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

Yes, but spending one evening in the vague company of someone is rather different to living with them.

No offence, but you seem to think you know a hell of a lot about Bristol on the strength of a couple of visits.

and you seem to think that you know everything.

It gets bloody annoying listening to you saying that everything's crap apart from places that you yourself think are great and awesome.

Of course I don't think I know everything, but I've lived here for 8 months now, I've visited all the halls multiple times (aside from Manor, I've NEVER met anyone from there) . And I don't say 'everywhere's crap' - in fact I've said numerous times that Bristol's accommodation is (on the whole) very good. Nevertheless, there are still very big variations in quality.

And I don't have a go at people for expressing different opinions. But you came on here with some rather, how can I put it, solid views about Durdham and constantly mentioned that you "weren't rich enough to afford Wills etc". You now appear to have completely changed your mind and yet talk incredibly authoritively on the subject...which I find a bit odd.

I don't think I'm stuck up at all, personally - I don't think anyone that's met me would call me stuck up - but what I will say is that the one thing worse than the 'rahs' constantly flaunting their wealth is those who constantly wallow in their lack of it.
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prob because its single sexed. that completely put me off

Of course I don't think I know everything, but I've lived here for 8 months now, I've visited all the halls multiple times (aside from Manor, I've NEVER met anyone from there) . And I don't say 'everywhere's crap' - in fact I've said numerous times that Bristol's accommodation is (on the whole) very good. Nevertheless, there are still very big variations in quality.

And I don't have a go at people for expressing different opinions. But you came on here with some rather, how can I put it, solid views about Durdham and constantly mentioned that you "weren't rich enough to afford Wills etc". You now appear to have completely changed your mind and yet talk incredibly authoritively on the subject...which I find a bit odd.

I don't think I'm stuck up at all, personally - I don't think anyone that's met me would call me stuck up - but what I will say is that the one thing worse than the 'rahs' constantly flaunting their wealth is those who constantly wallow in their lack of it.
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Re: DB's 'multilevel building' comment - buildings like that in Bristol confuse me so much. The Social Sciences block comes out onto the street at THREE different levels, I still haven't got my head around it! That building is a nightmare...

hmm and the 4 storey blocks are centred in the middle...the 3 storey blocks are surrounding the central 4 storey blocks right?
by the sounds of it, people in the bottom storey will have to gasp for sunlight! :-S. dear dear..

Re: DB's 'multilevel building' comment - buildings like that in Bristol confuse me so much. The Social Sciences block comes out onto the street at THREE different levels, I still haven't got my head around it! That building is a nightmare...

prob because its single sexed. that completely put me off

stepheh: Rui's cool, don't knock him, he's only trying to help. He's comes across better in real life though.

Of course I don't think I know everything, but I've lived here for 8 months now, I've visited all the halls multiple times (aside from Manor, I've NEVER met anyone from there) . And I don't say 'everywhere's crap' - in fact I've said numerous times that Bristol's accommodation is (on the whole) very good. Nevertheless, there are still very big variations in quality.

And I don't have a go at people for expressing different opinions. But you came on here with some rather, how can I put it, solid views about Durdham and constantly mentioned that you "weren't rich enough to afford Wills etc". You now appear to have completely changed your mind and yet talk incredibly authoritively on the subject...which I find a bit odd.

I don't think I'm stuck up at all, personally - I don't think anyone that's met me would call me stuck up - but what I will say is that the one thing worse than the 'rahs' constantly flaunting their wealth is those who constantly wallow in their lack of it.
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Re: DB's 'multilevel building' comment - buildings like that in Bristol confuse me so much. The Social Sciences block comes out onto the street at THREE different levels, I still haven't got my head around it! That building is a nightmare...

Damn i thought i had my decisions sussed out but im not so sure now ive been told university hall has the smallest rooms and kitchen...thats really bad.....maybe il apply there anyway and just i hope i get really lucky and get into goldney hall as my first choice.....


Btw whats everyone putting on their accomodation personal statement? I figure its too see whether youd fit in with the house/hall and to try and match you up with people with broadly similar interests?

I have no idea what to write about though. Seems kinda stupid to mention the academic stuff thats in my personal statement and mentioning music,sports,films seems kinda obvious too. Umm any suggestions?

it's mentioned somewhere in this long and winding thread.
i'm having a crappy time writing it too...just putting in random stuff on lifestyle/habits etc. I wish they'd just be bloody specific about what they want to know. I know guys going to McGill who just have to fill in this little questionnaire that asks how many hours a day do you sleep? how loud do you play your music? etc. etc.

anyway...i'm basically just writing stuff about my hobbies/lifestyle (predominantly the latter seeing as my hobbies are hardly note-worthy)