Best Halls of Residence? (The Big Accommodation Choices Thread Mark II)

Original post by kate24

I hope all ashburne residents dont share such 'aversions'...

I'm not Ashburne, so you don't have to worry about me not wanting to get wrecked every night and throwing up everywhere :h:

People at uni find others to fit their group - If you like drinking it's there for you, if you don't then that's also a valid option for people.

The people that get this piss taken out of them and are disliked by most are the ones who judge others as being "abnormal" just because they don't like something :wink:

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kate24

Original post by neillya1

I'm not Ashburne, so you don't have to worry about me not wanting to get wrecked every night and throwing up everywhere :h:

People at uni find others to fit their group - If you like drinking it's there for you, if you don't then that's also a valid option for people.

The people that get this piss taken out of them and are disliked by most are the ones who judge others as being "abnormal" just because they don't like something :wink:

Aha mannn, I'm not judging you as abnormal at all, I just want to be sure that I'll know people who wish to go out and such like! Jeez.

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Original post by jjo92

I picked it cos it was catered XD I can't cook at all.

OK, the distance doesn't sound too bad. :| How far away are the bus stops from the Hall? How safe do you think a bicycle would be at night?

This is really helpful stuff, thanks! :biggrin:

Haha you need to learn to cook for 2nd year though!! :tongue:

Apparently the food is nice there, though I've never tried it myself :tongue:

The rooms looked big and spacious though, and the gardens are lovely!

The bus stop is literally seconds away. Over the front gardens down the path and it's the opposite side of the road. Talking a maximum 2 minute walk once you leave the hall :tongue:

A bike would probably be alright. It's a busy road though, that'd be my only concern I guess. It's just one straight road from the hall to the uni campus, pretty flat too so an easy cycle :smile:

Seeing as I'm bored just now, here's a little map for you :tongue:

http://www.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=53.446093,-2.216912&daddr=Oxford+Rd%2FB5117&hl=en&geocode=Fc2FLwMdMCze_w%3BFRHaLwMd5uXd_w&mra=ltm&sll=53.456835,-2.226435&sspn=0.040425,0.130548&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=14

Point A is Ashburne Hall, and B is the start of the uni campus. As you can see, just one long road :smile:

1.7 miles (although the amount of bus stops means the bus takes ~10 mins).

You can see the bus stops on there too just next to the hall :smile:

If you use streetview it'll give you an idea of what the road is like for cycling etc.

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Original post by kate24

Aha mannn, I'm not judging you as abnormal at all, I just want to be sure that I'll know people who wish to go out and such like! Jeez.

Tbh, if you wanted to go out every single night of the week, Manchester is the city to do it in :tongue:

You'll find people like that, I wouldn't worry.

I like going out myself (although I prefer the pub to a club, I still enjoy clubbing though), I just don't like drinking games :tongue:

They make me so ill :sad:

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kate24

Original post by neillya1

Tbh, if you wanted to go out every single night of the week, Manchester is the city to do it in :tongue:

You'll find people like that, I wouldn't worry.

I like going out myself (although I prefer the pub to a club, I still enjoy clubbing though), I just don't like drinking games :tongue:

They make me so ill :sad:

Aha not every night, but there is no wayy I'm not exploiting the wonders of nightlife that Manc offers. Drinking games can be very harmful indeed, I guess they don't suit some!

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Original post by neillya1

Haha you need to learn to cook for 2nd year though!! :tongue:

Apparently the food is nice there, though I've never tried it myself :tongue:

The rooms looked big and spacious though, and the gardens are lovely!

The bus stop is literally seconds away. Over the front gardens down the path and it's the opposite side of the road. Talking a maximum 2 minute walk once you leave the hall :tongue:

A bike would probably be alright. It's a busy road though, that'd be my only concern I guess. It's just one straight road from the hall to the uni campus, pretty flat too so an easy cycle :smile:

Seeing as I'm bored just now, here's a little map for you :tongue:

http://www.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=53.446093,-2.216912&daddr=Oxford+Rd%2FB5117&hl=en&geocode=Fc2FLwMdMCze_w%3BFRHaLwMd5uXd_w&mra=ltm&sll=53.456835,-2.226435&sspn=0.040425,0.130548&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=14

Point A is Ashburne Hall, and B is the start of the uni campus. As you can see, just one long road :smile:

1.7 miles (although the amount of bus stops means the bus takes ~10 mins).

You can see the bus stops on there too just next to the hall :smile:

If you use streetview it'll give you an idea of what the road is like for cycling etc.

Thank you!!! :jumphug:

Oh and erm...I'm pretty sure international students are guaranteed housing for all 3 years, so cooking won't really be a problem for me :tongue:

(er, yeah, I'm an intl student heh).

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Original post by kate24

Aha not every night, but there is no wayy I'm not exploiting the wonders of nightlife that Manc offers. Drinking games can be very harmful indeed, I guess they don't suit some!

The nightlife in Manchester is orgasmic :sogood:

Original post by jjo92

Thank you!!! :jumphug:

Oh and erm...I'm pretty sure international students are guaranteed housing for all 3 years, so cooking won't really be a problem for me :tongue:

(er, yeah, I'm an intl student heh).

Ahh I see! Lucky :tongue:

Still, you'll have to learn to cook one day! :tongue:

Where are you from? :smile:

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Original post by neillya1

Ahh I see! Lucky :tongue:

Still, you'll have to learn to cook one day! :tongue:

Where are you from? :smile:

ikr?!

meh, I'll survive. I mean, worst comes to worst, there's always bread and jam, or canned tuna XD

I'm from Singapore :smile:

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llama-beans

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Original post by franicle33

i got dalton ellis... anyone here going to be there?

Unlucky...
I couldn't wait to leave.

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Original post by jjo92

meh, I'll survive. I mean, worst comes to worst, there's always bread and jam, or canned tuna XD

I'm from Singapore :smile:

Haha true! :tongue:

Singapore, oh wow! :biggrin:

That's quite a distance to travel to uni :tongue:

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Original post by llama-beans

Unlucky...
I couldn't wait to leave.

What's wrong with that place? I had wanted to apply there for summer (in the case I had to stay back for summer).

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Original post by neillya1

Haha true! :tongue:

Singapore, oh wow! :biggrin:

That's quite a distance to travel to uni :tongue:

Lol, yeah, it is quite a distance, but I've always wanted to stay in England, so, yeah.. :smile:

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jwellington13

hi, anyone know what weston hall is like?

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the_neg_master_

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what are your thoughts of Burkhardt House when u went to the open days? ne 1? Thanks

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the_neg_master_

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Fridge questions... how many fridges are there per block? And have you have problems keeping your food (what I mean is that no one stealing your foods)?

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