Oxford Brookes

Lots of universities have crappy halls. The Westminster campus you are referring to has been around for many years and isn't exactly in the nicest part of Oxford. The university also has (practically) brand new halls situated at the main site. It's a real jumble. Unfortunately, new accommodation costs tens of millions of pounds (per part of campus), which some universities can't afford. I lived in crappy halls at Brookes (which were subsequently sold off and the cash injected into new build halls). The crappy halls didn't detract from the great time I had in them. In fact, all of us who lived in them have fond memories and look back with positive ridicule.

Edit: I lived beside the main campus and had friends/girlfriend that were training teachers but lived in halls with me and commuted. Could you do the same?

Whats there to be stuck up about? Its just oxford brookes, not oxford

no offence of course : )

It is just Brookes, are you mistaking it for Oxford University.

i heard that brookes has the highest proportion of privately educated students in the country. and there is an awfully large rah society. jack wills and abercrombie is the uniform for chenayyyy darlings

But once you get past all the rah and private school types, are the majority of students down-to-earth and friendly?
I dont want to be stuck in a hall with these types of people, ive been stuck at a school with half the students being like this haha

Hello there, you appear to knowquite a lot about Brookes and the different campuses. I'm currently doing Real Estate Management at the main gypsy lane campus, where i have all my lectures. I have a friend coming over to stay next week as she has an interview at Harcourt Hill for primary teaching.

Just reading through your posts in this thread.. is it true that she would be looking at accomodation in the westminster campus. or is it normal to live in one of the main campus halls?? clive booth, warneford for example. (im in Cotuit but that's being knocked down next year)

thanks

I couldn't tell you the living patterns of those currently at Brookes, but in my day it was very common for halls to have a radical mix of students (nurses, engineers, teachers, arts students, biologists etc all under one roof). I was at Brookes when the university took over "Westminster College". Prior to the take over, the trainee teachers used to be based at the Wheately campus. However, there wasn't enough accommodation at Wheately for students studying at the campus, so many were spread across Oxford in different halls (if that makes sense... ?). I suspect that it is much more common today for trainee teachers to be based at Harcourt Hill (training teachers have more lectures than a lot of other subjects and so have to be on campus. Living on campus makes it easier during free periods etc) . However, if it's anything like my current university (Exeter) then students can apply to live at any halls.

Hope that helps.

Oh for sure, the rah population in Cheney is immense lol. I've met some diamonds at Brookes. Can't wait to get back tbh. Oh I'm doing Real Estate Management. I know quite a few people who are doing just English

quote me next time btw mate, so I know you're talking to me

Are you in Cheney halls?! lol

ha, why do you ask? No actually, I'm not. I'm in Cotuit, which ironically is the most expensive hall at Brookes I believe, but that's irrelavant but amuses me somewhat when Cheney prats like to say how expensive it is for them etc.

Wow, never saw Cotuit before. It looks like a frat house.

Whats it like?

Oh no I have Oxford Brookes as one of my choices

Is it true its got quite a lot of stuck up people? Ive heard so many different people saying its cliquy and lots of stuck up people, but then ive heard other people saying its very diverse and lots of different personalities I dont know what to believe

What course are you doing?

well it's catered for a start. I would say the food is just above reasonable. The rooms are massive. They have a sink but no en suite. VERY good atmosphere, because it's such a small hall everyone knows each other so that' pretty cool. There's a games room with a tv, freeview box and pool table. It's a 10 min walk from the main campus. I personally love it. But unfortunately we're the last year to enjoy it as the building's behind the main one which you've just said looks rather nice (known as old house) are going to be knocked down. And the hall will cease to exist as of next year. What course you looking at doing btw mate?

edit: just seen your sig lol, so dw!

Haha I've probably met you, I used to hang out with a lot of the Cotuit crew :P

well it's catered for a start. I would say the food is just above reasonable. The rooms are massive. They have a sink but no en suite. VERY good atmosphere, because it's such a small hall everyone knows each other so that' pretty cool. There's a games room with a tv, freeview box and pool table. It's a 10 min walk from the main campus. I personally love it. But unfortunately we're the last year to enjoy it as the building's behind the main one which you've just said looks rather nice (known as old house) are going to be knocked down. And the hall will cease to exist as of next year. What course you looking at doing btw mate?

edit: just seen your sig lol, so dw!

Hey, random and nothing to do with this thread, but im starting brookes this year, but on year 2 of the real estate management course!! How did you find year 1 on it? I guess i'll meet all you year 2 people on the induction in freshers week!

hah S'alrite man. My apologies for getting back to you so late.. I'm never on here these days.

I found year 1 to be absolutely banging! The hardest points for me personally were law and valuation. I found my economics module alright and barely went to any lectures because i did it at a-level and am pretty comfortable with it, but i do know that people that hadn't previously studied it found it quite tough-going. real estaters at brookes have terrific banter, and seem to out most nights regardless of 9am lectures lol. and pretty hardcore bunch, that work and play hard!!

Umm i can't imagine you would meet many 2nd years in freshers, seeing as we're already part of the course and that. well have fun dude.