Bristol University Accommodation Info (please post all questions here!)

How about Goldney first choice and Manor hall second choice? That's what I want to do if i go to Bristol.

Also, I will get my results on june 25th which is earlier than people doing A-levels and IB. Will I have better chance of getting my first choice accommodation than A-level students?

I wouldn't risk it personally. Manor has roughly the same amount off applicants as places, so I doubt many people get a place there as there second choice.

In your position, I don't really think you'll get much choice when it comes to halls. I doubt you'd get into Manor let alone Goldney as an Insurance student. The fact you take the IB shouldn't make a difference, it wouldn't be that fair if it did really.

erm, well when i was down there, i looked at all of them and the two i liked best were HB and Badock... originally i preferred badock, but then i asked a couple of people (not just rui, lol, my cousin is at bristol, and so on...) and then did a lot of thinking, and, i dont know really, just decided i preferred HB to Badock... seemed more sociable, i preferred the blocks, and my gut feeling was that was where i wanted to go. Badock - i liked, but when i went there it just felt a bit characterless, and the woman showing us round was really trying to sell it to us!

But, erm, i havent 100% decided - what did you love about it? and what were your perceptions of HB when u were in SB?

The Bristol Econ course is very very mathsy. I hated it so I can see where you are coming from. I'm not really in a position to comment on whether or not you made the right choice.

As for the reputation thing, seems like a fairly trivial thing really. Once you get to the top 10 or so univs the difference in rep is marginal, Oxbridge aside, but I guess it's another thing to go alongside the course preference.

I thought you wanted to change to Law anyway? or was that someone else?

HB and Badock are quite similar but HB wins:

- Longer corridors = more sociable.
- (Generally agreed) better food.
- Mixed corridors (Badock is only single-sex)
- Better bar (that's my opinion, it's debatable, but I don't think anyone argues against Badock and HB being the best two)
- Sinks in rooms.

lalala...what's every one taking?

subjects....?

Can anyone tell me how much they spend on food per week, catered and self-catered responses both welcome!!
I'm just wondering if maybe it IS actually worth going for a catered hall.