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

Hi! was wondering if anyone could help me please, I have been trying to sort out accomodation since I got my offer and just can't decide!
I would really like to be catered (if the food is nice, if it's not I would rather just cook!), in a lively and social hall...? any suggestions?

Reply 1681

Queen Alice

10

village_gossip

The old building is where the common rooms/bar is on the bottom floor and the warden lives on the top floor (so obviously no access for students). The flats where the students live is in the modern bit.

That is what angers me..
I can't decide between living in a pretty old building, or living in a new building with pretty gardens :s-smilie:

I am also really scared I would get rejected from Goldney, and end up in a small accomadation. I am quite shy, I need there to be lots of people so I can make friends :frown:

The girl who showed me round manor told me something I should put on my personal statement which will make me more likely to get a place in Goldney though... so maybe it is worth the risk?

Reply 1682

Jimi Haze

Elle Jeffrey

Hi! was wondering if anyone could help me please, I have been trying to sort out accomodation since I got my offer and just can't decide!
I would really like to be catered (if the food is nice, if it's not I would rather just cook!), in a lively and social hall...? any suggestions?

From what I gather...

either

Clifton Hill House if you want to be closer
or
Wills if you want to be surrounded by rahs - but it looks proper nice, kinda in the style of Oxbridge colleges.

Reply 1683

Paranoid Kid

13

Jimi Haze

From what I gather...

either

Clifton Hill House if you want to be closer
or
Wills if you want to be surrounded by rahs - but it looks proper nice, kinda in the style of Oxbridge colleges.

It's not that Rah. Anyhow, if you were that opposed to Rahs you wouldn't choose Bristol!

Reply 1684

organised_chaos

7

that's not true; i came here with no knowledge of the 'rah' phenomenon, or of rah's in general, having never encountered any before in my life- bit of a shock to the system I can tell you.

Reply 1685

Je$$ica

i don't really understand this whole rah thing. are we talking the stereotype people have of like public school kids?

Reply 1686

Emma the Hippy

Slightly confused yet again, and, yet again, there's probaly a very simple and obvious answer to my confusion. What is the difference between Student Houses and the Halls? I think in most of them it seems to be size, but a couple of the Houses seem to hold around 100 people...

Reply 1687

Queen Alice

10

Oh, another question...

The tour guide said Goldney was en-suit, but I didn't think it was.

If it is... just another reason I should apply there (besides that I have seen pictures of cats there lol... awww so sweet)

Reply 1688

Ronove

18

Paranoid Kid

Well it sounded confusing :p:

Where've you been all term, eh?

Ill.

I have so much work to do over Easter. Argh.

Reply 1689

Ronove

18

Kater Murr

Hey - I haven't seen you post in ages!

Have you had a name change? :redface:

Reply 1690

Kater Murr

20

Ronove

Have you had a name change? :redface:

Yes, but you probably wouldn't recognise me anyway. Born Under Punches - - The Macabre Vincent Price.... and now this :smile:

.

Reply 1691

snivellus

Emma the Hippy

Slightly confused yet again, and, yet again, there's probaly a very simple and obvious answer to my confusion. What is the difference between Student Houses and the Halls? I think in most of them it seems to be size, but a couple of the Houses seem to hold around 100 people...

Houses don't have bars and they're a lot closer to uni than stoke-bishop halls... Richmond Terrace has about 100+ students.... there are about 20ish flats of 5.

Reply 1692

Apricott

Hey, I thought Richmond Terrace was also in Clifton area???

Reply 1693

Apricott

Guys, can you please tell me whether Richmond Terrace and Woodland court are great halls: pros and cons, how far from Earth Sciences department and so on.

Reply 1694

Jimi Haze

stolenstars

Oh, another question...

The tour guide said Goldney was en-suit, but I didn't think it was.

If it is... just another reason I should apply there (besides that I have seen pictures of cats there lol... awww so sweet)

Goldney has both en-suites and normal rooms, although less en-suites than normal ones. But they're all pretty nice to be fair.

Reply 1695

Queen Alice

10

Jimi Haze

Goldney has both en-suites and normal rooms, although less en-suites than normal ones. But they're all pretty nice to be fair.

Ok... I've decided I'll choose Goldney. I probs have a good chance, I know the kinda things they are after.

Was also wondering, is the application online or by post? Because if its by post writing in pink or something might make me stand out :p:

Reply 1696

snivellus

Apricott

Guys, can you please tell me whether Richmond Terrace and Woodland court are great halls: pros and cons, how far from Earth Sciences department and so on.

Richmond Terrace is awesome! XD It's all shiny and new, all ensuite and generally great :P
It's just by the union, so it takes me about 5-10 mins to walk from there to the Wills mem. building.

Reply 1697

organised_chaos

7

stolenstars

Ok... I've decided I'll choose Goldney. I probs have a good chance, I know the kinda things they are after.

Was also wondering, is the application online or by post? Because if its by post writing in pink or something might make me stand out :p: