1) How did you deal with the holidays? I know you have to vacate your room but did you take everything home or can you store stuff in the hall? I'm currently thinking about how to transport my stuff as I need to buy some suitcases/bags.
2) Is there a local library you can join? Obviously the uni library will have all the academic books but I'd like to borrow fiction too.
3) Do I need to bring things like a lamp, dustbin etc?
4) Do I need to bring my own iron or is there one in the laundry room?
5) Also I'd be really grateful for pictures, because I'm starting to think about buying stuff for my room and pictures would help me with that.
1) How did you deal with the holidays? I know you have to vacate your room but did you take everything home or can you store stuff in the hall? I'm currently thinking about how to transport my stuff as I need to buy some suitcases/bags.
2) Is there a local library you can join? Obviously the uni library will have all the academic books but I'd like to borrow fiction too.
3) Do I need to bring things like a lamp, dustbin etc?
4) Do I need to bring my own iron or is there one in the laundry room?
5) Also I'd be really grateful for pictures, because I'm starting to think about buying stuff for my room and pictures would help me with that.
Thanks guys xx
Heya Rachel
1) How did you deal with the holidays? I know you have to vacate your room but did you take everything home or can you store stuff in the hall? I'm currently thinking about how to transport my stuff as I need to buy some suitcases/bags.
You have to completely empty your room over the holidays, unless you pay to keep it. They have some storage space, but generally that's only for international students who physically don't have any other way to transport that much stuff home. Having a couple of suitcases/bags and various cardboard boxes is the best way to move stuff to and from uni.
2) Is there a local library you can join? Obviously the uni library will have all the academic books but I'd like to borrow fiction too.
Ermmm, good question. I presume there must be, I've never really looked into it. I guess it depends what kind of stuff you want to read, but Hallward Library has quite a lot of ficiton anyway - although it might be more classic literature. They may have other things as well though... If you could provide me with an example of a book then I could have a look online to see whether they have it.
3) Do I need to bring things like a lamp, dustbin etc?
There will be a bin provided for you in your room, and there should be a desk lamp on your desk as well. I bring a separate lamp anyway to put on my makeshift bedside table (a box) because my desk is a bit far away from the bed.
4) Do I need to bring my own iron or is there one in the laundry room?
There's an iron in the laundry room, and also one in the little kitchens dotted around the hall. They're not that great though, and I know one person who brought their own. I think a lot of people don't really bother with the ironing to be honest though.
I'll have a look at whether I have any pictures... I don't think I really took any of my room though. I'll see what I can find. The ones that Chris uploaded showed the room quite well I thought, if you could maybe put some back up Chris? Sarah may have some as well
Oh, also with regard to the iron, bear in mind the limit on the capacity of electrical appliances in your room. If you do bring an iron, it'll probably have to be a travel iron to comply with the hall's regulations.... From a more practical stance I guess it would also be a bit easier to transport as well
Oh, also with regard to the iron, bear in mind the limit on the capacity of electrical appliances in your room. If you do bring an iron, it'll probably have to be a travel iron to comply with the hall's regulations.... From a more practical stance I guess it would also be a bit easier to transport as well
Thanks for the reply Tom
And yeah, I knew it'd have to be a travel iron but I probably won't buy one now that I know there's one there. I probably won't use it too much anyway
Thought of another question, Are there restrictions on what you can choose for the extra module you do outside the dept/school?
The irons there can be a little tempermental... And remember to check that it is in fact water in the iron, drunk students do odd things... If the one in the kitchen nearest to you doesn't work then try another, my personal favourite was in the wing nearest the lake, first floor right at the end!
As far as photo's for my room go I'll upload them again for a while so people can see!
Tried to capture all four corners of my room! I had the old furniture though so it may have been updated!
1) How did you deal with the holidays? I know you have to vacate your room but did you take everything home or can you store stuff in the hall? I'm currently thinking about how to transport my stuff as I need to buy some suitcases/bags.
2) Is there a local library you can join? Obviously the uni library will have all the academic books but I'd like to borrow fiction too.
Hi Rachel Moving everything out of your room every holiday can be a pain, so we ended up paying to keep one room among our group of friends and everyone who wanted to keep stuff in Florence Boot contributed towards the payment. As I have to fly to get home, it's likely that I'll pay to keep my room this year, and as it's a bit bigger than the average single study, I have plenty of space!
If anyone would like to see what the refurbished rooms look like, here are some photos of my room. Like I said, it's classed as a single study but is slightly larger because it's underneath a tutor flat, but other than that it's pretty much identical to the other refurbished rooms.
The irons there can be a little tempermental... And remember to check that it is in fact water in the iron, drunk students do odd things... If the one in the kitchen nearest to you doesn't work then try another, my personal favourite was in the wing nearest the lake, first floor right at the end!
As far as photo's for my room go I'll upload them again for a while so people can see!
Tried to capture all four corners of my room! I had the old furniture though so it may have been updated!
I always hated those curtains...
Hey What sort of room type did you have, as in a single study, large single study etc?
Thought of another question, Are there restrictions on what you can choose for the extra module you do outside the dept/school?
Haha, very true about the iron :P I generally find if you put your clothes in the dryer for long enough and take them out of the machine whilst they're still hot, so within about 10 minutes of it finishing its cycle, it pretty much gets rid of all the creases anyway. Mundane fact of the day! (Y)
Ermmmm, I don't think so... basically so long as it doesn't clash with anything else in your timetable, more or less. There will probably be a few modules you can't take, but generally speaking they should be fine. I'm only speaking from second hand experience though. As I'm Joint Honours I wasn't able to choose any extra, but I don't think anyone had too many difficulties from what I remember.
Haha, very true about the iron :P I generally find if you put your clothes in the dryer for long enough and take them out of the machine whilst they're still hot, so within about 10 minutes of it finishing its cycle, it pretty much gets rid of all the creases anyway. Mundane fact of the day! (Y)
Ermmmm, I don't think so... basically so long as it doesn't clash with anything else in your timetable, more or less. There will probably be a few modules you can't take, but generally speaking they should be fine. I'm only speaking from second hand experience though. As I'm Joint Honours I wasn't able to choose any extra, but I don't think anyone had too many difficulties from what I remember.
Thanks
Also is a clothes horse provided or do I need to buy one?
Also is a clothes horse provided or do I need to buy one?
There is a clothes horse in the laundry room that was looking rather sorry for itself by the time we left, so I'd recommend bringing your own/buying one from Wilkinson's once you've moved in. It also reduces the chance of losing socks and things in the laundry room itself
There is a clothes horse in the laundry room that was looking rather sorry for itself by the time we left, so I'd recommend bringing your own/buying one from Wilkinson's once you've moved in. It also reduces the chance of losing socks and things in the laundry room itself
The number of clothes left in the laundry room over the year! Seriously, some of them were there for weeks! Surely people must realise that some of their clothes are missing?