Accommodation

Thanks, but another quick question: do i have to register for the rooms online or is the university also gonna send some papers?

*Prods Zac here, wherever he may be...*

Apart from that, Aubrey House is slap bang in the middle between Avenue Campus (literally a min down the road) and about 5/10min walk to Highfield...but as I said, Zac's the one to ask

anyone at aubrey house? (small halls), cos i was wondering how it compares to glen eyre? how are th rooms, social life and walking distances?
plz reply, i need advice desperately!

Zac is probably asleep...

As he normally is in most of his lectures! They even have a 'lecture napping society'!

Hrmmmmmmmmm. Aubrey house is really nice. There aren't any flats and the rooms just open out onto corridors. This has benefits and drawbacks. Problem is you need to work harder to forge friendships because you're not stuck with the same group of people, but by the same token that means you aren't in a flat full of people you don't get on with.

Rooms are pretty nice, however it's a bit of a lottery. Me and a friend both went with standard and his room is massive and I'm stuck in something barely larger than a closet!

Walking distances are great; 8 min to Highfield and a couple of minutes to Avenue; it's literally down the road.

And the social life ranges from crap to great depending on who you are. The JCR is VERY drink oriented (think binge drink), so if you're idea of a good time is to get completely smashed out of your head then this place is for you! . To be honest I'm not that sort of person so I don't take part in JCR socials, but those are going to form a pretty small part of your social life no matter who you are; most of the time you'll just be doing stuff with your friends or societies you've joined.

Oh and we have a great quadrangle in the middle of the halls, nice to lounge about on during a hot day and a place to be (slightly!) noisy at night without pissing off the neighbours.

are the sport facilities nearby?

harder to forge friendships?...i dont like the sound of that! are the sport facilities nearby?

Gym and swimming pool, squash courts are on highfield campus. But pitches for team games I believe are all up at Wide Lane.. someone correct me if I'm wrong!

Maths = Ugliest building ever.

Where is the Murray building? I have an exam in there but no idea where it is.. is it prettier than maths?

Yeap as said its behind maths, so if you go down those stairs and keep walking around the side you will see it. That or you can get to it if you go Into the main Management entrance (Building 2) near interchange, and walk through the tunnel bit.

hey i don't know if anyone's asked this yet but....when i went to the open day i swear that they said that we would get sent a questionnaire to fill in so that they could put us in rooms near people who we have stuff in common with. however i haven't got one. am i right in saying this or am i just hearing things?