Arthur Vick/Jack Martin being "quiet".

How much of a disadvantage (socially) is this? Because to be honest, if I go to Warwick, I'm likely to play a lot of sport as well as go out a lot.. so will it be that important? Will I spend my first few hours at Warwick sitting alone in my room? Please provide an honest overview of the pro's/con's.. thanks.

(I know this all relies upon actually getting AV / JM, just speaking hypothetically).

Reply 1

$ingh

Tonight Matthew

How much of a disadvantage (socially) is this? Because to be honest, if I go to Warwick, I'm likely to play a lot of sport as well as go out a lot.. so will it be that important? Will I spend my first few hours at Warwick sitting alone in my room? Please provide an honest overview of the pro's/con's.. thanks.

(I know this all relies upon actually getting AV / JM, just speaking hypothetically).

I am also thinking about this, as I will apply for acc' soon at warwick. I have heard that JM is more sociable than AV, but this is nothing compared to rootes, etc. It all depends on who ends up with you on the same corridor. if you get some safe ppl they will hang out in the kitchen and go out, etc.. if not, then tough luck.. apply 4 a transfer

Reply 2

Jonah

$ingh

I am also thinking about this, as I will apply for acc' soon at warwick. I have heard that JM is more sociable than AV, but this is nothing compared to rootes, etc. It all depends on who ends up with you on the same corridor. if you get some safe ppl they will hang out in the kitchen and go out, etc.. if not, then tough luck.. apply 4 a transfer

see i wanna go out... but i feel i have more in common with private school kids (not being snobbish its just me)... so i think i see uni first year as going out ALOT and so the obvious choice is rootes.. but will i have people that i have a lot in common with

Reply 3

Sherman

9

It's all luck of the draw. I got a few livelier people in my kitchen who like going out. Others may have different folks. Then there are always one or two who don't integrate very well and may migrate to another kitchen. You may not be playing sports with kitchenmates unless you happen to play the same ones (well, no need to mention footy).

We also now have 2 TV's, a PS2 and a N64 (dunno whose it is) in our kitchen. :biggrin:

So we can watch TV on one and play Pro Evo Soccer 4 on the other. So ppl sometimes come to us to watch TV cause to have one someone has to bring it themselves.

One upside to AV is that they have separate cooking and dining/lounge areas where you can hang out; I know not all JM has that (the one I went to didn't) - they have one room for cooking, dining and lounging. AV has couches! Rootes has a separate kitchen and a smaller dining + sitting area.

AV's layout is not unsociable, e.g. my corridor is a long straight one of 13 rooms meaning that anyone can see anyone else coming out of their rooms. Rootes has narrower corridors and a lotta twists and turns.

Reply 4

Angel_Cake

2

Tonight Matthew

How much of a disadvantage (socially) is this? Because to be honest, if I go to Warwick, I'm likely to play a lot of sport as well as go out a lot.. so will it be that important? Will I spend my first few hours at Warwick sitting alone in my room? Please provide an honest overview of the pro's/con's.. thanks.

(I know this all relies upon actually getting AV / JM, just speaking hypothetically).

pros of JM/AV;

centrally located
en-suite
less to a kitchen than some places (e.g. Cryfields)
prettier buildings
separate dining area and kitchen
easier to concentrate on work?

cons;

smaller rooms than many places in JM
FAR more expensive...you can't survive on just your loan, you'll need parental help/a job/savings
quieter than many halls, allegedly boring and lonely - this depends on your corridor, although chances are that you will find more outgoing people in places like Rootes

most halls are in a good position for sports, AV, JM, Whitefields and Rootes especially

Reply 5

mangomaz

14

Angel_Cake

pros of JM/AV;

centrally located
en-suite
less to a kitchen than some places (e.g. Cryfields)
prettier buildings
separate dining area and kitchen
easier to concentrate on work?

cons;

smaller rooms than many places in JM
FAR more expensive...you can't survive on just your loan, you'll need parental help/a job/savings
quieter than many halls, allegedly boring and lonely - this depends on your corridor, although chances are that you will find more outgoing people in places like Rootes

most halls are in a good position for sports, AV, JM, Whitefields and Rootes especially

yes so true about the way more expensive bit! u can get lucky in AV.. but the chances of doing so are just a lot lower! angel_cake has most of the main pros and cons. main thing ill add tho is if ur gna apply to one of these 2, apply for AV its just so much nicer. i dont really get on with my kitchen but havent applied for a transfer because my room is so nice i dont want to leave it!

Reply 6

Llama86

Angel_Cake

cons;
FAR more expensive...you can't survive on just your loan, you'll need parental help/a job/savings

Not strictly true, this depends on your loan amount and how much in fee's you have to pay. If you have minimum loan and have to pay full fee's then yeh you are left with all of £10 from your loan each term, but you know if you get a higher loan and pay less fees then you can live off your loan too and live in AV/JM.

Reply 7

JennLlama

1

In my experience you get 'loud' and 'quiet' corridors in all halls - I think your best bet is to try and be very honest when they ask you to fill in the little paragraph about yourself as that way the accommodation office will be able to place you with similar people. Having the en suite is a big plus with AV or JM and the places in general are very nice (Rootes felt a bit like a youth hostel to me whereas JM felt more like an actual house). I wouldn't let the quiet reputation put you off - and I wouldn't let the louder reputation make you feel like Rootes is the only place you can have fun. Don't forget there are loads of other places to live on campus, not just those three! I'd consider first where you would like to live (e.g. do you really want an en suite? how many people would you like to share a kitchen with?) then worry about the type of people. If the worst comes to the worst and you hate the people you live with, make other friends and go out with them or go round to their accommodation and just use your room for working and sleeping.
I wouldn't bank on getting a transfer - it's really not hugely likely unless you have a good medical reason for needing to do so or you want to trade from 'popular' accommodation to 'unpopular' accommodation.
Jenn xx

Reply 8

Tonight Matthew

OP

2

If I claim to get random bouts of diarreah (sp?) - are they more likely to give me ensuite?

Cunning plan.

Reply 9

amo1

14

if money was no object would u still pick rootes?

Reply 10

spicebrain

Hmmm, could anyone tell me what competition for Rootes is like? I'm kinda worried now, seeing as it seems to be the most popular choice. Sorry, this is slightly off-topic I know...

Reply 11

Ynox

11

tbh if you apply for rootes, you'll get it.

I kinda lied on my form slightly as to the kind of person I was, hence I was living with a mixture of people who liked rnb and a mixture of quiet people- I used to hang out in the kitchen of rootes A ground a fair bit due to this.

rootes is OK, money fortunately wasn't a deciding factor in the hall I lived in so I applied for arthur vick, rootes, whitefields and cryfields (in that order, hoping to get 1 or 2- i'm surprised I remember this seeing as I applied for accommodation in march 03!). I got av. Ensuite is handy if you're rushed in the morning though/like a lot of space- the rooms in AV are pretty huge but JM are no where near as big (hence I really advise people to avoid JM).

Reply 12

Angel_Cake

2

amo1

if money was no object would u still pick rootes?

Hmmm...I think I'd probably have picked AV if money was no object - or one of the halls with 39 week lets, so I wouldn't have to move all my stuff out in the holidays! As long as you're not shy you can always make friends in other halls quite easily - especially if you plan on joining societies. Seriously though, who would actually choose to share a toilet between 6 people when they could have their own?!

Reply 13

rt6

1

In AV do you have to move everything every 10 weeks or can you leave stuff there in the cupboards? Im asking because having to carry everything back on a train can be a bit too much, especially every 10 weeks.

Reply 14

~Jen~

rt6

In AV do you have to move everything every 10 weeks or can you leave stuff there in the cupboards? Im asking because having to carry everything back on a train can be a bit too much, especially every 10 weeks.

Yeah, you have to move everything - they use the 30 week rent places as accomodation for conferences and stuff that happen in the vacations.

The best thing to do is to make friends with people who have 39-week contracts :biggrin:

Reply 15

JennLlama

1

~Jen~

Yeah, you have to move everything - they use the 30 week rent places as accomodation for conferences and stuff that happen in the vacations.

The best thing to do is to make friends with people who have 39-week contracts :biggrin:

That's not *totally* true - there are lockable cupboards in the rooms which you can store some (though admittedly not terribly much) stuff in over the holidays. They don't give the key to the cupboard to people staying in your room over the holidays so no need to worry about that! If you live far away (e.g. are an International student, or just Scotland but have a really nice tutor) then you should be able to store some stuff elsewhere too. I know they rent big metal containers (and I do mean big - bigger than the rooms) which you can store stuff in on campus over the holidays and collect it all when you return. There may also be a trunk room within the building - I'm not sure but there is in Rootes.
Jenn xx

Reply 16

Ynox

11

AV has smallish storage cupboards for stuff in your room which you lock with a padlock which you supply- I used to jam mine full of crap last year, got a crate full of cooking stuff into it, a duvet, some notes, a printer and some other bits and pieces.

There are also trunk rooms in AV, think AV2 had 2-3 of these. But yeah, making friends with people in tocil (if you live in AV) is good, as tocil is nearby and a 39 week let :smile:

Reply 17

Sherman

9

Yep, AV has a trunk room which can store quite a bit esp if your items are small, loose bags. Plus the lockable top half of the cupboard.

In addition I stored some frozen food and other junk at a friend at Lakeside's (but which is a lot further than Tocil) Claycroft is also 39 wks and distance-wise is a bit further than Tocil.

Reply 18

Freddy C

Sherman

It's all luck of the draw. I got a few livelier people in my kitchen who like going out. Others may have different folks. Then there are always one or two who don't integrate very well and may migrate to another kitchen. You may not be playing sports with kitchenmates unless you happen to play the same ones (well, no need to mention footy).

We also now have 2 TV's, a PS2 and a N64 (dunno whose it is) in our kitchen. :biggrin:

So we can watch TV on one and play Pro Evo Soccer 4 on the other. So ppl sometimes come to us to watch TV cause to have one someone has to bring it themselves.

awh! that sounds so cool, wish my uni life would be like that, i love gaming!!

Reply 19

TheWolf

15

Hmm. Does accomodation affect that much of your social life? I mean, you don't know what type of people will be in which hall in the forthcoming year, so you cant predict which will be the best group socialwise. When i choose accomodation, the first thing I look at its its location and facilities, rather than the social aspect.

Arthur Vick/Jack Martin being "quiet".

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