Fallowfield Vs. City campus

I lived in oak house first yr. Great halls to be in and also location - with it being in the fallowfield campus with the other halls of residences in close proximity, if u want en-suite u want to look at richmond park, which is also in fallowfield!

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It doesn't matter what you study. Fallowfield is just a short bus ride away from the campus.

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City if you want a quiet place near your dept and the library (do NOT underestimate the power of being near the library), Fallowfield if you want to party and are not bother by having a 15/30min ride bus every morning/evening and having to take the bus to go anywhere (it takes me 3min to go to my dept/the library from Whitworth Park). Also, if you can handle noise and constant annoyances, and that you're sure it won't have an impact on your work, then don't hesitate to go to Fallowfield, it's probably funnier than City indeed. I personally need sleep and quiet to work so living in Fallowfield would have killed me. And remember, the good nightclubs are in city centre and it's gonna be cheaper to go back home with a taxi :h:

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Strictly Business

Fallowfield. It has a better atmosphere and vibe than the city campus, which is usually filled with science/maths/engineering students who want to live close to the North campus..

As a first year student, there's more things to do and people to meet in Fallowfield.

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Strictly Business

Fallowfield. It has a better atmosphere and vibe than the city campus, which is usually filled with science/maths/engineering students who want to live close to the North campus..

As a first year student, there's more things to do and people to meet in Fallowfield.

You're far from shopping malls :h:

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Strictly Business

Anatheme

You're far from shopping malls :h:

Ironic, given that I lived across the street from the Arndale last year. :cool:

Your post summed it up quite well to be honest. :yy:

How's the Arabic coming along?

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Audax

City campus - Fallowfield isn't what it's made out to be. You would have to be willing to spend that bit extra for university accomodation, though.

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Strictly Business

Ironic, given that I lived across the street from the Arndale last year. :cool:

Your post summed it up quite well to be honest. :yy:

How's the Arabic coming along?

Arabic's fine, it started to be more interesting, which is a good thing since I was a bit bored to learn depressing vocab like "she dies" or "I only have one friend". I only have one exam in January so I'm trying to revise as well as I can but it's not working that much, bloody TSR (and Facebook) :colonhash:

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Strictly Business

Anatheme

Arabic's fine, it started to be more interesting, which is a good thing since I was a bit bored to learn depressing vocab like "she dies" or "I only have one friend". I only have one exam in January so I'm trying to revise as well as I can but it's not working that much, bloody TSR (and Facebook) :colonhash:

Wow, they actually teach you that kinda vocab in your very first semester? :laugh:

. Or maybe it's just tailored to your KGB credentials :p:

. Is your exam written/oral? You should practice with an Arab friend if you've made any. :yy:

Yea, TSR and Facebook, right? :rolleyes:

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Anatheme

(do NOT underestimate the power of being near the library)

On the contrary I would say do NOT overestimate the power of being near the library. I personally for example have found no use whatsoever for it. I simply haven't had any need to go to the library. Though then again this might differ depending on what course you're doing (I am doing management).
It is true that Fallowfield is noisy but it isn't an absolute hell hole either. Nobody is forcing you to join up in all the drinking and partying that goes on there and Sainsbury's is just a quick walk away.

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teriaki

On the contrary I would say do NOT overestimate the power of being near the library. I personally for example have found no use whatsoever for it. I simply haven't had any need to go to the library. Though then again this might differ depending on what course you're doing (I am doing management).
It is true that Fallowfield is noisy but it isn't an absolute hell hole either. Nobody is forcing you to join up in all the drinking and partying that goes on there and Sainsbury's is just a quick walk away.

Well, the OP is gonna do Politics and IR, from what I saw, I think you're doing Mangement, right? I know nothing about your course, but I'm pretty sure that the reading list they have for Pol/IR is quite massive and that the library is quite useful for Art students. My flatmate is doing the exact same course and she spend a good third of her week studying at the library. Personally, I like to work in a quiet place, with all the sources I need near me. At the library I can find anything, have access to any dictionary I need or any book on my reading list that I didn't buy because I had too many.

So maybe you don't need the library, but I'm pretty sure if the OP wants to succeed, she will need to spend some time there. And I just said that Fallowfield was noisy and that you need some motivation to work well there. I couldn't work or live there, so I'm just saying what I think of it since there are people like me who don't really like noise. And I'm not talking about Sainsbury's or Lidl or whatever, you see, more about Arndale and Market Street, which I'm pretty sure is further away from Fallowfield than it is from City Centre.

There are probably more people to meet and more fun to have in Fallowfield if you like partying (hard) but I'm not in that case, so living in a quiet place near my dept and the library, as sad as it can sound, is perfect for me, I definitely don't feel like I didn't make enough friends, I met plenty of people in my course, societies and sport teams. And there are some lonely people in Fallowfield, so seriously, it's totally up to you to have a good social life, wherever you live.

I just tried to be unbiased by saying that yes, City Centre was deffo quieter than Fallowfield, but it's not dead and it has some very good points, especially when you went out and have the chance to wake up 10min before your lecture and not even missing it, or running to the library at 11:20pm to get this stupid text you forgot to photocopy. After, I suppose it depends on why you're at uni, if it's to have fun or to work, and even if both are compatible, everyone's different and saying that City Centre is rubbish and that it's all about Fallowfield is not particularly helpful to make a choice.

I hope my point is clear, now.

Strictly Business

Wow, they actually teach you that kinda vocab in your very first semester? :laugh:

. Or maybe it's just tailored to your KGB credentials :p:

. Is your exam written/oral? You should practice with an Arab friend if you've made any. :yy:

Yea, TSR and Facebook, right? :rolleyes:

KGB is for Russian, not Arabic :ninja:

. And the book is particularly depressing, it even has its own groups on Facebook to discuss how rubbish it is, haha. My exam is aural, oral and written, which makes it a bit heavy but at least you have to be good everywhere so I appreciate that :yep:

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Anatheme

I know nothing about your course, but I'm pretty sure that the reading list they have for Pol/IR is quite massive and that the library is quite useful for Art students.

I am just wondering- are reading lists of books you have to read or books that are recommended? And when you "have" to read a book, is it just for general knowledge or will there be a test on it or something like that?

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teriaki

I am just wondering- are reading lists of books you have to read or books that are recommended? And when you "have" to read a book, is it just for general knowledge or will there be a test on it or something like that?

I have 19 set texts and 4 recommended texts for my Contemporary Middle East module, so I basically need to read the 19 texts, the 4 left are in option. My only exam in January is based on these texts and a few Powerpoint presentations in relation with the texts. During tutorials we discuss the questions asked about these texts so basically, if you don't read, well, you're screwed :colondollar:

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It's a bit different for Politics since they need these books not only to answer questions during tutorials but also to write (tons of :indiff:

) essays, so the variety of sources one can provide is taken into account, which is why the library is so useful: you get all the books you want and you save money by not buying them all (I couldn't see myself buying 20 books, honestly…). And of course a book is always useful to get a wider knowledge, especially for subjects like Politics or History, because so many things happened it's impossible to know everything. :s-smilie:

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