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Hi I have an offer from Bristol for economcis bsc, does anyone know much about accommodation, all I’ve heard is bad things. How it’s far away and some people get it nowhere near the actual uni. This is a pretty big deal for me as I wouldn’t like to commute a long way every morning to the business school. Any advice or knowledge would be much appreciated 🙏

Hi ive also got an offer for economics at Bristol which I currently have firmed. I have also applied for accommodation.
I disagree with the accommodation not being good, the actual places on offer look nice and overall modern, unfortunately the price is representative of that. For our economics lectures they are located in a lecture theatre on queens rode, so avoid putting down Metal works as an option because this is a 60 minute walk, you also are not given a buss pass with this accommodation so you will have to walk or cycle for a long distance which with bristols terrain, I wouldn't recommend.
For 2nd and 3rd year it's a challenge ive heard but if you are quick and start looking early, you'll be able to find several places pretty easily. It's similar to Bath university which also faces similar 2nd and 3rd accommodation issues, but you can definitely get them.
If you want to party stoke bishop is where it is at, however that is a long distance form the uni, however you get a buss pass for free which goes too and from the accommodations. Also the stoke bishop area is on the same side the economics building is which makes a mild amount of difference.
Anything else you would like to know I can answer, ive done an unhealthy amount of research.

Hi ive also got an offer for economics at Bristol which I currently have firmed. I have also applied for accommodation.
I disagree with the accommodation not being good, the actual places on offer look nice and overall modern, unfortunately the price is representative of that. For our economics lectures they are located in a lecture theatre on queens rode, so avoid putting down Metal works as an option because this is a 60 minute walk, you also are not given a buss pass with this accommodation so you will have to walk or cycle for a long distance which with bristols terrain, I wouldn't recommend.
For 2nd and 3rd year it's a challenge ive heard but if you are quick and start looking early, you'll be able to find several places pretty easily. It's similar to Bath university which also faces similar 2nd and 3rd accommodation issues, but you can definitely get them.
If you want to party stoke bishop is where it is at, however that is a long distance form the uni, however you get a buss pass for free which goes too and from the accommodations. Also the stoke bishop area is on the same side the economics building is which makes a mild amount of difference.
Anything else you would like to know I can answer, ive done an unhealthy amount of research.

Apologies I was wrong, it’s priory road, for whatever reason when I looked up the Econ building it said queens road.

Hi, I just started doing some research on accommodation as I'm also headed to Bristol to study Econ this year. I thought the Social Sciences Complex (Priory Road Complex) building was where most of the Econ lectures were going to be held at, although I could be wrong. What exact lecture theatre on Queens rd were you talking about?

For programmes like Economics which take in large numbers of students, lectures tend to be held in whichever building(s) happen to have suitably sized lecture theatres. This won't necessarily be the building in which the department is nominally based -- which is where the academic and administrative staff have their offices. (I've no idea whether this is true for Economics at Bristol.)

The Econ building and the building Econ lectures are in are next to each other on that road

Hi I have an offer from Bristol for economcis bsc, does anyone know much about accommodation, all I’ve heard is bad things. How it’s far away and some people get it nowhere near the actual uni. This is a pretty big deal for me as I wouldn’t like to commute a long way every morning to the business school. Any advice or knowledge would be much appreciated 🙏

Hi, do you have any p.s. advice, as I am planning to apply.

Yeah thought they were both on queens road, I went to visit. Unless they do use of buildings if there is too many students. Also has anyone applied recently and know how the actual accommodation application works. I would literally just want to be close to the economics centre on that queens road. My max id say is 10 minute cycle.

Essentially you are asked preferences such as budget, what you want to be close to, for example, the campus, a big supermarket, study spaces etc.. you can rank these on priority. What type of flat you what to be such as LGBTQ or same sex for example. If you want an en suit. And more stuff like that.
You can also out 3 choices of your own for accommodation. To be close to the economics building you’ll be looking at places like Brunel house, Campbell house, unite house etc…
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/accommodation/about/residences/
Here is all the information on their residences including distance from campus etc
You are also given a buss pass

Essentially you are asked preferences such as budget, what you want to be close to, for example, the campus, a big supermarket, study spaces etc.. you can rank these on priority. What type of flat you what to be such as LGBTQ or same sex for example. If you want an en suit. And more stuff like that.
You can also out 3 choices of your own for accommodation. To be close to the economics building you’ll be looking at places like Brunel house, Campbell house, unite house etc…
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/accommodation/about/residences/
Here is all the information on their residences including distance from campus etc
You are also given a buss pass

Do you know much about Warwick uni? As I’ve just got an offer from them

For economics go Warwick for sure

Both Exeter and Bristol’s economics courses are going to be very oversubscribed, so genuinely there may not be many near miss opportunities. I personally wouldn’t count on either letting you in with grades below your offer. At the end of the day no one can answer this, it would be luck of the draw as such.
If both of your offers from Bristol and Exeter are A*AA I’d treat it like that is the only offer you’ll likely get come results day. And then it’s the question of which you prefer out of the two.
Don’t let imposter syndrome get you down, right now you can’t control what’s on those papers but you can control how you prepare for them. If you have the grade profile to get in it means you score well on the TMUA and likely have strong GCSEs so back yourself.
I’m interested what other subjects are you studying?

I didn’t even do a TMUA test, I didn’t know about it. I take maths geograghy and economics. I’ve only heard bad stuff about Warwick in terms of nightlife, to the extent that my friends cousin dropped out cause it was so boring (and he doesn’t even go out much). I could firm Bristol over Warwick as Bristol is still decently high up, with lower grade boundaries.

Sounds like Bristol is the place you should go then pal. Warwick is definitely stronger for economics and is stronger for IB, but Bristol is also extremely strong. Bristol won’t hold you back in any capacity. Also if your entry requirements are slightly lower it may reduce that stress a little, which when you are sitting in the exam hall is incredibly beneficial.
Bristol economics graduates are extremely successful, and they have the bonus of enjoying their life for 3 years, which is a long time. If you don’t think you’ll be happy at Warwick do not go.

Yeah just tough to reject a top 5 uni for economics😭. But you’ve mentioned before that firms do blind recruiting, not looking at the uni, so if that’s true it shouldn’t matter that much. Also how is it that it’s easier to get into IB from Warwick, is it the help that the uni gives, or just the prestige of having econ at Warwick as a qualification?