Manchester Accommodation FAQ + Accommodation Choices Thread Mark III

Maths, you?

I put all three of my choices as catered and set my priority as catered, I got put in Oak House where there is a remarkable lack of catering

Ensuites are very popular and there isn't enough to cover the demand. There isn't really anything you can do about it I'm afraid and if anything, by putting 3 ensuites you kinda put yourself in the position where you'd end up with x halls because it is actually only recommended you put 2 high demand halls (ensuites) and then a third low demand preference. The best you can do is either stick with it (I loved WP!) or find someone to change with (providing they are the same gender and have the same length contract as you)

It's just not good enough :/ my priority was en suite but I doubt they even saw it! I'm going to see how it goes but then if I don't like I'll think about transferring


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Me too. I'm going to give it a go though. I mean, there are over 1000 other people there and they seem to cope all right! Plus non-catered means that I will learn to cook, seeing as I haven't already

Hopefully my flat mates are nice! I wanted self catered anyway as I can cook reasonably well ( I got an A in food tech GCSE, so I can't be that bad!) but I'm sure you'll be able to learn quickly. If not there's a kettle in the kitchen so you can always make a pot noodle with toast


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The food of students! I haven't found even 1 of my flatmates - lets hope that one of them is a chef! I got an A in Geography, I don't think that'll help my cookery XD

hmmh having some problem here. I just received the accommodation offer but the offer is 1000000% completely different from I had applied before this.

I have applied Bowden Court, Grosvenor Place and Grosvenor Street. All of them are self-catered hall and located in the city centre. But I ended up getting Owens Park (catered hall and located at fallowfield)...

Is there any way we can swap the hall? If not, I guess I should switch to private hall instead..

Is anyone else in Owens park?

I really don't see the point in putting my preferences for accommodation because out of the places I applied for 2 were in Victoria park and one was in fallowfield, all we're en suite. However, I've been put in whitworth park which is in the city campus and shared bathroom, completely the opposite for what I wanted :/

Cant beat a good pot noodle! I've found 3 of my flat mates so far, so if anymore of them can cook that's a bonus! But I don't think that geography will help with cooking, maybe with finding the best places to go for a night out haha


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no i mean about your accommodation situation haha... History and politics though

What about chemistry have I asked you what you're studying yet? Very poor memory

Chemistry you have to measure out chemicals, cooking you have to measure out ingredients so that's more useful than geography! And I'm studying pharmacy, how about you?


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Maths! I forgot all my chemistry the moment I walked out of the exam

I wish I could! Pharmacy involves a lot of chemistry :/ however I don't think I could cope with Maths I only managed the Maths involved in chemistry


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I put all three of my choices as catered and set my priority as catered, I got put in Oak House where there is a remarkable lack of catering

I've got accomadation at victoria hall and i was wondering if there was any way to connect multiple devices onto the internet like my ps3 and laptop at the same time. and if you're allowed to connect the ethernet cable in a wireless router

Well if you ever have any maths you could try me, but I'd probably just confuse both of us There's a lot of maths in chem, especially in a2 and in a degree.... but it's the calculus you've got to watch out for!