Cardiff Accom

Just wondering what accom everyone is thinking, I have an offer for medicine so was thinking Clodien house but seems a bit out of the way and I want to be a bit more social so maybe taly south? Any help would be appreciated

Hiya! I'm in the same position as you this year and was just wondering what you chose / would recommend to a 1st year medic? would appreciate

Hi there! Clodien House is quite good for medicine as it is the closest to Heath Campus 🙂 As a medicine student, most of your lectures and studies will be situated there. I did have friends who took medicine and lived in Talybont in first year, they were closer to some things such as the student union and sports facilities, but did take the bus/walk a bit further to get to their lectures. I would say where you live doesn't really impact your social life. Yes flatmates are a part of it, but lots of people make friends from going to societies, from their course, from night outs etc. So really, it just depends what you don't mind travelling a bit further for!
~ Fatiha, Cardiff University Student Rep

I was thinking aberdare hall as it’s pretty and talbyont north cause I’m doing a healthcare course and might need longer weeks to stay

Ah, that's awesome!
I lived in Talybont North first year, so if you wanted any advice or input on what's that like, happy to give some!
~ Fatiha, Cardiff University Student Rep

Hiii how is talbyont north a good place for quiet living I’m quiet introverted and worried about it! Also I was wondering how the student life is and if it’s hard to make friends

I was thinking aberdare hall as it’s pretty and talbyont north cause I’m doing a healthcare course and might need longer weeks to stay

Hiya!
That's a great question! So basically, when you apply for your accommodation on the portal, for Talybont North, there's an option to choose a 'quiet living' flat. Its the same flat as any other flats in Taly North, but everyone in the flat will have ticked off 'quiet living' when they applied, which means there's kind of a mutual agreement to keep a quiet living environment. This might mean no parties, no loud noises after a certain amount of time, things like that!
I think honestly, student life here is good! I've found it really inclusive, no matter what your interests are. I do think as a student, you do have to put yourself out there a little to make friends, to start an initial connection, but after that, there's honestly no pressure to do or act a certain way to make friends! There's a lot of societies out there that does pretty relaxed events, some where its not too much extroverted socialising - where you're just doing a hobby around other people, such as art or crochet society, for example. Do you have any current hobbies you'd like to continue on to uni, out of curiosity?
~ Fatiha, Cardiff University Student Rep

omg i was thinking of choosing abedare hall as well!

Hiii that’s so cool what course are you planning on studying!

pharmacy wbu?

Hiii thank you for answering my questions I was thinking about joining an art society and the Islamic society but a bit anxious about actually going

Ah that's really cool to hear!
Art Society is honestly really fun, they're a pretty chill society. They hold different themed quite regularly, of doing different art activities. I think its quite nice, since you can quite easily choose to talk to others, or choose to focus on your own work. I recommend coming to a Give It A Go event - everyone would be new to society so its a nice way to try societies out.
Islamic Society is lovely too! I partake in that occasionally, and everyone is so lovely. They're really active and are always holding events. They're very active during Freshers Week, and hold events like meet and greet, halal social events to help you get settled into uni and make friends!
If you'd like/haven't already, I can send you more information about the societies, if you want to know what to expect from them?
~ Fatiha, Cardiff University Student Rep

Yes pls

Midwifery!

aw have you firmed cardiff yet?