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

What does the size of the university have to do with anything? It all depends on you on whether or not you make a lot of friends. You'll definitely get to know the people in your hall and probably some on your course too.

Reply 41

username251676

OhNO!

That's a bit unfair. I go out pretty regularly and I'm happy to talk to lots of people, but I don't think that makes me a sheep.

Noooo you're conforming by going out, hide away at home it's *so* much cooler :p:

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OhNO!

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HexagonalBolts

Noooo you're conforming by going out, hide away at home it's *so* much cooler :p:

Staying in is fun, going out is fun. Both are good and neither are bad.

Reply 43

username251676

OhNO!

Staying in is fun, going out is fun. Both are good and neither are bad.

hahah I know I'm only kidding :smile:

Reply 44

Asclepius

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OhNO!

That's a bit unfair. I go out pretty regularly and I'm happy to talk to lots of people, but I don't think that makes me a sheep.

Reply 45

OhNO!

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Asclepius

where did you get that picture of me?! :eek3:

Reply 46

Asclepius

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OhNO!

where did you get that picture of me?! :eek3:

Skills

Reply 47

OhNO!

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Asclepius

Skills

Skills? Sorry, I only understand herd formations and jagerbombs :frown:

Reply 48

Asclepius

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OhNO!

Skills? Sorry, I only understand herd formations and jagerbombs :frown:

Jäger

Reply 49

Luine

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Perhaps it was a little unfair. But it's kind of true.. it can get very cliquey.

Reply 50

JackBoldy

Hi, i'm a fresher at Manchester Uni now, and i live in Oak House, Sycamore Court.
Firstly, some of the posts on here you should ignore straight away. I live in a flat with 4 girls and 4 boys and there are 3 other flats in my block and i know/hang out with about 28 of the 24 people in my block. Everyone comes to university in the same boat and it boils down to how sociable you are as to how many friends you make. Sure, you get some loners who will stay in there rooms and moan that they don't have any friends and don't get on with anyone but thats probably down to the fact that they've not made the effort with the people around them. Moreover, i've met countless people on nights out and a social events and through people my flat mates know, so don't worry about making friends, just be yourself, be sociable and you'll be just find.

When it comes down to the mis-conception that Oak House means parties every night, thats complete bulls**t tbh. Of course people go out, but only as much as they want to and it can get loud at times but no enough to bother you, unless of course you're one of the unsociable wining loners. Self-catered is better in my opinion, its much more felxible and as for the comment someone made about not being able to eat with your flat mates if your self catered, thats rubbish, i eat with my best mate every night, we just fit it around our lifestyles and theres almost always someone in our living room or kitchen or someone in in the flats upstairs.

Despite what anyone says, manchester is an amazing city with a top class university. Its got one of the best shopping experiences in the country (theres the trafford centre as well), its quality for transport, the buses to fallowfield and the university run all day and night and you never have to wait for a bus, furthermore, there's two train stations and the tram network. Theres loads of opportunities to join sports or social clubs and because theres so many students theres so much variety! The night life i one of the best in the country, something for everyone so almost everyone (except the wining loners) is satisfied. I can guarentee that if you come to Manchester university you will have the time of your life, one of the best student experiences around!

Reply 51

JackBoldy

Luine

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.

I've found it quite difficult in my first year because i don't want to go out and do the same thing as everyone else every week. Good luck anyway. P.S in fallowfield you won't get any work done! and i've had found that even though i don't socialise with the noisy people!!

Haha complete crap mate! You can get all the work you want done in fallowfield, and your comment about individuality is quite offensive. Come meet me and you'll find i'm perfectly indivdual, just because i like to go out every week and get drunk, make friends, pull women, gamble doesn't mean i'm not individual! I do have a life other than going out, and you forget that you have to be reasonably clever to get to university and therefore i strike a balance of working and going out, being indepent, playing sport, visiting friends at other uni's, attending vairous events relating to my course. You construct your own uni life how you want it to, some flourish and others don't, suppose thats down to how much backbone you have!

Reply 52

coconutgrove

It is strange how people give advice about accomodation on here. Accomodation is so random, there's no way anyone can determine how well you will get on with the people you are put with next year. It isn't really about location.

I'm sociable and friendly and like to go out. Got put into an all girl flat in Oak House (didn't ask for it) and didn't like it. It was super cliquey and people only went out about once a week! The flat opposite didn't mix with us, one of the flats downstairs didn't mix with ANYONE... Thankfully I moved out!

Reply 53

Luine

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JackBoldy

Haha complete crap mate! You can get all the work you want done in fallowfield, and your comment about individuality is quite offensive. Come meet me and you'll find i'm perfectly indivdual, just because i like to go out every week and get drunk, make friends, pull women, gamble doesn't mean i'm not individual! I do have a life other than going out, and you forget that you have to be reasonably clever to get to university and therefore i strike a balance of working and going out, being indepent, playing sport, visiting friends at other uni's, attending vairous events relating to my course. You construct your own uni life how you want it to, some flourish and others don't, suppose thats down to how much backbone you have!

Firstly, i already admitted what i said was a little harsh. And i've no doubt you are quite individual anyway.

I'm offering another perspective, because everyone tries to shove fallowfield down Freshers throats. I know a lot of people personally who dislike fallowfield and wanted to move out because of the noise and general loutish behaviour, but it totally depends on what you're at university for. By the way, being 'sociable' isn't necessarily a great thing, as can be the other extreme of being unsociable. You aren't uncool or boring if you don't want to pretend you get on with everyone who exists.

By the way, i'm not doubting that you have some intelligence.. but your comment about having to be reasonably clever to get into university is unfortunately misguided. There's a lot of idiots at every university, especially at manchester because it's so big... half of them don't deserve to be there and make no effort and just act like absolute idiots every weekend.

University IS what you make of it, and my second year is currently going fantastic. I spent my first year not being able to sleep at night and having to listen to absolute idiots vandalise the halls and happily fail their modules. I'll be leaving with great prospects, WHILE partying.. but that's because i'm living outside of fallowfield now.

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