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Reply 900

stepheh

I got my thing today.
Bristol = cheap.. 2nd class stamp.. well I never :P

Well, I'm def putting UH as first choice. Then probably HB as second choice, as its not a bad price considering.

anyone doing shared accommodation?
it must be so weird..

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Reply 901

christhomas

Stepheh...mine had a first class stamp.
Looks like someone's already picked out their favourites :biggrin:

Or you know...someone just lives in Germany so obviously can't get a second class stamp :rolleyes:

Reply 902

mine was franked actually. /pedant

Reply 903

abood

just wondering...
is there a pest problem in any of the halls? cockroaches, rats, ants, fleas, those things that crawl up your urethra when you're taking a leak in a river...
a cockroach just fell on my face while I was sleeping. I am totally disgusted and had around 10 showers so far. this cannot happen again.

Reply 904

Rui

aboodz

just wondering...
is there a pest problem in any of the halls?

Yeah, there's lots of rahs at Churchill.

Reply 905

emydawn

Rui

Yeah, there's lots of rahs at Churchill.

haha geniiiiiius :wink:

Reply 906

IguessIwin

Rui

Yeah, there's lots of rahs at Churchill.

lol now thats brightened up my day...almost as well as the sun

Reply 907

abood

do international students receive accommodation packs too?
the wording of the bristol letter is disconcertingly ambiguous. just says I can download it from http://www.bris.ac.uk/accom/osacinfo
but from what I understand, you need to send in passport photos etc. and there's no mention of that on this website :s-smilie:

Reply 908

Mama Lazarou

kasias

Not sure what'll I'll put for my second choice. Maybe Northwell House. Hillside/Woodside looks reeeally nice, it had a garden and is cheaper than UH while having sinks. Only problem it's only 29 people, which would be fine if it wasn't accoss the suspension bridge, is that too secluded? And why is it so cheap? :s-smilie:

I'm so glad someone else is considering Hillside/Woodside. I haven't seen anyone else mention it. I have the same reservations as you regarding it seeming so secluded though.

Is there anyone on TSR who lives/has lived there who could tell me what it's like?

Reply 909

clairebee

I got my accomodation pack through yeyey!! does anyone have any advice on teh most sociable catered hall?? i was going to apply to chruchill and badock but now i'm thinking wills- HELP the most important criteria is the social life!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reply 910

Cliché

clairebee

Based on hearsay, Wills and HB are the two most sociable catered halls. I am applying to those.

Reply 911

clairebee

Thats cool i keep reading so much different stuff about the accomodation i think it is all just opinion!! Anyone have the Wills or Churchill decision?????

Reply 912

Ronove

I think most people here would say Wills over Churchill. And that Churchill's full of rahs etc.

Where in the North West are you? :smile:

Reply 913

Truman

I got my accomodation pack yesterday....i really want to be self catered and want to be in halls aswell rather than a student house.

I was gonna put Goldney Hall first ( oversubscribed) and University Hall second ( Undersubscribed). Im aware of the location of University hall and although a half hour walk to uni isnt ideal id manage and itd keep me healthy.

My only other self catered halls option was Manor Hall/Sinclair House but the idea of single sex halls didnt really appeal to me.

Can anbody offer any advice on my decisions? Do they seem logical considering my preferences?

Also i was wondering if excluding location, there is a big difference in quality of accomodation between goldney hall and university hall? (eg. rooms, building, facilities)? Because the price difference is almost £1000 a year and that seems like a lot?

Any help would be great......thanks.

Reply 914

Rui

Goldney and UH are complete opposite ends of the spectrum. Goldney is very, very nice, whereas UH (in terms of the actual accomm) is the worst out of all the halls, I'd say.

Reply 915

stepheh

Chuffed that i'm going there then :smile:

But apparantly lots of the flats in UH have been getting all new furniture.

Reply 916

Truman

Rui

Goldney and UH are complete opposite ends of the spectrum. Goldney is very, very nice, whereas UH (in terms of the actual accomm) is the worst out of all the halls, I'd say.

Ohh okay thanks for your reply......whats bad about UH accomodation? It sounds pretty bad now......worse accomodation and not a great location either....oh dear.

Any views on Manor Hall/Sinclair house? How does it having single sex floors effect the quality of your social life there?

I just wanna make my choices and send this form off so i can concentrate on revision and actually getting into Bristol!

Cheers

Reply 917

stepheh

It's just bad because it's so cheap.
and there aren't sinks in the rooms.

They just spent less money building and furnishing it.

Reply 918

Rui

Well I'd say the opposite - it's cheap because it's so bad...

It's not just about furnishing it, the rooms are tiny, especially the Kitchens. A good comparison would be a picture of a Goldney kitchen and a UH kitchen....the Goldney ones must be about four times bigger!