate Park. Just wondering if anyone who has lived in Broadgate Park can tell me what it's like, I like to go out a lot and lets just say I like to have a drink at the weekend, are most people in Broadgate like this? I heard Rutland was a more lively hall so now I'm kind of regretting applying for Broadgate!

Second question, I can't emphasize enough that I'm not a racist but one of my friends who went to Nottingham told me how he ended up in a hall with a load of Chinese students none of whom could speak English. I know Nottingham is an international uni and so there will be a lot of foreign people there but I'd rather be with at least a few people who can speak English regardless of race, so my question is what's the ratio of home students to foreign students in Broadgate

I find things like this a bit silly, because a hall by itself can't be lively or not because it'll have different people allocated to it every year? Now, there may be a difference between catered and self-catered, but I just think it tends to depend on who ends up on your corridor/in your flat.

That said, even if you don't have people close to you that you share interests with, you won't have to venture far, to other flats or blocks, to find some

As to international students, I found that they tended to be in flats together or in studios so never really interacted with many.

Would you say catered is more lively than non-catered?

Hi guys, i have already accepted the offer but i have trouble finding out what room or building i am assigned to, any ideas?

You won't find out your room or building until late August/ early September. Which type of room do you have? I could help you narrow down the buildings.

I'm hoping to go to Nottingham in September and I've just booked accommodation at Broadgate Park. Just wondering if anyone who has lived in Broadgate Park can tell me what it's like, I like to go out a lot and lets just say I like to have a drink at the weekend, are most people in Broadgate like this? I heard Rutland was a more lively hall so now I'm kind of regretting applying for Broadgate!

Second question, I can't emphasize enough that I'm not a racist but one of my friends who went to Nottingham told me how he ended up in a hall with a load of Chinese students none of whom could speak English. I know Nottingham is an international uni and so there will be a lot of foreign people there but I'd rather be with at least a few people who can speak English regardless of race, so my question is what's the ratio of home students to foreign students in Broadgate

Thanks, it's an ensuite studio (sorry for my poor english )

So I've just been given an ensuite studio in BGP because it was either that or a standard room left and I can't see myself enjoying sharing a bathroom. But now I am reading so many posts about how they are for loners and i'll miss out on all the fun. I am outgoing and sociable, see myself going out as much as possible, but i equally really like having my own space to go back to and chill out, knowing I don't have to share or organise anything with anyone else. There is, contradictory to the Nottingham website, still 'Limited availability' of Ensuites in BGP, according to their own website. So, based on what i've said, should I ring tomorrow and try and change to an ensuite in a flat? or should I stay put in the single studio? Is anybody in a studio? do you still get involved in everything? Thanks!!

I'm in a studio. I find that most people in studios are quite sociable, going out at least twice a week. I think that one of the advantages of being in a studio is that you don't have to make that trek to the library at midnight because you'll being disturbed by others in your flat. I think that you should stay in the Studio and give it a try for a week or two. If you don't like it then you can always ask to be moved to an en-suite.

So I've just been given an ensuite studio in BGP because it was either that or a standard room left and I can't see myself enjoying sharing a bathroom. But now I am reading so many posts about how they are for loners and i'll miss out on all the fun. I am outgoing and sociable, see myself going out as much as possible, but i equally really like having my own space to go back to and chill out, knowing I don't have to share or organise anything with anyone else. There is, contradictory to the Nottingham website, still 'Limited availability' of Ensuites in BGP, according to their own website. So, based on what i've said, should I ring tomorrow and try and change to an ensuite in a flat? or should I stay put in the single studio? Is anybody in a studio? do you still get involved in everything? Thanks!!

how many are there? how many blocks are they in? Are they a decent size? And i've heard the kitchenette is pretty basic, what are the culinary limits aha? Thanks in advance x