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Hi All, I have an offer for French and IR and I haven't confirmed yet. I have been looking into the accommodation possibilities and what I found is that Fyfe House and Wavell House have bad reputation for noise and cleaning (these two are key to me) so I started looking at Grant Court, that one seems the best option from the university accommodation options. As I found there are lots of private halls, although it seems like most new undergraduates choose university provided accommodations. Since cleaning and silence is so key to me I'm learning towards private halls at the moments. I found useful this website with the ranking of all the student accommodation options:
https://www.studentcrowd.com/best-ha...rdeen-aberdeen
I hope this is helpful.
Anyone found any other options?
https://www.studentcrowd.com/best-ha...rdeen-aberdeen
I hope this is helpful.
Anyone found any other options?
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Original post by DorottyaEmese
Hi All, I have an offer for French and IR and I haven't confirmed yet. I have been looking into the accommodation possibilities and what I found is that Fyfe House and Wavell House have bad reputation for noise and cleaning (these two are key to me) so I started looking at Grant Court, that one seems the best option from the university accommodation options. As I found there are lots of private halls, although it seems like most new undergraduates choose university provided accommodations. Since cleaning and silence is so key to me I'm learning towards private halls at the moments. I found useful this website with the ranking of all the student accommodation options:
https://www.studentcrowd.com/best-ha...rdeen-aberdeen
I hope this is helpful.
Anyone found any other options?
https://www.studentcrowd.com/best-ha...rdeen-aberdeen
I hope this is helpful.
Anyone found any other options?
In case anyone wants to try it the link doesn’t work.
Sorry. https://www.studentcrowd.com/best-halls-l1000000-s1008528-university_of_aberdeen-aberdeen
I hope it works now
I hope it works now
Original post by Bio 7
In case anyone wants to try it the link doesn’t work.
Hey people! I was told that you can register interest for accommodation at this time however the page where you can do this (https://www.abdn.ac.uk/accommodation/apply-now.php) asks for a student ID. I've only got a UCAS ID number as far as I'm aware. Has anyone else done this, or is aware of a student ID number right now? I looked into it and it seemed that this is one of those things that gets sorted out when you arrive, but that can't be right!
Yes, this student ID thing is really confusing. I ended up booking my choice of accommodation (not uni provided) by using my UCAS number and it went through. I already contacted University on Facebook and asked them when I should expect a letter from them. It's quite chaotic as some people mentioned an Aberdeen portal, some an e-mail and I got neither, just the UCAS confirmation.
Original post by TheOrangeApple
Hey people! I was told that you can register interest for accommodation at this time however the page where you can do this (https://www.abdn.ac.uk/accommodation/apply-now.php) asks for a student ID. I've only got a UCAS ID number as far as I'm aware. Has anyone else done this, or is aware of a student ID number right now? I looked into it and it seemed that this is one of those things that gets sorted out when you arrive, but that can't be right!
As someone who lived in two different Hillhead Halls of Residence but have friends who have stayed in most halls at the University (as well as private) I am happy to help answer any specific questions. Personally, living in Hillhead was amazing and it's great compared to private halls given that you meet and surround yourself with SO MANY more people than if you live in private halls, simply in terms of how many more people are around you.
If you have the funds, I would say that New Carnegie is by far the best halls to stay in. It has the most life going on in them, they are very social and spacious, which is great if you're a sociable person who wants to make a lot of friends. When I went into Uni, I picked Adam Smith, Fyfe and Wavell as my top choices as I just wanted it to be cheap, so I had more money to spend on travelling and so on. I soon realised this was the completely wrong choice for me so I asked to swap halls very soon after. It is so difficult to socialise in those buildings, as there is no actual living space, just a kitchen with a couple of chairs, no sofa or anything like that. I was so lost and upset as all my other friends in other buildings were super close to their flatmates and so on, but given that it's all just corridors down the hallway, open toilet cubicles and shower rooms, it's just a bit bad if you're wanting to speak to folk. Not to mention that all the doors to the rooms are shut and hard to prop open and actually hang out with folk in. You basically have to just all reconvene in someone's room to actually get ready together or pre-drink or whatnot.
New Carnegie was full, so I opted for Grant Court. Grant Court is great, super cheap and also relatively sociable. The main bonus of Grant Court is that the shower room is huuuuuge and there are two toilets in most blocks as far as I'm aware. The rooms are very small, but the fact that you have a living room area with sofas and stuff makes up for it.
Hillhead is also great given that they have SRAs on campus that can help you and provide support to students, which is great. The porters can also help you with broken lightbulbs etc. at any point of time. The fact that in comparison to staying in e.g. Liberty living or whatever is that in Hillhead you have about 10x the amount of people than in any private halls, which is great because you're always going to run into folk you know, pres are always happening somewhere etc.
If you have the funds, I would say that New Carnegie is by far the best halls to stay in. It has the most life going on in them, they are very social and spacious, which is great if you're a sociable person who wants to make a lot of friends. When I went into Uni, I picked Adam Smith, Fyfe and Wavell as my top choices as I just wanted it to be cheap, so I had more money to spend on travelling and so on. I soon realised this was the completely wrong choice for me so I asked to swap halls very soon after. It is so difficult to socialise in those buildings, as there is no actual living space, just a kitchen with a couple of chairs, no sofa or anything like that. I was so lost and upset as all my other friends in other buildings were super close to their flatmates and so on, but given that it's all just corridors down the hallway, open toilet cubicles and shower rooms, it's just a bit bad if you're wanting to speak to folk. Not to mention that all the doors to the rooms are shut and hard to prop open and actually hang out with folk in. You basically have to just all reconvene in someone's room to actually get ready together or pre-drink or whatnot.
New Carnegie was full, so I opted for Grant Court. Grant Court is great, super cheap and also relatively sociable. The main bonus of Grant Court is that the shower room is huuuuuge and there are two toilets in most blocks as far as I'm aware. The rooms are very small, but the fact that you have a living room area with sofas and stuff makes up for it.
Hillhead is also great given that they have SRAs on campus that can help you and provide support to students, which is great. The porters can also help you with broken lightbulbs etc. at any point of time. The fact that in comparison to staying in e.g. Liberty living or whatever is that in Hillhead you have about 10x the amount of people than in any private halls, which is great because you're always going to run into folk you know, pres are always happening somewhere etc.
Original post by DorottyaEmese
Yes, this student ID thing is really confusing. I ended up booking my choice of accommodation (not uni provided) by using my UCAS number and it went through. I already contacted University on Facebook and asked them when I should expect a letter from them. It's quite chaotic as some people mentioned an Aberdeen portal, some an e-mail and I got neither, just the UCAS confirmation.
I've also messaged their Facebook page and waiting for them to reply.
Hello! Thank you for your detailed response. I was wondering whether you have found Hillhead to be chaotic/loud? I am starting at the university this fall as a mature student (20 yr/o) and I guess I go to bed pretty early and value being able to sleep more than partying. Do you think this will be more of a problem in Hillhead than in Liberty, Unite or Hunter? Or is it more of something which comes with living in halls?
Original post by McNabb
As someone who lived in two different Hillhead Halls of Residence but have friends who have stayed in most halls at the University (as well as private) I am happy to help answer any specific questions. Personally, living in Hillhead was amazing and it's great compared to private halls given that you meet and surround yourself with SO MANY more people than if you live in private halls, simply in terms of how many more people are around you.
If you have the funds, I would say that New Carnegie is by far the best halls to stay in. It has the most life going on in them, they are very social and spacious, which is great if you're a sociable person who wants to make a lot of friends. When I went into Uni, I picked Adam Smith, Fyfe and Wavell as my top choices as I just wanted it to be cheap, so I had more money to spend on travelling and so on. I soon realised this was the completely wrong choice for me so I asked to swap halls very soon after. It is so difficult to socialise in those buildings, as there is no actual living space, just a kitchen with a couple of chairs, no sofa or anything like that. I was so lost and upset as all my other friends in other buildings were super close to their flatmates and so on, but given that it's all just corridors down the hallway, open toilet cubicles and shower rooms, it's just a bit bad if you're wanting to speak to folk. Not to mention that all the doors to the rooms are shut and hard to prop open and actually hang out with folk in. You basically have to just all reconvene in someone's room to actually get ready together or pre-drink or whatnot.
New Carnegie was full, so I opted for Grant Court. Grant Court is great, super cheap and also relatively sociable. The main bonus of Grant Court is that the shower room is huuuuuge and there are two toilets in most blocks as far as I'm aware. The rooms are very small, but the fact that you have a living room area with sofas and stuff makes up for it.
Hillhead is also great given that they have SRAs on campus that can help you and provide support to students, which is great. The porters can also help you with broken lightbulbs etc. at any point of time. The fact that in comparison to staying in e.g. Liberty living or whatever is that in Hillhead you have about 10x the amount of people than in any private halls, which is great because you're always going to run into folk you know, pres are always happening somewhere etc.
If you have the funds, I would say that New Carnegie is by far the best halls to stay in. It has the most life going on in them, they are very social and spacious, which is great if you're a sociable person who wants to make a lot of friends. When I went into Uni, I picked Adam Smith, Fyfe and Wavell as my top choices as I just wanted it to be cheap, so I had more money to spend on travelling and so on. I soon realised this was the completely wrong choice for me so I asked to swap halls very soon after. It is so difficult to socialise in those buildings, as there is no actual living space, just a kitchen with a couple of chairs, no sofa or anything like that. I was so lost and upset as all my other friends in other buildings were super close to their flatmates and so on, but given that it's all just corridors down the hallway, open toilet cubicles and shower rooms, it's just a bit bad if you're wanting to speak to folk. Not to mention that all the doors to the rooms are shut and hard to prop open and actually hang out with folk in. You basically have to just all reconvene in someone's room to actually get ready together or pre-drink or whatnot.
New Carnegie was full, so I opted for Grant Court. Grant Court is great, super cheap and also relatively sociable. The main bonus of Grant Court is that the shower room is huuuuuge and there are two toilets in most blocks as far as I'm aware. The rooms are very small, but the fact that you have a living room area with sofas and stuff makes up for it.
Hillhead is also great given that they have SRAs on campus that can help you and provide support to students, which is great. The porters can also help you with broken lightbulbs etc. at any point of time. The fact that in comparison to staying in e.g. Liberty living or whatever is that in Hillhead you have about 10x the amount of people than in any private halls, which is great because you're always going to run into folk you know, pres are always happening somewhere etc.
Yes and no. There are always going to be times in any student accommodation that you will be woken up by people around you (even when living in houses on King Street in 2-4th year there have been incidences). There will always be people who are inconsiderate, be it your own flatmates or drunk folk walking home, so that's just kind of to be expected regardless of where you live in a city like Aberdeen with so many students. Hillhead is chaotic in one sense, because of its vast amount of people, but so will other halls be, especially during fresher's week.
A group of my friends stayed in Liberty living's St. Peter's and Linksfield and there were times they would complain about noise too. Although, bear in mind they were 7 or 8 people staying per flat and were quite divided as a group, so the nights out they went on during the week, they woke folk up and vice versa. That's just kind of part and parcel of living with 18-year-olds.
If noisiness is a priority, avoid New Carnegie, because that place is absolute madness (fun mind you, but chaotic indeed). There's porters who are happy to shut down things in Hillhead though, so that is always an option you know. I would say private halls might be a better option because there's significantly less people-traffic than Hillhead (and the bonus of being closer to town and uni), but the people in charge of the halls or whatever they're called are less helpful, if issues were to arise.
I know there's postgraduate halls also and Unite halls as well, which tend to contain mature students and 2nd-4th years, rather than freshers (old fire station, causeway, the one by ASV). For you that might be a better option, which gives you the bonus of socialising with people closer to your age, but less of a chance of seeing people from your year/course. I know 3 or 4 people who have been staying in those 3 Unite halls when they were in 2nd, 3rd and 4th year and they all say it's great. So, perhaps it's worth considering whether you want to be around people you will be in the same year as/same course or people who are more of a similar age? You're only 20, there were lots of folk in Hillhead when I lived there that had taken a gap year or dropped out from a different uni and swapped that loved being in Hillhead and the whole party-culture, but if you feel like you're over the whole clubbing phase then I completely get that as well.
All in all, Hillhead is more chaotic than all other halls by and large, especially New Carnegie, less so the other buildings. If you want a bit more 50-50 between fun and calm, then I'd say Linksfield or St. Peter's due to the much less people-traffic. If you want as calm as possible then I'd say one of the Unite halls (never heard of Hunter myself).
Hope that helps! Let me know if you're wondering about anything else!
A group of my friends stayed in Liberty living's St. Peter's and Linksfield and there were times they would complain about noise too. Although, bear in mind they were 7 or 8 people staying per flat and were quite divided as a group, so the nights out they went on during the week, they woke folk up and vice versa. That's just kind of part and parcel of living with 18-year-olds.
If noisiness is a priority, avoid New Carnegie, because that place is absolute madness (fun mind you, but chaotic indeed). There's porters who are happy to shut down things in Hillhead though, so that is always an option you know. I would say private halls might be a better option because there's significantly less people-traffic than Hillhead (and the bonus of being closer to town and uni), but the people in charge of the halls or whatever they're called are less helpful, if issues were to arise.
I know there's postgraduate halls also and Unite halls as well, which tend to contain mature students and 2nd-4th years, rather than freshers (old fire station, causeway, the one by ASV). For you that might be a better option, which gives you the bonus of socialising with people closer to your age, but less of a chance of seeing people from your year/course. I know 3 or 4 people who have been staying in those 3 Unite halls when they were in 2nd, 3rd and 4th year and they all say it's great. So, perhaps it's worth considering whether you want to be around people you will be in the same year as/same course or people who are more of a similar age? You're only 20, there were lots of folk in Hillhead when I lived there that had taken a gap year or dropped out from a different uni and swapped that loved being in Hillhead and the whole party-culture, but if you feel like you're over the whole clubbing phase then I completely get that as well.
All in all, Hillhead is more chaotic than all other halls by and large, especially New Carnegie, less so the other buildings. If you want a bit more 50-50 between fun and calm, then I'd say Linksfield or St. Peter's due to the much less people-traffic. If you want as calm as possible then I'd say one of the Unite halls (never heard of Hunter myself).
Hope that helps! Let me know if you're wondering about anything else!
Original post by LittleCyb
Hello! Thank you for your detailed response. I was wondering whether you have found Hillhead to be chaotic/loud? I am starting at the university this fall as a mature student (20 yr/o) and I guess I go to bed pretty early and value being able to sleep more than partying. Do you think this will be more of a problem in Hillhead than in Liberty, Unite or Hunter? Or is it more of something which comes with living in halls?
Original post by McNabb
Yes and no. There are always going to be times in any student accommodation that you will be woken up by people around you (even when living in houses on King Street in 2-4th year there have been incidences). There will always be people who are inconsiderate, be it your own flatmates or drunk folk walking home, so that's just kind of to be expected regardless of where you live in a city like Aberdeen with so many students. Hillhead is chaotic in one sense, because of its vast amount of people, but so will other halls be, especially during fresher's week.
A group of my friends stayed in Liberty living's St. Peter's and Linksfield and there were times they would complain about noise too. Although, bear in mind they were 7 or 8 people staying per flat and were quite divided as a group, so the nights out they went on during the week, they woke folk up and vice versa. That's just kind of part and parcel of living with 18-year-olds.
If noisiness is a priority, avoid New Carnegie, because that place is absolute madness (fun mind you, but chaotic indeed). There's porters who are happy to shut down things in Hillhead though, so that is always an option you know. I would say private halls might be a better option because there's significantly less people-traffic than Hillhead (and the bonus of being closer to town and uni), but the people in charge of the halls or whatever they're called are less helpful, if issues were to arise.
I know there's postgraduate halls also and Unite halls as well, which tend to contain mature students and 2nd-4th years, rather than freshers (old fire station, causeway, the one by ASV). For you that might be a better option, which gives you the bonus of socialising with people closer to your age, but less of a chance of seeing people from your year/course. I know 3 or 4 people who have been staying in those 3 Unite halls when they were in 2nd, 3rd and 4th year and they all say it's great. So, perhaps it's worth considering whether you want to be around people you will be in the same year as/same course or people who are more of a similar age? You're only 20, there were lots of folk in Hillhead when I lived there that had taken a gap year or dropped out from a different uni and swapped that loved being in Hillhead and the whole party-culture, but if you feel like you're over the whole clubbing phase then I completely get that as well.
All in all, Hillhead is more chaotic than all other halls by and large, especially New Carnegie, less so the other buildings. If you want a bit more 50-50 between fun and calm, then I'd say Linksfield or St. Peter's due to the much less people-traffic. If you want as calm as possible then I'd say one of the Unite halls (never heard of Hunter myself).
Hope that helps! Let me know if you're wondering about anything else!
A group of my friends stayed in Liberty living's St. Peter's and Linksfield and there were times they would complain about noise too. Although, bear in mind they were 7 or 8 people staying per flat and were quite divided as a group, so the nights out they went on during the week, they woke folk up and vice versa. That's just kind of part and parcel of living with 18-year-olds.
If noisiness is a priority, avoid New Carnegie, because that place is absolute madness (fun mind you, but chaotic indeed). There's porters who are happy to shut down things in Hillhead though, so that is always an option you know. I would say private halls might be a better option because there's significantly less people-traffic than Hillhead (and the bonus of being closer to town and uni), but the people in charge of the halls or whatever they're called are less helpful, if issues were to arise.
I know there's postgraduate halls also and Unite halls as well, which tend to contain mature students and 2nd-4th years, rather than freshers (old fire station, causeway, the one by ASV). For you that might be a better option, which gives you the bonus of socialising with people closer to your age, but less of a chance of seeing people from your year/course. I know 3 or 4 people who have been staying in those 3 Unite halls when they were in 2nd, 3rd and 4th year and they all say it's great. So, perhaps it's worth considering whether you want to be around people you will be in the same year as/same course or people who are more of a similar age? You're only 20, there were lots of folk in Hillhead when I lived there that had taken a gap year or dropped out from a different uni and swapped that loved being in Hillhead and the whole party-culture, but if you feel like you're over the whole clubbing phase then I completely get that as well.
All in all, Hillhead is more chaotic than all other halls by and large, especially New Carnegie, less so the other buildings. If you want a bit more 50-50 between fun and calm, then I'd say Linksfield or St. Peter's due to the much less people-traffic. If you want as calm as possible then I'd say one of the Unite halls (never heard of Hunter myself).
Hope that helps! Let me know if you're wondering about anything else!
Thank you so much!! This is incredibly helpful👍 Have a wonderful day!
Original post by LittleCyb
Hello! Thank you for your detailed response. I was wondering whether you have found Hillhead to be chaotic/loud? I am starting at the university this fall as a mature student (20 yr/o) and I guess I go to bed pretty early and value being able to sleep more than partying. Do you think this will be more of a problem in Hillhead than in Liberty, Unite or Hunter? Or is it more of something which comes with living in halls?
Hi LittleCyb,
Just to let you know we have dedicated quiet and alcohol free blocks at Hillhead (this will be in Keith House for the 2019/20 intake) and postgrad/mature undergrad accommodation down on the main campus (Kings Hall/Elphinstone Road). If you would like more info on this feel free to email [email protected]
Accommodation Team.
Original post by TheOrangeApple
Hey people! I was told that you can register interest for accommodation at this time however the page where you can do this (https://www.abdn.ac.uk/accommodation/apply-now.php) asks for a student ID. I've only got a UCAS ID number as far as I'm aware. Has anyone else done this, or is aware of a student ID number right now? I looked into it and it seemed that this is one of those things that gets sorted out when you arrive, but that can't be right!
HI,
You can contact Student Recruitment who will be able to provide you with an ID number so you can put in your note of interest. You can contact them through [email protected]
(edited 5 years ago)
Original post by Accommodation Aberdeen
Hi LittleCyb,
Just to let you know we have dedicated quiet and alcohol free blocks at Hillhead (this will be in Keith House for the 2019/20 intake) and postgrad/mature undergrad accommodation down on the main campus (Kings Hall/Elphinstone Road). If you would like more info on this feel free to email [email protected]
Accommodation Team.
Just to let you know we have dedicated quiet and alcohol free blocks at Hillhead (this will be in Keith House for the 2019/20 intake) and postgrad/mature undergrad accommodation down on the main campus (Kings Hall/Elphinstone Road). If you would like more info on this feel free to email [email protected]
Accommodation Team.
Thank you
Original post by Accommodation Aberdeen
HI,
You can contact Student Recruitment who will be able to provide you with an ID number so you can put in your note of interest. You can contact them through [email protected]
You can contact Student Recruitment who will be able to provide you with an ID number so you can put in your note of interest. You can contact them through [email protected]
Hello
Thanks for the reply, I have contacted the Accomodation team who told me that at the end of this week the University is sending out Student ID numbers to new undergraduates.
Original post by DorottyaEmese
Let's share ideas and useful advice about Aberdeen University accommodation
Original post by DorottyaEmese
Hi All, I have an offer for French and IR and I haven't confirmed yet. I have been looking into the accommodation possibilities and what I found is that Fyfe House and Wavell House have bad reputation for noise and cleaning (these two are key to me) so I started looking at Grant Court, that one seems the best option from the university accommodation options. As I found there are lots of private halls, although it seems like most new undergraduates choose university provided accommodations. Since cleaning and silence is so key to me I'm learning towards private halls at the moments. I found useful this website with the ranking of all the student accommodation options:
https://www.studentcrowd.com/best-ha...rdeen-aberdeen
I hope this is helpful.
Anyone found any other options?
https://www.studentcrowd.com/best-ha...rdeen-aberdeen
I hope this is helpful.
Anyone found any other options?
Original post by TheOrangeApple
Hey people! I was told that you can register interest for accommodation at this time however the page where you can do this (https://www.abdn.ac.uk/accommodation/apply-now.php) asks for a student ID. I've only got a UCAS ID number as far as I'm aware. Has anyone else done this, or is aware of a student ID number right now? I looked into it and it seemed that this is one of those things that gets sorted out when you arrive, but that can't be right!
Original post by McNabb
As someone who lived in two different Hillhead Halls of Residence but have friends who have stayed in most halls at the University (as well as private) I am happy to help answer any specific questions. Personally, living in Hillhead was amazing and it's great compared to private halls given that you meet and surround yourself with SO MANY more people than if you live in private halls, simply in terms of how many more people are around you.
If you have the funds, I would say that New Carnegie is by far the best halls to stay in. It has the most life going on in them, they are very social and spacious, which is great if you're a sociable person who wants to make a lot of friends. When I went into Uni, I picked Adam Smith, Fyfe and Wavell as my top choices as I just wanted it to be cheap, so I had more money to spend on travelling and so on. I soon realised this was the completely wrong choice for me so I asked to swap halls very soon after. It is so difficult to socialise in those buildings, as there is no actual living space, just a kitchen with a couple of chairs, no sofa or anything like that. I was so lost and upset as all my other friends in other buildings were super close to their flatmates and so on, but given that it's all just corridors down the hallway, open toilet cubicles and shower rooms, it's just a bit bad if you're wanting to speak to folk. Not to mention that all the doors to the rooms are shut and hard to prop open and actually hang out with folk in. You basically have to just all reconvene in someone's room to actually get ready together or pre-drink or whatnot.
New Carnegie was full, so I opted for Grant Court. Grant Court is great, super cheap and also relatively sociable. The main bonus of Grant Court is that the shower room is huuuuuge and there are two toilets in most blocks as far as I'm aware. The rooms are very small, but the fact that you have a living room area with sofas and stuff makes up for it.
Hillhead is also great given that they have SRAs on campus that can help you and provide support to students, which is great. The porters can also help you with broken lightbulbs etc. at any point of time. The fact that in comparison to staying in e.g. Liberty living or whatever is that in Hillhead you have about 10x the amount of people than in any private halls, which is great because you're always going to run into folk you know, pres are always happening somewhere etc.
If you have the funds, I would say that New Carnegie is by far the best halls to stay in. It has the most life going on in them, they are very social and spacious, which is great if you're a sociable person who wants to make a lot of friends. When I went into Uni, I picked Adam Smith, Fyfe and Wavell as my top choices as I just wanted it to be cheap, so I had more money to spend on travelling and so on. I soon realised this was the completely wrong choice for me so I asked to swap halls very soon after. It is so difficult to socialise in those buildings, as there is no actual living space, just a kitchen with a couple of chairs, no sofa or anything like that. I was so lost and upset as all my other friends in other buildings were super close to their flatmates and so on, but given that it's all just corridors down the hallway, open toilet cubicles and shower rooms, it's just a bit bad if you're wanting to speak to folk. Not to mention that all the doors to the rooms are shut and hard to prop open and actually hang out with folk in. You basically have to just all reconvene in someone's room to actually get ready together or pre-drink or whatnot.
New Carnegie was full, so I opted for Grant Court. Grant Court is great, super cheap and also relatively sociable. The main bonus of Grant Court is that the shower room is huuuuuge and there are two toilets in most blocks as far as I'm aware. The rooms are very small, but the fact that you have a living room area with sofas and stuff makes up for it.
Hillhead is also great given that they have SRAs on campus that can help you and provide support to students, which is great. The porters can also help you with broken lightbulbs etc. at any point of time. The fact that in comparison to staying in e.g. Liberty living or whatever is that in Hillhead you have about 10x the amount of people than in any private halls, which is great because you're always going to run into folk you know, pres are always happening somewhere etc.
Original post by TheOrangeApple
I've also messaged their Facebook page and waiting for them to reply.
Original post by LittleCyb
Hello! Thank you for your detailed response. I was wondering whether you have found Hillhead to be chaotic/loud? I am starting at the university this fall as a mature student (20 yr/o) and I guess I go to bed pretty early and value being able to sleep more than partying. Do you think this will be more of a problem in Hillhead than in Liberty, Unite or Hunter? Or is it more of something which comes with living in halls?
Hey guys
If you have any other questions regarding student life, accommodation, etc. in Aberdeen, feel free to send me a direct message on my Instagram account @studyataberdeen . I regularly do Q&As to help prospective students with any questions they might have
I'm a Sociology undergrad so I definitely know my way around the uni and the city.
Feel free to send me a DM, I'd be more than happy to help
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Hi I was a resident in spring gardens with unite students last year for a few days before my circumstance changed and I moved home... below is my review on unite Students
Shockingly bad company , arrived in my room to find it needed cleaning myself , wish I could attach photos of the dirt that came off both my floor and the kitchen floor , completely unacceptable! Also after being in this flat for a couple days I was talking more to my flatmates to discover that although I was paying £137 a week , the rest were paying just £100 a week ! Not sure how this was fair or worked out , complained to reception who confirmed my room rate would be changed to match the rest of my flatmates ! But this was more lies , the only way the room would ever cost £100 is when a replacement tenant takes the room over , again , not sure how that’s fair despite having verbal and email confirmations of the change ... Managed to get over all this however and a week later changed university and no longer required the room , understandably in contract I still had to pay for the room , however I was assured at check out both the company and myself could look for replacement tennant , so therefore was shocked to find out that even though online it said all the rooms in my accomodation were sold out , mine wasn’t ... their reply when I called to ask if my room had been sold was simply told “no we are waiting on the name of your replacement tenant that you told us on checkout that you had” no other way to describe it than pure stalling tactics , in my mind they were trying to sell rooms that hadn’t been sold yet before they reallocated mine which wasn’t what I was told would be the case at checkout .weeks went on and I eventually found a replacement tenant , NOT unite , it took from Oct 12 - 25 to get the correct paperwork sent to the new tenant due to the dispute about weekly payments she was sent incorrect information on 3 occasions and any time I spoke to unite myself they said it was her fault as she hadn’t confirmed her guarantor (she had , this is just proof of more stalling tactics from unite) my replacement tenant moved in on the 25th and it’s now November 8th and I’m STILL waiting on an £800 refund despite an email on October 25th stating it would be in my account within 10 days ie: today(Thursday 8th) Called unite on monday 5th to check payment would arrive in my account today to find out they hadn’t even began to process the payment and money will now not be in my account till November 19th ... shocking company with sub par rooms , shocking customer service (been on hold for ridiculous amounts of time at one occasion an hour before speaking to anybody) still can’t get a straight answer from anybody will be lucky to see this money back in my account . To anyone mad enough to take out a contract with them , my only advice to you is to get EVERYTHING in writing , too many times I was lulled into a false sense of security over the phone to later find out I had been lied to and had no way to prove it , email everything !!!
Update: money was returned late November
Shockingly bad company , arrived in my room to find it needed cleaning myself , wish I could attach photos of the dirt that came off both my floor and the kitchen floor , completely unacceptable! Also after being in this flat for a couple days I was talking more to my flatmates to discover that although I was paying £137 a week , the rest were paying just £100 a week ! Not sure how this was fair or worked out , complained to reception who confirmed my room rate would be changed to match the rest of my flatmates ! But this was more lies , the only way the room would ever cost £100 is when a replacement tenant takes the room over , again , not sure how that’s fair despite having verbal and email confirmations of the change ... Managed to get over all this however and a week later changed university and no longer required the room , understandably in contract I still had to pay for the room , however I was assured at check out both the company and myself could look for replacement tennant , so therefore was shocked to find out that even though online it said all the rooms in my accomodation were sold out , mine wasn’t ... their reply when I called to ask if my room had been sold was simply told “no we are waiting on the name of your replacement tenant that you told us on checkout that you had” no other way to describe it than pure stalling tactics , in my mind they were trying to sell rooms that hadn’t been sold yet before they reallocated mine which wasn’t what I was told would be the case at checkout .weeks went on and I eventually found a replacement tenant , NOT unite , it took from Oct 12 - 25 to get the correct paperwork sent to the new tenant due to the dispute about weekly payments she was sent incorrect information on 3 occasions and any time I spoke to unite myself they said it was her fault as she hadn’t confirmed her guarantor (she had , this is just proof of more stalling tactics from unite) my replacement tenant moved in on the 25th and it’s now November 8th and I’m STILL waiting on an £800 refund despite an email on October 25th stating it would be in my account within 10 days ie: today(Thursday 8th) Called unite on monday 5th to check payment would arrive in my account today to find out they hadn’t even began to process the payment and money will now not be in my account till November 19th ... shocking company with sub par rooms , shocking customer service (been on hold for ridiculous amounts of time at one occasion an hour before speaking to anybody) still can’t get a straight answer from anybody will be lucky to see this money back in my account . To anyone mad enough to take out a contract with them , my only advice to you is to get EVERYTHING in writing , too many times I was lulled into a false sense of security over the phone to later find out I had been lied to and had no way to prove it , email everything !!!
Update: money was returned late November
Hello Elamb99,
I am really sorry to read about your experience with your accommodation provider in Aberdeen. This experience sounds very stressful on top of starting your studies! If you are also living away this can be very tough, and it has clearly had a lasting impression on you! Can you let me know by email if you received payment. I don't know what you agreed to in terms of contract, but if you are still waiting for money owed to you from last year, the time frame in the UK is normally around 30 days payment for business transactions after termination of a contract. I am not sure if the tenancy deposit scheme is relevant to your situation or not, but normally if you are renting privately this service offers you a further method of protection. An independent organisation hold your deposit, should there be a dispute, and not your landlord.
You highlight some good advice whenever you are dealing with any situation in which things are not going according to plan, but this is also good advice to follow generally in any business type situation. Repeat verbal conversations back to people in writing immediately after you have had the conversation. I would further suggest taking photographs and filming your accommodation when you arrive and when you leave for anyone renting privately to ensure that everything is evidenced.
Hopefully now your studies are going a lot smoother. and you can put this experience behind you and I hope in time you will forget tihs bad experience and have more positive experiences in life to look back on. I had a look at advice when choosing an accommodation provider just now and Which do a good guide to help people choose a provider for student accommodation. UCAS have also written a very good article to advise anyone taking a private tenancy agreement about tenancy deposit protection, fees, and your rights. There is also a very good article by Citizens Advice and I recommend reading all of them for anyone considering renting privately whilst studying.
I wish you every success with your studies and a happier year!
I am really sorry to read about your experience with your accommodation provider in Aberdeen. This experience sounds very stressful on top of starting your studies! If you are also living away this can be very tough, and it has clearly had a lasting impression on you! Can you let me know by email if you received payment. I don't know what you agreed to in terms of contract, but if you are still waiting for money owed to you from last year, the time frame in the UK is normally around 30 days payment for business transactions after termination of a contract. I am not sure if the tenancy deposit scheme is relevant to your situation or not, but normally if you are renting privately this service offers you a further method of protection. An independent organisation hold your deposit, should there be a dispute, and not your landlord.
You highlight some good advice whenever you are dealing with any situation in which things are not going according to plan, but this is also good advice to follow generally in any business type situation. Repeat verbal conversations back to people in writing immediately after you have had the conversation. I would further suggest taking photographs and filming your accommodation when you arrive and when you leave for anyone renting privately to ensure that everything is evidenced.
Hopefully now your studies are going a lot smoother. and you can put this experience behind you and I hope in time you will forget tihs bad experience and have more positive experiences in life to look back on. I had a look at advice when choosing an accommodation provider just now and Which do a good guide to help people choose a provider for student accommodation. UCAS have also written a very good article to advise anyone taking a private tenancy agreement about tenancy deposit protection, fees, and your rights. There is also a very good article by Citizens Advice and I recommend reading all of them for anyone considering renting privately whilst studying.
I wish you every success with your studies and a happier year!
Original post by Elamb99
Hi I was a resident in spring gardens with unite students last year for a few days before my circumstance changed and I moved home... below is my review on unite Students
Shockingly bad company , arrived in my room to find it needed cleaning myself , wish I could attach photos of the dirt that came off both my floor and the kitchen floor , completely unacceptable! Also after being in this flat for a couple days I was talking more to my flatmates to discover that although I was paying £137 a week , the rest were paying just £100 a week ! Not sure how this was fair or worked out , complained to reception who confirmed my room rate would be changed to match the rest of my flatmates ! But this was more lies , the only way the room would ever cost £100 is when a replacement tenant takes the room over , again , not sure how that’s fair despite having verbal and email confirmations of the change ... Managed to get over all this however and a week later changed university and no longer required the room , understandably in contract I still had to pay for the room , however I was assured at check out both the company and myself could look for replacement tennant , so therefore was shocked to find out that even though online it said all the rooms in my accomodation were sold out , mine wasn’t ... their reply when I called to ask if my room had been sold was simply told “no we are waiting on the name of your replacement tenant that you told us on checkout that you had” no other way to describe it than pure stalling tactics , in my mind they were trying to sell rooms that hadn’t been sold yet before they reallocated mine which wasn’t what I was told would be the case at checkout .weeks went on and I eventually found a replacement tenant , NOT unite , it took from Oct 12 - 25 to get the correct paperwork sent to the new tenant due to the dispute about weekly payments she was sent incorrect information on 3 occasions and any time I spoke to unite myself they said it was her fault as she hadn’t confirmed her guarantor (she had , this is just proof of more stalling tactics from unite) my replacement tenant moved in on the 25th and it’s now November 8th and I’m STILL waiting on an £800 refund despite an email on October 25th stating it would be in my account within 10 days ie: today(Thursday 8th) Called unite on monday 5th to check payment would arrive in my account today to find out they hadn’t even began to process the payment and money will now not be in my account till November 19th ... shocking company with sub par rooms , shocking customer service (been on hold for ridiculous amounts of time at one occasion an hour before speaking to anybody) still can’t get a straight answer from anybody will be lucky to see this money back in my account . To anyone mad enough to take out a contract with them , my only advice to you is to get EVERYTHING in writing , too many times I was lulled into a false sense of security over the phone to later find out I had been lied to and had no way to prove it , email everything !!!
Update: money was returned late November
Shockingly bad company , arrived in my room to find it needed cleaning myself , wish I could attach photos of the dirt that came off both my floor and the kitchen floor , completely unacceptable! Also after being in this flat for a couple days I was talking more to my flatmates to discover that although I was paying £137 a week , the rest were paying just £100 a week ! Not sure how this was fair or worked out , complained to reception who confirmed my room rate would be changed to match the rest of my flatmates ! But this was more lies , the only way the room would ever cost £100 is when a replacement tenant takes the room over , again , not sure how that’s fair despite having verbal and email confirmations of the change ... Managed to get over all this however and a week later changed university and no longer required the room , understandably in contract I still had to pay for the room , however I was assured at check out both the company and myself could look for replacement tennant , so therefore was shocked to find out that even though online it said all the rooms in my accomodation were sold out , mine wasn’t ... their reply when I called to ask if my room had been sold was simply told “no we are waiting on the name of your replacement tenant that you told us on checkout that you had” no other way to describe it than pure stalling tactics , in my mind they were trying to sell rooms that hadn’t been sold yet before they reallocated mine which wasn’t what I was told would be the case at checkout .weeks went on and I eventually found a replacement tenant , NOT unite , it took from Oct 12 - 25 to get the correct paperwork sent to the new tenant due to the dispute about weekly payments she was sent incorrect information on 3 occasions and any time I spoke to unite myself they said it was her fault as she hadn’t confirmed her guarantor (she had , this is just proof of more stalling tactics from unite) my replacement tenant moved in on the 25th and it’s now November 8th and I’m STILL waiting on an £800 refund despite an email on October 25th stating it would be in my account within 10 days ie: today(Thursday 8th) Called unite on monday 5th to check payment would arrive in my account today to find out they hadn’t even began to process the payment and money will now not be in my account till November 19th ... shocking company with sub par rooms , shocking customer service (been on hold for ridiculous amounts of time at one occasion an hour before speaking to anybody) still can’t get a straight answer from anybody will be lucky to see this money back in my account . To anyone mad enough to take out a contract with them , my only advice to you is to get EVERYTHING in writing , too many times I was lulled into a false sense of security over the phone to later find out I had been lied to and had no way to prove it , email everything !!!
Update: money was returned late November
Original post by Oddrill
Hey dunno what you’re saying 😅 But I’m in Keith house. Can anyone tell me bout the place? Heard it’s quite quiet.... can I still make friends and have fun there
Hello Oddrill,
I had a look at the website to find out about Keith House. It does say on there that it is quiet. I know a lot of students go to Hillhead events from other accommodation to enjoy the events they put on each week. AUSA have a lively range of events and societies . I am sure you will find lots to do and plenty of friends if you join a few clubs and societies. There is also a Facebook group to join before you arrive, so potentially you might make friends before you arrive to then meet up with.
Enjoy your studies and social life!
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