University of Glasgow blether thread

I'm grasping at straws here, but does anyone have experience with Unite at Thurso Street? I've got a place there if I want it but I'm really unsure. It's between that and Queen Margaret but Thurso's location is much better and the room's are generally nicer etc.

Have to make a decision by tomorrow :frown:

Any help at all would be great.

Nope but I was Unite at Blackfriars (merchant city).

Personally I think Unite were ****. Our fridge, freezer, oven, hob, kettle, hoover all broke at separate times and we just had to make do (we were without hob for nearly 2 weeks, fridge never got fixed so spent a month being highly suspicious of food in there). And then post was so frustrating, if anything didn't fit in minuscule postbox reception wouldn't take it and you had to go ages to post office depot to get it.

But the rooms are nice.

Personally I'd still choose QM, especially just because you'll all be freshers together, I would have killed to be in normal halls.

Reply 5501

ArcadiaHouse

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Original post by LonelySoul193

I'm grasping at straws here, but does anyone have experience with Unite at Thurso Street? I've got a place there if I want it but I'm really unsure. It's between that and Queen Margaret but Thurso's location is much better and the room's are generally nicer etc.

Have to make a decision by tomorrow :frown:

Any help at all would be great.

I was at the Buchanan View UNITE place. I had a different experience from greeneyedgirl's; I reported that the window wouldn't close online about 5pm and at 8am the next day a repair man knocked on my door and fixed it in two minutes. Also our post office was a 5 minute walk away so when things didn't fit, I didn't have far to go. Laundry room, security, huge bins so things didn't pile up, plenty of space, clean, ensuite bathroom, 100% dependable internet connection ... :smile:

However it is REALLY over-priced and really bad for your social life as everyone locks themselves away in their rooms unless you talk in the kitchen area (which I rarely did as three girls were total bitches while the other two were the sweetest girls ever). I felt very isolated.

So ... maybe you should choose QM, they'll probably be similarly priced but you'll be with people at your uni.

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Reply 5502

Norton1

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See the picture here of them looking out onto a lovely river? (http://www.unite-students.com/student-accommodation/glasgow/thurso-street#)

Not pictured is the sewage works in the background which is pretty unpleasant to walk past at certain times of year. Not sure if that translates into a smell within the halls though.

Reply 5503

seashells~

Original post by Aurora.

I think you should have a meeting with an advisor either at the start of or just before Freshers, I can't remember... But I think you should be okay to change. Not sure about abandoning your subject entirely cos I don't think I know anyone who's done that, but tbh I don't see why you wouldn't be able to :smile:

Original post by LSD

You should have a meeting during the summer or during freshers. You should be able to swap, that isn't too much of a leap, one of my best friends went from English lit to electrical engineering during freshers. They were kinda like "wtf" but they let him do it cause he had like AAAAA at higher.

This was posted from The Student Room's iPhone/iPad App

Okay, cool..thanks for your help guys! I really hope I get to switch or I'm going to be super depressed :/ haha

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Aurora.

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Original post by seashells~

Okay, cool..thanks for your help guys! I really hope I get to switch or I'm going to be super depressed :/ haha

Haha aww I'm sure you will. Which subjects are you switching from / to?

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seashells~

Original post by Aurora.

Haha aww I'm sure you will. Which subjects are you switching from / to?

Haha thanks :smile:

History to Business Economics..I'm just quite a fickle person tbh. I got an A in Economics and my teacher told me I should consider studying it. I live in America right now and the educational system's different so I only started learning Economics this year..I was a few months into the school year (and I had already applied to uni) when I realized I really wanted to study it. I think straight up Economics may be too hard for me though because of the math, so I want to do Business Economics. It looks really interesting as well.

Reply 5506

Z-6H820

Anybody want a bunch of Level 2 French books? I assume they'll have a similar book list this year. For free since nobody should have to pay for that kind of torture :smile:

*plus found some Level 1 French stuff I never cleared out, and Level 1 + 2 Italian culture stuff

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Reply 5507

ArcadiaHouse

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[video="youtube;gvIL0qO52wg"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvIL0qO52wg&feature=player_embedded[/video]

Why does everyone in this video look so smug? :colonhash:

Reply 5508

ArcadiaHouse

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Original post by G8D

Terrible video.

Personally I feel it gives an accurate representation of the drinks delivered to us upon waking, plenty of free equipment in the gym, dry weather and graduations we enjoy on a daily basis.

Reply 5509

GeedanDK

Hello guys..

Any idea as when I can expect to receive university bursary? Obviously once I start: 17th September 2012.

Reply 5510

Aurora.

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Original post by GeedanDK

Hello guys..

Any idea as when I can expect to receive university bursary? Obviously once I start: 17th September 2012.

I'm not completely sure but I think most of this sort of finace comes through on the first day of your course?

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Spider Pig

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Original post by ArcadiaHouse

Personally I feel it gives an accurate representation of the drinks delivered to us upon waking, plenty of free equipment in the gym, dry weather and graduations we enjoy on a daily basis.

It's so bad! It makes uni look so boring. And Glasgow look so boring. And the strapline "Say Hello to Glasgow" doesn't match the content at all... ugh. Marketing FAIL.

Reply 5512

Charlotte:3

Hello! :-) I'm in year 12 at the moment, and definitely applying to Glasgow for English Lit, but I'm not sure how much they look at GCSEs. I didn't do awfully, but not fantastic either (5 As, 4 Bs and a C), but I'm 99% sure I'll get the A levels I need to get in. A couple of people I know have said GCSEs don't mean a great deal, but some have said otherwise. Any advice/information/whatever would be appreciated, thanks! :bigsmile:

Reply 5513

NoCommentMan

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Has anybody else tried to enrol for 2012-2013? It seems that some classes have been added (with times etc.) but I cannot enrol. Message: "You are not eligible to enroll in term Academic Year 2012-13 at this time."

Reply 5514

LSD

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Original post by NoCommentMan

Has anybody else tried to enrol for 2012-2013? It seems that some classes have been added (with times etc.) but I cannot enrol. Message: "You are not eligible to enroll in term Academic Year 2012-13 at this time."

I got told enrolment and mycampus etc doesn't open till first of August?

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Reply 5515

Kostaz

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I've been reading some of last year's posts (like in the early 200s of this topic or in this one) on MyCampus and I'm worried about enrollment being again a PITA.

Since it's a pretty damn important procedure I wonder if anyone is willing to explain how it is supposed to work. I would guess the later one tries to enroll the fewer choices he'll have and I can't figure how that works along with the concept of the meetings with Study Advisers that happen throughout September and your enrollment being actually subject to when the system sends you your login details.

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Reply 5516

Aurora.

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Original post by Kostaz

I've been reading some of last year's posts (like in the early 200s of this topic or in this one) on MyCampus and I'm worried about enrollment being again a PITA.

Since it's a pretty damn important procedure I wonder if anyone is willing to explain how it is supposed to work. I would guess the later one tries to enroll the fewer choices he'll have and I can't figure how that works along with the concept of the meetings with Study Advisers that happen throughout September and your enrollment being actually subject to when the system sends you your login details.

Since the Advisors are now all aware of what a pain the system is, I think you'll get more guidance at your meeting than the first years did last year. Remember that although the later you do it the less choice of lab / tutorial times you get, everyone in first year is in the same position - you'll all need to wait til you have your login details & meet with your Advisor. Don't worry about it :smile:

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LSD

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