Stirling Questions

When applying for accommodation do you have to fill all 4 options? Because there's only 2 places I'm considering staying.


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Okay, that makes sense! And what are final exams like?

I think you do, you would need to ring Residential Services to confirm though.

At a guess are the two Willow Court and ASH? If so, note that Willow Court is already full.


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No AKD and Geddes I don't see the point in having an ensuite and I don't think I'd like living in flats.


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From the FAQ:

How strict are they with this? Games are one the main things I use the internet for :/

Also:

I take it that they don't mind people bringing their own wireless routers?


Oh and whilst we're at it, what's the speed like?

They aren't that strict, if you can get it to work then it is unlikely anyone will care. They are allowing games consoles to access the internet from September so they are becoming much more relaxed.

They don't mind if you bring a router but they won't provide any support for it. If you already have a router then bring it along and try it but if you are going to buy one, wait until you get here and buy one from the information services desk in the library, it will be configured to all the University settings and costs about £20.

As for speed, sometimes it is terrible and you cant even load facebook without waiting an age but other times it is amazingly fast. If loads of people are online at the same time then you cant expect miracles but if there is low demand such as in the middle of the night or at weekends when a lot of people are away then you'll get a good speed.

Thanks, that's really cleared that up. I already have a spare router lying about so I'll just bring that. I'm coming to study CompSci so I really should be alright setting it up, or I might have to reconsider my course choice...

Speed wise that's pretty much what I expected, they've probably got a pretty decent amount of bandwidth, but a crazy amount of traffic at peak times. Probably a lot of interference too, if there's a bunch of different people's wireless networks about.

Oh, got another question. Assuming I meet my conditions, how long would it take for my UCAS track to update and how soon would I be able to apply for accommodation?


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Yeah, you shouldn't have any problem. Just for clarity, it is a Wireless Access Point rather than a router that you actually need.

How important are the semester one module choices?

I know everything works around pre-requisites, but nothing really stands out to me in the choices list. As I'm going to study Computing Science I know Maths is pretty much a must have, I think it's even chosen for you. Just wondering if I'd be fine to just choose whatever seems the most manageable rather than planning ahead?

Your first year "additional modules" are not necessarily going to be anything that you continue with, in later years. So the best thing to do is pick something that sounds like it will be interesting/enjoyable, even if it is entirely unrelated to your degree subject. In theory all modules should be exactly the same in terms of workload (although this is probably not the case), but picking something that sounds "easy" or "a skive" is not the best way to go. Hope this helps.

Now the F-Passes have come on sale for £40 are they worth purchasing or can you still get into the events without the F-Pass?