Opinions on Bristol University

mizzsnazzter

my friends all say its old dirty and hilly!

There are hills; I'll give your friends that.

Other than that, it's amazing! I mean, it really has a fantastically vibrant student atmosphere. What do you look for in a uni?

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OP

Ongels

There are hills; I'll give your friends that.

Other than that, it's amazing! I mean, it really has a fantastically vibrant student atmosphere. What do you look for in a uni?

Well id want the accomodation to be not far from the centre, id like it to be a really pretty and well kept area and not roungh like nottingham.. im not too sure really!
are there many clubs? good sports clubs/societies? nice people? etc.. i dont know.. seeing as you go there.. fill me in a bit! x

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snorty_swirl

11

I love it... i just loved the entire feel of the city (went with parents, not open day thou).. i knew i would though before i had even been there. The student atmosphere was great, people seemed open and friendly, the city is beautiful and then there is a bunch of personal reasons that make me love it more. I have applied for bristol for three courses, and if i dont get it this year i was thinking of a gap year anyway :smile:

i have my heart set on it (well ever since i realised Cambridge wasnt gonna happen in a million years)

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prospectivEEconomist

16

mizzsnazzter

Well id want the accomodation to be not far from the centre, id like it to be a really pretty and well kept area and not roungh like nottingham.. im not too sure really!
are there many clubs? good sports clubs/societies? nice people? etc.. i dont know.. seeing as you go there.. fill me in a bit! x

erm ok..the area the university is in and central nottingham is not rough at all.

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UPsilamba

12

Old isn't a bad thing - it means that it has a strong beginning and a reason for survival. Would you discredit Oxford because it's old?
Hills...well yes, but are you going to choose a university based on whether the surrounding location is hilly or flat?
Dirty? It seems like a really clean city to me! (But I'm from London, so *shrugs*). There are lots of pretty bits :smile:

I love the houses that the Arts and Humanities departments are housed in.

All in all I think it's a fantastic city and uni and the three things you mentioned shouldn't be reasons for picking a place of education.
There is a lot of student accommodation near to the centre, and other lodgings further out.
It's not 'rough' at all. Rather there is a vibrant student community and the uni precinct is very young and hip.
There are a fair few clubs. Lots and lots of clubs and societies. I couldn't say if the people are any nicer or nastier than elsewhere, but my experience has been positive.

Maybe the best thing for you to do is look at the course and department first, decide if you like them, then come and visit on an open day and get a real feel for the place!

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Ongels

mizzsnazzter

Well id want the accomodation to be not far from the centre, id like it to be a really pretty and well kept area and not roungh like nottingham.. im not too sure really!
are there many clubs? good sports clubs/societies? nice people? etc.. i dont know.. seeing as you go there.. fill me in a bit! x

Sounds like you would want to be looking at the Clifton halls if you applied. There are halls a lot further out (where I live! But it's not bad when you're used to it), but you could apply to Clifton ones, or maybe student houses (some of which, contrary to their name, are almost hall-like in capacity). Clifton is pretty and close to the uni, and has both catered and self-catered accommodation.

There are many clubs (both in sense of societies and nightlife...not sure which one you meant!). I'm not sure on the sports clubs, being rather unsporty, but I know that the societies that I am part of are great, and there is a huge range! As with anywhere, there are nice people and less nice people, but everybody fits in somewhere. I personally have made good friends in halls, on my course, and in the 2 societies that I mainly participate in, as well as starting a relationship - and I would consider myself to be not that outgoing.

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Ongels

Sounds like you would want to be looking at the Clifton halls if you applied. There are halls a lot further out (where I live! But it's not bad when you're used to it), but you could apply to Clifton ones, or maybe student houses (some of which, contrary to their name, are almost hall-like in capacity). Clifton is pretty and close to the uni, and has both catered and self-catered accommodation.

There are many clubs (both in sense of societies and nightlife...not sure which one you meant!). I'm not sure on the sports clubs, being rather unsporty, but I know that the societies that I am part of are great, and there is a huge range! As with anywhere, there are nice people and less nice people, but everybody fits in somewhere. I personally have made good friends in halls, on my course, and in the 2 societies that I mainly participate in, as well as starting a relationship - and I would consider myself to be not that outgoing.

awwh thank you so much for filling me in with lots of things!
yeah i looked at clifton but i thought it looked really ugly! :colondollar:

i think it was willis hall and woodland court which i liked the look of... what do you think of those ones? and also student houses.. ?

Reply 11

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UPsilamba

Maybe the best thing for you to do is look at the course and department first, decide if you like them, then come and visit on an open day and get a real feel for the place!

Well the course and department looks absolutely amazing and i love it, i just hope the university and city and all are the same! but i hope to go to the post application day :smile:

x

Reply 12

Thresher

It's great. 'Nuff said.

Reply 13

talespirit

15

mizzsnazzter

awwh thank you so much for filling me in with lots of things!
yeah i looked at clifton but i thought it looked really ugly! :colondollar:

i think it was willis hall and woodland court which i liked the look of... what do you think of those ones? and also student houses.. ?

I have no idea where you got the ugly clifton halls from :s-smilie:

Goldney's georgous, CHH is too if you look at it from the right side, it also has a beautiful garden, Manor just has many parts to it but it's what i'd call ugly.

Wills Hall is beautiful and has a very Oxford feel (the guy who built it did it for his son who got rejected from oxford), but it's very far away and you will be the target of the halls around you who seem to hate you for no apparent reason :s-smilie:

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MrGumby

10

I've been there a few times and it look awesome :yep:

probs going to be my first choice :biggrin:

Reply 15

Rui

10

mizzsnazzter

yeah i looked at clifton but i thought it looked really ugly! :colondollar:

Are you f***ing serious?

Reply 16

~Adel~

mizzsnazzter

awwh thank you so much for filling me in with lots of things!
yeah i looked at clifton but i thought it looked really ugly! :colondollar:

i think it was willis hall and woodland court which i liked the look of... what do you think of those ones? and also student houses.. ?

Woodland court is amazing! I've got loads of friends staying there and I totally regret not choosing it last time! It's a very new buildings, very clean inside and a fairly large student community. But still, I'm happy to be in my current Hall, which is in Clifton. One plus point of staying in Woodland Court, you get to skip the whole stretch of slope to Uni, whereas we Clifton'ers have to climb that horrible slope every single day in order to reach Uni, it's nothing for people who are physically fit but I do not fancy that. Some of my friends love it though.

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Muse

13

I love Bristol. Have studied at both Imperial College and Bristol (at the moment) and Bristol is by far the best place to be a student. Excellent atmosphere, traditional Russell group uni, well-run and lots of opportunities. Also cheaper than London!

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OP

~Adel~

Woodland court is amazing! I've got loads of friends staying there and I totally regret not choosing it last time! It's a very new buildings, very clean inside and a fairly large student community. But still, I'm happy to be in my current Hall, which is in Clifton. One plus point of staying in Woodland Court, you get to skip the whole stretch of slope to Uni, whereas we Clifton'ers have to climb that horrible slope every single day in order to reach Uni, it's nothing for people who are physically fit but I do not fancy that. Some of my friends love it though.

yeah but woodland doesnt have a common room... do you think thats important.. how often do you use yours?x

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Ongels