is it harder to make friends at the uni of manchester because its huge and spread out

I found it really easy to make friends, mostly from my accommodation but some from my course.

just out of interest, which accommodation were you in?

I'm in Oak House in Fallowfield. It's great!

Manchester being one of the largest unis in the UK and the course I'm applying to is supposed to be one of the largest aswell - makes me worry. At first I thought 'great lots of people to mingle with, I'll defo make lots of friends' but then I thought 'well I wont be living in halls, and it seems like most people make their friends through halls so will already have their own friendship circle. I wont bump into acquaintances in the course because its so big and yeah, everybody will doing their own thing '
But I guess if I dont make any friends, I can focus on my studies and excel in them?

That bit at the end if true to an extent I suppose. Though what accommodation have you applied for? (coz if you're living in an apartment, and not halls, you'd have a pretty close knit group of mates I guess?)

I'm in Oak House in Fallowfield. It's great!

I'm not applying for any accom - I'm staying at home and commuting (about 45 mins train journey) So thats why friend-making is a bit of an issue for me because most people seem to make friends with the people in their accom and because the econ course is so big I doubt I will make close friends. I was going to apply for halls but my parents want me to stay at home =/

Would you then say that you think Oak House is the best accommodation or are there others that you like more (maybe City campus)? Is it as loud as Owens Park, i.e. can you get any work done?

aaaahh.... this thread has really got me worried. i applied for manchester because it looked like the biggest and the best and i thought it would be a nice contrast to where i live (the middle of nowhere!!!!) but now im thinking its gunna be too much of a culture shock. and im quite shy. help me

aaaahh.... this thread has really got me worried. i applied for manchester because it looked like the biggest and the best and i thought it would be a nice contrast to where i live (the middle of nowhere!!!!) but now im thinking its gunna be too much of a culture shock. and im quite shy. help me

Personally on price, location, social life etc, I think Oak House is the best (but then I would! )

It's busy but yes, you can certainly get work done if you are so inclined!

I wouldn't recommend Owens Park (especially the tower) because a lot of my friends there get sick of it (catered and living on corridors) and spend half the time in our flat! Nevertheless the social life and location are still great.

hahah, wow, thanks, I chose oak house before reading this and narrowly avoided choosing owen's park, I feel so comforted now!

Do you meet lots of people through your accommodation? I thought that, perhaps if it wasn't catered, then you may not meet other people in your block?

What course are you doing out of interest?

Actually self-catered works really well since we live in flats of 8 with a kitchen so we automatically get together and make friends. So you have the mates in your flat, the flat next door, the flats downstairs etc. I promise it's very sociable! I'm doing Linguistics (and that's good too!)

Sweeet, thanks!

I'm doing English Lit

How are the nights out? Do you generally go to town or stay in Fallowfield? anddd are you in any societies? Sorry for the interrogation!

(Eng Lit probably has good ones as it's a popular subject)

It depends on what type of person you are, but i do believe it is quite difficult because it is so large.

If you're the type of person who will talk to anyone, and goes out every week like everyone else then you will enjoy it. If you have any sense of individuality at all, you'll probably find it more difficult.