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Halls + noise?
Hello, I've just started AS's but am looking at uni's already. I am thinking of going straight into rented accomodation on my own/with one other because of apparently how noisy halls are. Basically I need to sleep by 11 on most nights or else I get really shaky and sick. I was wondering if there was such a thing as quiet halls in the night. If you could post your experience/advice that would be great!
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Totally depends on where you live and who you live with- if you live in a flat with a couple of others its generally quiter then on a huge corridor, where there is the chance you will never know your neighbour so why should they care if they're keeping you up? Whereas in a flat, you all live together so people tend to be a bit more considerate. In my experience anyway.
At your university, look for the accommodation which is fairly small- in my first year I was in a building of 8 flats, so only 40 people lived there so it was fairly quite and fire alarm less. I didn't choose to live there, but in retrospect it was nice. The more people in your building, the more noise there can be. Some uni's give you the option of selecting an 'academic' or 'party' flat- I presume the academic would be quieter at night!
At a lot of universities certain accommodation has the reputation of being the party halls. Find out where they are and apply to live somewhere different- this is a lot easier if you're not on a campus uni as the accommodation is all over the city.
Also remember a lot can change between then and now- you're only what, 16? You're thinking about something which is 2 years away so don't rule out university accommodation before you've even started.
At your university, look for the accommodation which is fairly small- in my first year I was in a building of 8 flats, so only 40 people lived there so it was fairly quite and fire alarm less. I didn't choose to live there, but in retrospect it was nice. The more people in your building, the more noise there can be. Some uni's give you the option of selecting an 'academic' or 'party' flat- I presume the academic would be quieter at night!
At a lot of universities certain accommodation has the reputation of being the party halls. Find out where they are and apply to live somewhere different- this is a lot easier if you're not on a campus uni as the accommodation is all over the city.
Also remember a lot can change between then and now- you're only what, 16? You're thinking about something which is 2 years away so don't rule out university accommodation before you've even started.
One of my friends had a really quiet hall, I mean it was deadly silent, there was no one coming in or out after a certain time, no one walking the corridors. We even had music on in there, very low volume off a laptop internal speaker and a girl came and asked us to turn it down, I couldn't believe she had even heard it, but that just shows how quiet it was.
I'm not sure if that is the norm though, the halls I was in were bloody awful for noise, I lived quite close to uni anyway, so used to be glad some weekends just to go home and be able to sleep, haha. We had fire alarms directly above our beds in every room, that people coming in pissed used to set off at about 3am, which would almost give you a heart attack they were that loud, at that time of night. Also alot of people doing certain subjects (like history......!) barely have to go in uni in their first year, so there seemed to be someone going out clubbing pretty much every night of the week, so coming in making noise as they do so, or putting music on in their rooms when they bring mates back. There is nothing more annoying than having to be up at 7am, and asleep, when someone comes in at 3am, puts music blasting and sits loudly laughing with friends in the next room for an hour or two. At least in rented flats, usually alot of the people are workers not students so they all have to be up at 7am too, and wont stand for anyone whose the exception making a racket at all hours.
The problem is halls are a good source of friends when you are moving to somewhere alone, so you might miss out on that, and apart from the noise, which I hated also, they are a pretty enjoyable experience. I would look very carefully at the halls before you apply, like I said initially there are ones out there that are reasonably quiet. If you didn't mind sharing with older people you could even consider trying to get a spot in postgrad halls, some places do allow this if there are rooms free, and they are generally quieter, since most postgrads have a 9-5 like day ahead of them.
On the other hand, if you have someone already to rent an apartment with, and think you can make enough friends from just lectures (and also dont mind shelling out the extra money for the rent the next few years) then you might be just happier doing that.
I'm not sure if that is the norm though, the halls I was in were bloody awful for noise, I lived quite close to uni anyway, so used to be glad some weekends just to go home and be able to sleep, haha. We had fire alarms directly above our beds in every room, that people coming in pissed used to set off at about 3am, which would almost give you a heart attack they were that loud, at that time of night. Also alot of people doing certain subjects (like history......!) barely have to go in uni in their first year, so there seemed to be someone going out clubbing pretty much every night of the week, so coming in making noise as they do so, or putting music on in their rooms when they bring mates back. There is nothing more annoying than having to be up at 7am, and asleep, when someone comes in at 3am, puts music blasting and sits loudly laughing with friends in the next room for an hour or two. At least in rented flats, usually alot of the people are workers not students so they all have to be up at 7am too, and wont stand for anyone whose the exception making a racket at all hours.
The problem is halls are a good source of friends when you are moving to somewhere alone, so you might miss out on that, and apart from the noise, which I hated also, they are a pretty enjoyable experience. I would look very carefully at the halls before you apply, like I said initially there are ones out there that are reasonably quiet. If you didn't mind sharing with older people you could even consider trying to get a spot in postgrad halls, some places do allow this if there are rooms free, and they are generally quieter, since most postgrads have a 9-5 like day ahead of them.
On the other hand, if you have someone already to rent an apartment with, and think you can make enough friends from just lectures (and also dont mind shelling out the extra money for the rent the next few years) then you might be just happier doing that.
a lot of unis have designated 'quiet blocks', they will put you with all the Chinese international students who are working hard because they are planning world domination, if anybody near them is disruptive then there is usually a Bruce Lee style character among them willing to go and kick some drunken English kids heads in
I live in halls with a bunch of music students, and we all practice every hour of the day and night.
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Haha lol! Thanks everyone 
I did have a look at certain prospectuses (Southampton, Canterbury Christchurch and Warwick) to see if they had 'quiet halls' No mention though. Will deffo look into small halls, offcampus one's and postgrad opportunity. Thankiiies!
I did have a look at certain prospectuses (Southampton, Canterbury Christchurch and Warwick) to see if they had 'quiet halls' No mention though. Will deffo look into small halls, offcampus one's and postgrad opportunity. Thankiiies!
Mine sucked for being quiet and I was right at the end of the corridor too.
I really enjoyed being there most of the time, but if you feel that it will seriously effect your health then maybe considering living in private halls or a shared house with 'quiet' people may be the best option for you.
I really enjoyed being there most of the time, but if you feel that it will seriously effect your health then maybe considering living in private halls or a shared house with 'quiet' people may be the best option for you.
We get told off by security if we make noise between 11pm-7am, cos they do checks at about 11.30pm and 3am. But even if we are all messing around in the kitchen at 12am, for example, nobody in their rooms can hear, cos the way our floor is laid out, there's doors seperating two corridors of rooms, and the middle bit is where the kitchen and toilets are, so cos of the doors you can't hear noise from the kitchen outside of that bit. Also, all of the doors and walls are reasonably soundproofed, so I can't even hear when my mates have music playing, and they can't hear it when I do.
I can recommend smaller Unite properties I think - or at least, I can 100% definitely recommend The Anvil in Sheffield, but I assume policies are the same elsewhere.
It's really nice accommodation, only has around 150 people living here, and you can book through their website so get the room you want. This means you can guarantee yourself a studio flat if you want (expensive!) or a room in a flat of just three people - my experience of this has been excellent as a person who likes her sleep and will be having to get up at 7am every morning for weeks at a time
Oh, and the reason I recommend other properties based on "policies" is that there's a strict no noise after 11 thing going on - can always call the security guard if you are being disturbed and people get three strikes and they're out.
It's really nice accommodation, only has around 150 people living here, and you can book through their website so get the room you want. This means you can guarantee yourself a studio flat if you want (expensive!) or a room in a flat of just three people - my experience of this has been excellent as a person who likes her sleep and will be having to get up at 7am every morning for weeks at a time
Oh, and the reason I recommend other properties based on "policies" is that there's a strict no noise after 11 thing going on - can always call the security guard if you are being disturbed and people get three strikes and they're out.
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I can recommend smaller Unite properties I think - or at least, I can 100% definitely recommend The Anvil in Sheffield, but I assume policies are the same elsewhere.
It's really nice accommodation, only has around 150 people living here, and you can book through their website so get the room you want. This means you can guarantee yourself a studio flat if you want (expensive!) or a room in a flat of just three people - my experience of this has been excellent as a person who likes her sleep and will be having to get up at 7am every morning for weeks at a time
Oh, and the reason I recommend other properties based on "policies" is that there's a strict no noise after 11 thing going on - can always call the security guard if you are being disturbed and people get three strikes and they're out.
It's really nice accommodation, only has around 150 people living here, and you can book through their website so get the room you want. This means you can guarantee yourself a studio flat if you want (expensive!) or a room in a flat of just three people - my experience of this has been excellent as a person who likes her sleep and will be having to get up at 7am every morning for weeks at a time
Oh, and the reason I recommend other properties based on "policies" is that there's a strict no noise after 11 thing going on - can always call the security guard if you are being disturbed and people get three strikes and they're out.
Hey thanks for the advice. Is it the website...http://www.unite-group.co.uk/ ?
Edit: How much are the rooms (say in Southampton) I cannot find them anywhere?
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