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Firmed kinda late and now my first two options for accommodation are Norwood House and Woodland Court (which will be a shared room)

What's the environment like for both of them and what exactly will the shared twin room be like in Woodland? (I can't seem to find any photos of the exact rooms)

Apart from the aforementioned, what accommodation was still available? Was Eastwood still there?

Norwood has an outstanding environment, with its lounge, the student room and the club next door. Woodland less so, but still decent I suppose.

Eastwood, Westwood, Brendon, Polden, basically everything other than Solsbury and The Quads...

Do you know what the environment for a twin bed shared room is like?

No, just hope that the person you will share with is decent and tidy!

Are shared rooms single-sex?

Probably i'm guessing? Ehh just joined the Fresher's Facebook and people were talking about Eastwood and Westwood being pretty good as well - do you know anything about those two locations?

P.s thanks so much by the way for your replies

Both are lovely, as both lie on the Northern part of campus where there are peaceful, beautiful grassy areas to chill.

If they aren't singe-sex, I'll regret not having applied for a shared..

Oh lord... :' Would you say they are better than Norwood or Woodland? Are the hall cultures/atmospheres different? Might consider a change thanks to you (I'm quite an outgoing person so I like the idea of the lounge in Norwood to give me opportunities to socialise with other people)

Hard to say whether they are "better", i just depends on what you prefer. To be honest, I think Norwood, Westwood and Eastwood all have very similar advantages and disadvantages. Westwood and Eastwood are pleasant, nice and quiet. Norwood has better rooms for your money, but you have to deal with the potential noise from the clubs twice a week. However, that's offset by the student union and the lounge being within a couple of seconds reach from your room. Woodland (w shared room), is also friendly, nice rooms, quiet (although relatively far from the SU etc I think).

If money is to be ignored, then I'd say it's virtually impossible to distinguish between them. If you're a pauper like me, go for Eastwood

Hi, wondering if anyone can help me with accomodation

Badically ive chosen norwood as first choice, but im a bit worried that the rooms are seperated. I was expecting 5/6 rooms attached to one kitchen, with those people kind of being your roommates. In norwood, is it less social and more isolated due to rooms being seperated?
Thanks for any advice

Hey, i'm just finishing 1st year at bath, studying Electrical and Electronic Engineering - I'll be happy to answer questions about the course

Nice - how's the social life in the electrical engineering faculty? and generally?

Hey everyone, I have a few questions which I hope someone who goes there could answer.

1. Are there any particular accommodations that are quieter with more soundproofed rooms than others?

2. Is it fairly easy to get accommodation in Bath in your second year or do most people have to move to places like Bristol etc?

3. How expensive is accommodation in Bath for second year (I heard its an expensive city to live in)

4. How far is Bath from campus, like can I reasonably expect to pop into town a few days a week or is it too far for that?

Thanks and I really appreciate your input!

Hey everyone, I have a few questions which I hope someone who goes there could answer.

1. Are there any particular accommodations that are quieter with more soundproofed rooms than others?

2. Is it fairly easy to get accommodation in Bath in your second year or do most people have to move to places like Bristol etc?

3. How expensive is accommodation in Bath for second year (I heard its an expensive city to live in)

4. How far is Bath from campus, like can I reasonably expect to pop into town a few days a week or is it too far for that?

Thanks and I really appreciate your input!

Hi, this is about maths. Are there any other classes/tutorials where you only have 4-5 people. (If not that's a relief because I don't like classes to be that small personally, I much prefer all my classes/tutorials to have 10+ people!)

Also I was looking at the maths timetable and it seems like the lectures are very disorganized throughout the week compared to Cambridge. For example at Bath you could have one day with only 1 lecture, another day with lectures ending at 6, etc. At Cambridge (and probaly Oxford also) lectures are from 9 to 12 everyday making it much easier for students to organize their time. Can I ask how you personally organize your time around lectures? It seems like it gives you much less time for independent study but I don't know. (Note I've been homeschooled so I'm not used to going to school for 6 hours and coming back like most people)