Best Hall for Postgraduate students! Woolmanhill? Garthdee?

Hi guys,

I'm highly considering going to RGU to study a master's degree (1 year). However I don't know which Hall would be best for me.

I've heard Woolmanhill is the one where you can best socialize (I'm a 26yrs old postgrad though) and Garthdee is the closest to Uni but very small.

Can anyone give me a piece of advice? I'm afraid the Postgrad students will be too serious for me, I like to have fun AND study but maybe the Undergrad students will already have their "groups of friends" so I won't be able to catch up to that.

Reply 1

coolcat10

Hello there! I'm going there for postgrad course too... Which stream are you in? And garthdee is difficult to get. I will b applying for accommodation next week..will get my CAS till then... So I'm thinking of woolman hill as it is closest to city center :-)

Reply 2

peedie pixie

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Woolmanhill is certainly the most sociable, though I've not actually come across any postgrads there. Rosemount had none last year - as far as I'm aware, most post grads either live in the round/square tower on campus or find a place in the private sector. I have a postgrad moving in with me after Christmas as one example!

Have you tried looking at letting agents/gumtree or are you entirely set on staying in halls?

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Reply 3

coolcat10

Original post by peedie pixie

Woolmanhill is certainly the most sociable, though I've not actually come across any postgrads there. Rosemount had none last year - as far as I'm aware, most post grads either live in the round/square tower on campus or find a place in the private sector. I have a postgrad moving in with me after Christmas as one example!

Have you tried looking at letting agents/gumtree or are you entirely set on staying in halls?

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but is it easy to find accommodation in garthdee towers? .

Reply 4

peedie pixie

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Original post by coolcat10

but is it easy to find accommodation in garthdee towers? .

Having never applied for there I can't give you a sure answer, but I would guess they keep some rooms aside for the January intake of people. Though of course the amount of people applying for post grad will outweigh that! Have you tried speaking to accommodation services to see what they recommend?

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Reply 5

coolcat10

Original post by peedie pixie

Having never applied for there I can't give you a sure answer, but I would guess they keep some rooms aside for the January intake of people. Though of course the amount of people applying for post grad will outweigh that! Have you tried speaking to accommodation services to see what they recommend?

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They are asking for like six accommodation options. They said they will try their best but can't guarantee...I will be applying for accomodation tomorrow...which course are you doing at rgu?

Reply 6

peedie pixie

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Original post by coolcat10

They are asking for like six accommodation options. They said they will try their best but can't guarantee...I will be applying for accomodation tomorrow...which course are you doing at rgu?

In second year doing International Tourism Management :smile:

One thing I'd recommend with accommodation is to choose en-suite if at all possible. I had one last year and it was basically the best thing ever :tongue:

Reply 7

coolcat10

Original post by peedie pixie

In second year doing International Tourism Management :smile:

One thing I'd recommend with accommodation is to choose en-suite if at all possible. I had one last year and it was basically the best thing ever :tongue:

Yeah I will b opting en-suited one.. Thank you for the suggestion :-) and its nice meeting you! :-D Do you still stay in university's accommodation?