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First year accomodation?

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Reply 20

alexis*

I applied and got an offer for IMML - which language are you doing it in? :smile:

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Reply 21

K..W.Studd

Guys for us first years when do we apply for accomidation, also which is the accomidation with the pod en suite?

Also, whats the social life like at Bath, in general?

Reply 22

Druggist

The one's with the pod are westwood accomm. I currently live in Mendip with an en-suite pod! However, they're going to take out the pods after we leave...so I doubt they'll be en-suite for '08 entry.

Reply 23

K..W.Studd

Ar right, does that mean any en suite accomidation will have the be the really high quality expensive stuff?
On the open day they told us Westwood was good because it had en suite and wasnt the most expensive stuff, a good compramise. Does any of that still exist?

Reply 24

Ste

Westwood Cotswold i beieve has pods but again i don't know if they're staying or not.

Solsbury/Marlbourough shouldn't be too bad next year as they're not going to be the most expensive on campus when Woodland Court opens.

Social life is good, you meet lots of people on your course, in your societies and in your accomodation :smile:

Reply 25

GG_1989

I'm rather confused about budgeting for accomodation food etc.
the timetable on the Bath website gives the impression that there are 30 weeks term time per year, however the general budget given by the student money service works on 38 weeks.

the extra 8 weeks makes a large difference to my finances and would take the new woodland court rooms right out of the equation.

can any current students shed any light?

Reply 26

Druggist

It really does depend on personal spending...some people spend around £45 on food per week whilst others can get away with £20, it really does differ greatly depending on how much and what food you eat!

Reply 27

warblade

GG_1989

There are exam weeks as well which are normally 2 weeks plus revision weeks as well. also reading weeks that some courses still have. hope that helps, plus yea i mean i get away with about 30quid on food plus 30/40 on drinking it depends on how many days i go out :s

cheers,

war

Reply 28

K..W.Studd

So how much would it be a week for the cheapest en suite accomidation? Anyone got an idea?

Reply 29

recneps

Next year the cheapest ensuite accommodation will almost certainly be in Marlborough or Salisbury which i beleive is around £90/week (correct me if i'm wrong here). However an ensuite bathroom isnt the be-all-and-end-all, remember in your second year onwards you'll have to share a bathroom.

Reply 30

K..W.Studd

You are right, it's just a nice little extra convinience to help during the settling in period

Reply 31

warblade

Trust me when I say that it doesn't make a difference. well in my opinion anyway and the money you save does make a difference. like this year im paying £70 a week on eastwood and we share 2 showers and 3 toilets between 13 of us and i cant complain - never wanted to shower and couldnt because it was busy and i do shower at normal times... so if i was going to solsbury or marlborough it would be £95 which would be 25 more a week equals to £900 more into ur loan or rents loan :smile:

just choices and what everyone can actually afford!

:smile:

Reply 32

K..W.Studd

Would ya get a washbasin in the non en suite rooms though? That would be useful

Reply 33

WelshBluebird

Druggist

The one's with the pod are westwood accomm. I currently live in Mendip with an en-suite pod! However, they're going to take out the pods after we leave...so I doubt they'll be en-suite for '08 entry.

so there's not going to be any pods for this year?
Bugger. £76 a week for en suite seemed a pretty good deal lol.

Their still advertising the pods on the website though :confused:

Reply 34

Ste

Some rooms you get a basin. I know Norwood does but off the top of my head thats all i can remember that does. I know the newly refurb'd Eastwood houses don't.

Reply 35

ObaMartins9

Wolfson (westwood) you get a basin - it's £76/week (last years price) - nice sized room - 2 showers/1 kitchen between 6-8 isn't bad either.

Looks like where i might be going! :smile:

Reply 36

zzzzz

I'm living in the new refurbished eastwood ones at the moment and we have a washbasin.

Reply 37

ObaMartins9

zzzzz

I'm living in the new refurbished eastwood ones at the moment and we have a washbasin.

Cool. What's it like? Price/Lifestyle/Facilities? Thinking of there too! :smile:

Reply 38

zzzzz

ObaMartins9

Cool. What's it like? Price/Lifestyle/Facilities? Thinking of there too! :smile:

I really like it! I think this year we are paying £76. We have 2 showers and 2 toilets between 13 of us. At first I thought it would be a problem but it hasnt been. Shower is always free when I need to use it and we have a 1 big kitchen between us all.

Reply 39

Red Queen

I’m currently living in Brendon Court for £74 a week. All rooms are refurbished with bed, desk, chair, washbasin with mirror and cupboard underneath, wardrobe, loads of shelves, full length mirror, lamp and 12 plug sockets! Each kitchen group has 14 people (less if there are any empty rooms along your corridor) all sharing 2 toilets and 3 showers (some lucky houses have a bath as well). 3 showers is fine - there’s always been a shower available when I’ve gone for one. The cleaners visit twice weekly and do a really good job of cleaning the kitchen. I’d recommend Brendon Court as it’s one of the nicest and cheapest places and it’s really close to the library, accommodation mailroom, the Fresh Shop and most of the lecture theatres.

My opinion on the other accommodation blocks:

I’d only say go for Solsbury/Malbourough/Woodland Court if you can definitely afford it, but be aware that there’ll probably be lots of competition for these places! I haven’t seen any rooms in Solsbury or Malbourough so I can’t really comment on them. After Brendon, I prefer Eastwood - cheapest and sociable. Be wary of pods if you’re choosing Westwood. Some people like them, some people don’t. I had to use one once for a shower when the hot water didn’t work in Brendon - the whole pod floor floods with water and everything just gets soaked. Also if you don’t shut the door tight, the fire alarm will almost certainly go off because of the steam (as I found out…). The rooms in Norwood are a good size. I find that the whole accommodation block has sort of an industrial feel about it. I’d only live here if I had a room on one of the top floors (less noise with the added bonus of nice views). I think I would have gone crazy if I had lived here on one of the lower floors with all the noise from Elements below. But then again, Norwood is the most convenient in terms of location. Only go for off-campus accommodation as a last resort! It would be a huge hassle having to get to campus each morning, especially as most first years have at least one 8:15 lecture a week.

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