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Original post by Shertic
What are the Whitefield halls like to actually live in?
I can't decide what to put first Whitefields or Rootes
I can't decide what to put first Whitefields or Rootes
I'm in whitefields I'll copy something I posted before about Whitefields at the bottom.
I can't tell you much about Tocil, I don't think it was available to undergrads in my year (not sure about this). I've not met anyone who lives there. I thought it was house of 12 sharing toilet between 6, but I'm not sure! In Whitefields its technically supposed to be 6 to a toilet (12 all together also), but theres actually 7 people downstairs and 5 upstairs so thats also the split of the toilets.
You might get in to JM but don't fret too much about it, JM was my first choice and I ended up in Whitefields and loved it! No one I know hates their accommodation, a couple of people have had noise issues (rootes) but thats about it.
Whitefields
I'll break it up as a list
Positives
Cheap
Close to Costcutter, pharmacy, the laundrette coffee shops, Student Union, Terrace bar, Fusion bar (football and sport screenings), the dirty duck pub, the bread oven (sandwich shop), piazza area and the bus stop
Close to path to gibbet hill (Life sciences, medicine and some modules of psychology) and the learning grid (mini library, useful when you need to print something in a rush!)
Can't stress the location enough, I love it
Homely feel
Common room is nice
Nice patch of green behind the houses
The rooms are quite big
Negatives
If you are one of the houses closest to the SU (Flats 10-14), the SU can be quite loud (But I know if you expressed in the application "about me bit" that you don't like noise, they won't put you on these houses). I live in one of the closest ones and my window is close to the SU. Its bothered me like a handful of times, twice during exam period when I put ear plugs in. No one else in my house seems that bothered.
About general noise, no noiser than anywhere else really. You hear people walking by but thats the same anywhere. If you put in your about me section that you don't want noise or noisy flatmates, they won't put you near the noise or noisy people!
The kitchen is small. Its not uncomfortable but fridge space isn't super abundant.
If you want some pictures that I took of it, you can see it at the bottom of this page. http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=338591&page=351&p=56359443&highlight=#post56359443
Hope that helps
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Original post by guitardad
Does anyone know if two people can stay in one room for example big rooms like bluebell? I really need to know as me and my boyfriend wanted to move into the same room but I'm not sure if the university allows it :/ I know people who have had to share rooms in Westwood before as shared accomodation, would it be reasonable to think if the university were informed it would be possible?
This is a really bad idea ok. Even in Bluebell, where the rooms are decent size, it is not enough living space for two people. You will not have room to breath and will probably drive each other mad.
Its not like a house where you can have your own personal space, everything will be shared, the walls even in the new places like bluebell are like paper. If you piss off your flat mates by imposing another person to the flat, they can easily report you to the resident tutor and have him kicked off.
And on top of all that hassle, you need an electric key fob to enter the bluebell building and your specific flat, which locks and unlocks your specific bedroom. You only get one, and if you get a replacement, it will disable the old one. If you need to leave and he needs to leave, either he or you won't be able to re-enter the house without someone else letting him in. Doubt your flat mates will be willing to let him/you in each time specially if you are in a higher floor.
Also, the cleaners come in to your room to clean the toilet and she can report you if she sees him in there all the time.
Bad idea, probably not worth the hassle.
Original post by Shertic
Which accommodation is best for foreign people?
Any of them. I'd go for one of the 39 or 50 week let ones though, just because moving a load of stuff home over the holidays will be that much more inconvenient for you.
Original post by Shertic
Which accommodation is best for foreign people?
Normally, foreign students and home students are mixed in pretty well. There isn't a hall that is more international than another. Thats great because it means home students and foreign students mix and both learn from each other. It's really cool that you can be talking to people from all over the globe when you go out.
If there is something more specific that you would like in accommodation, we can help make a suggestion but no hall has more foreign than home students. Its all mixed!
What are the advantages/disadvantages of Jack Martin and Arthir Vick. They seem cheaper than other en suite rooms. How do they compare to each other and to other places
Are people who have Warwick as their firm more likely to get the more competitive halls than those who have Warwick as insurance? Is there any chance I would get JM as the latter
I've checked out the facilities table but someone forgot to include a very important fitting: the bidet. Having a basin is better than nothing but basins get broken when we try to wash our bits before and after close encounters.
Original post by raff97
Are people who have Warwick as their firm more likely to get the more competitive halls than those who have Warwick as insurance? Is there any chance I would get JM as the latter
They allocate in turns. So, first it's people with medical priority, the firmers, the insurers. So, I'd say no, there is a very small chance you'd get JM as an insurer. I'm a firmer and there's a small chance of me getting it if it is my first choice.
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Hi there!
I'm a european student I would like to know how the fees work, I would like to come back home during vacations : winter and easter vacation (respectively 4 weeks and 5 weeks referring to the date terms) so I will only stay for 30 weeks but only one hall is available for this length : Cryfield.
But I heard it isn't a very quiet hall, it is close to SU...
And even if I choose this hall as my first choice I'm not sure to have it (limitation of places etc.).
Most of the halls for first year are for 39 week let, so if I choose one, because Cryfield is full or because I want a quieter area to live, and want to stay only for 30 weeks, I won't be able?
I mean why do we have to pay 9 weeks more if we are not even here?
And 900£ more per year while you won't be in your room, it's quite a lot.
I'm a european student I would like to know how the fees work, I would like to come back home during vacations : winter and easter vacation (respectively 4 weeks and 5 weeks referring to the date terms) so I will only stay for 30 weeks but only one hall is available for this length : Cryfield.
But I heard it isn't a very quiet hall, it is close to SU...
And even if I choose this hall as my first choice I'm not sure to have it (limitation of places etc.).
Most of the halls for first year are for 39 week let, so if I choose one, because Cryfield is full or because I want a quieter area to live, and want to stay only for 30 weeks, I won't be able?
I mean why do we have to pay 9 weeks more if we are not even here?
And 900£ more per year while you won't be in your room, it's quite a lot.
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Original post by Flyingpetals
Hi there!
I'm a european student I would like to know how the fees work, I would like to come back home during vacations : winter and easter vacation (respectively 4 weeks and 5 weeks referring to the date terms) so I will only stay for 30 weeks but only one hall is available for this length : Cryfield.
But I heard it isn't a very quiet hall, it is close to SU...
And even if I choose this hall as my first choice I'm not sure to have it (limitation of places etc.).
Most of the halls for first year are for 39 week let, so if I choose one, because Cryfield is full or because I want a quieter area to live, and want to stay only for 30 weeks, I won't be able?
I mean why do we have to pay 9 weeks more if we are not even here?
And 900£ more per year while you won't be in your room, it's quite a lot.
I'm a european student I would like to know how the fees work, I would like to come back home during vacations : winter and easter vacation (respectively 4 weeks and 5 weeks referring to the date terms) so I will only stay for 30 weeks but only one hall is available for this length : Cryfield.
But I heard it isn't a very quiet hall, it is close to SU...
And even if I choose this hall as my first choice I'm not sure to have it (limitation of places etc.).
Most of the halls for first year are for 39 week let, so if I choose one, because Cryfield is full or because I want a quieter area to live, and want to stay only for 30 weeks, I won't be able?
I mean why do we have to pay 9 weeks more if we are not even here?
And 900£ more per year while you won't be in your room, it's quite a lot.
Unfortunately, you would have to pay for the weeks even when you aren't actually living there. However, Jack Martin and Arthur Vick are 34 week lets so you could put either of them as your second choice to avoid 39 week lets. You would still have to pay for the 4 weeks in Christmas, but it's at least better than having to pay for all the 39 weeks.
Original post by RedDevil014
Unfortunately, you would have to pay for the weeks even when you aren't actually living there. However, Jack Martin and Arthur Vick are 34 week lets so you could put either of them as your second choice to avoid 39 week lets. You would still have to pay for the 4 weeks in Christmas, but it's at least better than having to pay for all the 39 weeks.
Thanks! And there is a way to sublet your room?
I want a quiet hall to live in, I know it really depends because some halls have quiet floors, but in general which ones are calm? Any recommendation?
Original post by Flyingpetals
Thanks! And there is a way to sublet your room?
I want a quiet hall to live in, I know it really depends because some halls have quiet floors, but in general which ones are calm? Any recommendation?
I want a quiet hall to live in, I know it really depends because some halls have quiet floors, but in general which ones are calm? Any recommendation?
I don't think you're allowed to sublet rooms, unfortunately.
Well yeah, as you said it really depends on which floor you're on and how loud they are. However, Bluebell and Westwood would be the relatively quiter ones. Also, you said something about Cryfield being relatively loud because it's close to the SU. I actually don't think that would be much of a problem other than during Freshers, Wednesday nights when there's Pop and the occasional Skool Days on Saturday as those are the only times people actually go to the SU for nights out.
Original post by RedDevil014
I don't think you're allowed to sublet rooms, unfortunately.
Well yeah, as you said it really depends on which floor you're on and how loud they are. However, Bluebell and Westwood would be the relatively quiter ones. Also, you said something about Cryfield being relatively loud because it's close to the SU. I actually don't think that would be much of a problem other than during Freshers, Wednesday nights when there's Pop and the occasional Skool Days on Saturday as those are the only times people actually go to the SU for nights out.
Well yeah, as you said it really depends on which floor you're on and how loud they are. However, Bluebell and Westwood would be the relatively quiter ones. Also, you said something about Cryfield being relatively loud because it's close to the SU. I actually don't think that would be much of a problem other than during Freshers, Wednesday nights when there's Pop and the occasional Skool Days on Saturday as those are the only times people actually go to the SU for nights out.
So I guess it won't be too noisy others times, let's hope that it won't bother me if I will be there.
But I will see, I still have 7 days left until the deadline to make my choice!
OK, since a few people have been asking, here's a detailed comparison of Tocil vs Cryfield:
Let Length: 30 weeks £83/week for Cryfield, 39 weeks for Tocil. Really a matter of personal preference, this. Personally, I prefer the flexibility of the 39 week let, but it is significantly cheaper to go for the 30 week let.
Cost: £83/week, £105/week for Tocil. Obviously, Cryfield is cheaper on a weekly basis as well, so that's a win there.
Room facilities/size: Cryfield has a sink (with mirror and light, but no shaver port) in the room, which Tocil lacks, Tocil (or at least my room, I'm not sure how universal it is) has significantly larger desks, which I found useful, but does take up a lot of space. Both have plentiful supplies of power sockets. Al other facilities are identical. The Tocil rooms feel bigger inside, probably due to being more square. I'd say a win for Cryfield, overall.
Kitchen size: I had a kitchen with 12 rooms assigned to it in both, so this is a fair comparison. The kitchen in Cryfield was significantly larger, easily twice the size. Definite win for Cryfield there, though I'm not sure how this scales to the smaller kitchens in Tocil.
Kitchen facilities: Cryfield has one large fridge, one large freezer, two microwaves, two sinks, a toaster, one oven (with hob) and an extra hob. Tocil has two large fridges, one large freezer, two full ovens (better ones than in Cryfield) and two sinks (sharing a tap, rather than separate as in Cryfield). Definite win for Tocil.
Kitchen storage space: Tocil had one large-ish cupboard each (approximately: some people will have one large and two small, for example), with no drawers. Not really adequate (I ended up storing stuff in the fridge just because that was where I had space). Cryfield has two large-ish cupboards each (approximately, as above), and also roughly one drawer each. Plentiful, and a definite win for Cryfield here.
Overall layout: Tocil is flats, Cryfield corridors. Personally, I find corridors more convenient, but this is really a matter of personal preference. Both have fairly narrow corridors to get around. Cryfield also has a communal seating area at the entrance, which is nice. Conditional win for Cryfield.
Toilet/Shower/Bath facilities: My flat in Tocil had two toilet/shower rooms and one toilet/bath (with no shower above it, so mostly useless) room. (NB: I'm led to believe that this wasn't typical, and other flats had an extra shower and no bath). My half of the floor of Cryfield (shared between 25 people) has 2 shower/baths, 5 showers and 5 toilets (all separately lockable, which is far better). That's comparable ratios, but Cryfield has four advantages here: (1) Since they're all separately lockable, you don't have problems where you can't use one thing because somebody else is using something else that happens to be in the same room; (2) since the Cryfield ones are bigger groups shared by more people, they're less likely to be all filled at once; (3) since it's in corridors, if all of the ones in your area are full, you can just go to the other side of the floor/upstairs/wherever; and (4) since the baths in Cryfield actually have shower heads/curtains, they're actually useful a lot more than the Tocil ones are.
Location: Tocil is very central, pretty much exactly between Tescos, the SU and the main academic buildings. The area is fairly nice, backing onto a stream and some grassy/woodland areas, but is next to some building work at the moment which, in the almost inevitable event that it overruns into term time, might make a bit of noise. Cryfield is over to the side, closer to the WBS building and close to the SU, but further from everything else. Again, a fairly nice area, near the bikepath down towards Kenilworth, some fields and the sports pitches. The building work up that end looks pretty likely to finish before term starts. I'd say Tocil is probably better, but it's pretty marginal.
Accessibility: Neither is great, with lots of narrow corridors and doors everywhere, but Cryfield is definitely worse, with loads of staircases in the middle of long, narrow corridors and such. Tocil's floors are at least all on the flat with no steps, and the corridors are fairly short.
Let Length: 30 weeks £83/week for Cryfield, 39 weeks for Tocil. Really a matter of personal preference, this. Personally, I prefer the flexibility of the 39 week let, but it is significantly cheaper to go for the 30 week let.
Cost: £83/week, £105/week for Tocil. Obviously, Cryfield is cheaper on a weekly basis as well, so that's a win there.
Room facilities/size: Cryfield has a sink (with mirror and light, but no shaver port) in the room, which Tocil lacks, Tocil (or at least my room, I'm not sure how universal it is) has significantly larger desks, which I found useful, but does take up a lot of space. Both have plentiful supplies of power sockets. Al other facilities are identical. The Tocil rooms feel bigger inside, probably due to being more square. I'd say a win for Cryfield, overall.
Kitchen size: I had a kitchen with 12 rooms assigned to it in both, so this is a fair comparison. The kitchen in Cryfield was significantly larger, easily twice the size. Definite win for Cryfield there, though I'm not sure how this scales to the smaller kitchens in Tocil.
Kitchen facilities: Cryfield has one large fridge, one large freezer, two microwaves, two sinks, a toaster, one oven (with hob) and an extra hob. Tocil has two large fridges, one large freezer, two full ovens (better ones than in Cryfield) and two sinks (sharing a tap, rather than separate as in Cryfield). Definite win for Tocil.
Kitchen storage space: Tocil had one large-ish cupboard each (approximately: some people will have one large and two small, for example), with no drawers. Not really adequate (I ended up storing stuff in the fridge just because that was where I had space). Cryfield has two large-ish cupboards each (approximately, as above), and also roughly one drawer each. Plentiful, and a definite win for Cryfield here.
Overall layout: Tocil is flats, Cryfield corridors. Personally, I find corridors more convenient, but this is really a matter of personal preference. Both have fairly narrow corridors to get around. Cryfield also has a communal seating area at the entrance, which is nice. Conditional win for Cryfield.
Toilet/Shower/Bath facilities: My flat in Tocil had two toilet/shower rooms and one toilet/bath (with no shower above it, so mostly useless) room. (NB: I'm led to believe that this wasn't typical, and other flats had an extra shower and no bath). My half of the floor of Cryfield (shared between 25 people) has 2 shower/baths, 5 showers and 5 toilets (all separately lockable, which is far better). That's comparable ratios, but Cryfield has four advantages here: (1) Since they're all separately lockable, you don't have problems where you can't use one thing because somebody else is using something else that happens to be in the same room; (2) since the Cryfield ones are bigger groups shared by more people, they're less likely to be all filled at once; (3) since it's in corridors, if all of the ones in your area are full, you can just go to the other side of the floor/upstairs/wherever; and (4) since the baths in Cryfield actually have shower heads/curtains, they're actually useful a lot more than the Tocil ones are.
Location: Tocil is very central, pretty much exactly between Tescos, the SU and the main academic buildings. The area is fairly nice, backing onto a stream and some grassy/woodland areas, but is next to some building work at the moment which, in the almost inevitable event that it overruns into term time, might make a bit of noise. Cryfield is over to the side, closer to the WBS building and close to the SU, but further from everything else. Again, a fairly nice area, near the bikepath down towards Kenilworth, some fields and the sports pitches. The building work up that end looks pretty likely to finish before term starts. I'd say Tocil is probably better, but it's pretty marginal.
Accessibility: Neither is great, with lots of narrow corridors and doors everywhere, but Cryfield is definitely worse, with loads of staircases in the middle of long, narrow corridors and such. Tocil's floors are at least all on the flat with no steps, and the corridors are fairly short.
How social is Bluebell? I was going to put it as my first but I have heard many conflicting opinions! I don't want to be stuck in a flat that doesn't go out - do they socialise with JM/AV etc?
Original post by hannah697
How social is Bluebell? I was going to put it as my first but I have heard many conflicting opinions! I don't want to be stuck in a flat that doesn't go out - do they socialise with JM/AV etc?
I've heard most people in Bluebell are international and have a tendency to group off. Not sure about how social it is.
Between JM and AV JM has been said to be a lot more social than AV.
Are quiet areas boring?
I am looking at Rootes accommodation and wanted to know whether in quiet areas most people are antisocial? I am quite a social person and would want to go out quite a lot but I also want to come out of uni with a good degree, so I want a social life but also to work hard. Rootes are known for being the 'party halls' so I was worried if I put Rootes down with no preference for quiet areas I would be put with noisy and distracting people when I am looking for kind of a mid ground. On the other hand if I did put Rootes with a quiet area preference then I don't want to live with antisocial people who don't want to go out. Not sure what to do.
Jack Martin was the other one I was considering, the only hindrance is the price - it's £1215 more expensive than Rootes! Ultimately Jack Martin is the perfect one but the price is making me reconsider.
I am looking at Rootes accommodation and wanted to know whether in quiet areas most people are antisocial? I am quite a social person and would want to go out quite a lot but I also want to come out of uni with a good degree, so I want a social life but also to work hard. Rootes are known for being the 'party halls' so I was worried if I put Rootes down with no preference for quiet areas I would be put with noisy and distracting people when I am looking for kind of a mid ground. On the other hand if I did put Rootes with a quiet area preference then I don't want to live with antisocial people who don't want to go out. Not sure what to do.
Jack Martin was the other one I was considering, the only hindrance is the price - it's £1215 more expensive than Rootes! Ultimately Jack Martin is the perfect one but the price is making me reconsider.
Original post by hannah697
How social is Bluebell? I was going to put it as my first but I have heard many conflicting opinions! I don't want to be stuck in a flat that doesn't go out - do they socialise with JM/AV etc?
Ultimately I don't think you should be too worried about socialising solely in your accommodation. Whilst I do have some friends from my Claycroft flat, some of my best friends are from my course. University is a big place and you can make friends from loads of different places, be that going out, your course, societies or events.
But in answer to your question, I think AV or JM are more sociable, but they are also super popular, so if you don't put one as your first choice I highly doubt you'll get there. But that's also not to say you wouldn't make friends in Bluebell.
All the talk about sociable and unsociable houses raises an old idea that an individual's behaviour is determined by environment rather than anything else. Put a bunch of boring bookworms in rootes and they will be party animals. Put party animals in Bluebell and by the same alchemy they will become unsociable wet blankets.
All tenants of all houses change every year. So the fact that the previous bunch hid away and spoke to nobody should be irrelevant. Same goes for the converse. Leaving the buildings themselves as the determining variables.
Hmmm. Logical? Any vulcans want to run that again and get a more credible answer?
All tenants of all houses change every year. So the fact that the previous bunch hid away and spoke to nobody should be irrelevant. Same goes for the converse. Leaving the buildings themselves as the determining variables.
Hmmm. Logical? Any vulcans want to run that again and get a more credible answer?
(edited 8 years ago)
Hey whats the mix in the accommodation? Like how many internationals and nationals and guys and girls in the same floor?
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