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Would you say Richmond is quite a social place?


Its between Richmond and Goldney for my first choice

Dunno

Think Ive got a decent chance of getting into goldney cause i can plonk loads of stuff on my statement thats quite good in terms of getting into halls "SU president, NYT, Peer Mentor, Lived in halls already, wants to get involved etc" plus I have like a mild disability so they may give me some credit and priority as it'd be tough for me tolive in SB

but im not sure whether goldneyis just a whim for me - and whether richmond would be more practical as a drama student ill be socialising with my course mostly anyways and ill be doing tons of hours per week so its not like ill be hanging round halls bored.

hmmm

and richmond has a garden too....i know goldney has grounds too... its just i got put off winkworth by the fact it doesnt seem like the nicest place in terms of places to chill - although its a short walk from the college green....is anyone in Richmond? fancy giving a mini review?

xx

Sorry, there is no personal statement this year apparently.
Also... most people good enough to get into Bristol will be peer menors etc...

Have you visited both halls to see which you like best?
Also, I don;t know how Richmond is structured, but Goldney live in groups of small "flats", so this might be a social problem if you find it difficult to meet people who you don't live near to. :s

I would read through this thread, there is bound to be something about richmond here already.

I didn't realise there wouldn't be a statement? Surely that's going to make placing people quite difficult. Ah well...

Been thinking about it and I think I'm putting Richmond first anyhoo...I value my independence and I also love the idea of being opposite the SU - it kind of makes up for not having an in-house bar.

Ok, so, bit of help if anyone has a moment? My criteria are:

- Self catering
- Would very much appriciate my own room
- Not bothered about ensuite
- Would like piano access
- Don't mind a walk
- I think I would prefer flat arrangement above corridors.

Any tips anyone?

durdham. Though it is very quiet.

I'm in Ricnmond. It's arranged in flats of ~6 people, with 2 flats on each floor. There are 3 seperate buildings, one has the common room and another has the laundry bit.
As of now, nobody is actually allowed in the garden..... We got told on the first day that it belongs to all the other houses in the terrace, but we're not allowed to go in it. So you can hang around the small car park in front of it with all the bins lol. Although it does give a nice view in the summer.

Thanks for that it helps a lot

Would you say Richmond sociable? Is it useful being opposite the SU? Would you change if you could?

hehe sorry im miss questions...jut cant find much on it.

xx

From what I gather the SU is hardly used to social stuff.....amirite?

It is, particularly by people who live near it, but it's just not used as much as other (usually campus) unis' unions.

Is Durdham really as quiet as everybody says? Or is it just relatively quiet, in comparison to the other halls? (I've never been there so I don't know at all)

TBH I only went to the union twice during freshers week and first meetings of the societies I joined..... Then again, i'm not that much of a social person anyway and all my friends live in stoke bishop so wouldn't come down to the SU anyway

Richmond is quite social, everyone knows eachother etc which is nice. There's also been a few parties and organised events.
I wouldn't change.... The whole place is clean and new and just plain nice lol. It's close to the uni and you can easily walk to the city centre, so it's a great location cos you can pretty much get to anywhere easily.