Living in University Halls

TheVoice · 27 Jul 2006 at 22:51

My room at Halls:

Moving into our house on the 3rd of September. Really looking forward to it, the three people I'm living with are awesome, should be a lot of fun.

ironman · 27 Jul 2006 at 22:52

Raymond Lin said:
£6/7 a pop you can't go there too often.

It's nice thou and healthy thou.

My spend at wagamamas is usually £10-12. Our eating habits as a group is quite expensive, we will easily spend £10 a day on food eating out.

Raymond Lin · 27 Jul 2006 at 22:53

gurdas said:
My spend at wagamamas is usually £10-12. Our eating habits as a group is quite expensive, we will easily spend £10 a day on food eating out.

Proof that students these days have more money

ironman · 27 Jul 2006 at 23:00

Raymond Lin said:
Proof that students these days have more money

Averaging throughout the whole of the 3 terms, my weekly spend was about £100, not including rent (£116 a week). It boiled down to living in london, expensive foods, travel, going out, shopping (a lot went on this).

Speaking of my room, it was a shoebox but I loved it

Sink area to the bottom right of the last pic

Rimm3r · 27 Jul 2006 at 23:19

R34P3R said:
Didn't they tell you what grade you got at end of the year??

With us they told us what grade we had based on out points we had gained etc etc, I got PPP myself and ive just got to wait for General Studies which i know ive got an E because I didnt go to any of the A Level exams for it

What course did you do? i did a National Diploma in ICT and did like no work for 2 years untill the last 3 months and got DDM! such a badly taught course, i didn't really learn anything. Most of my assignments were filled with wikypedia crap

Xinn · 28 Jul 2006 at 00:29

Rimm3r said:
What course did you do? i did a National Diploma in ICT and did like no work for 2 years untill the last 3 months and got DDM! such a badly taught course, i didn't really learn anything. Most of my assignments were filled with wikypedia crap

Yup thats what course I did also, did nothing in the first year and worked just enough in the second to get PPP in the end

oh well. I;m going to Uni to do the course i want so its good enough for me

knowlesy · 28 Jul 2006 at 00:34

lemonkettaz said:
now im scared

ive got a feeling its going to be full of n00bs with loud amps though

what place are you stayin dude did you get in for the "comp forenics degree" ????

-edit-

Chris1712 · 28 Jul 2006 at 00:56

R34P3R said:
Yup thats what course I did also, did nothing in the first year and worked just enough in the second to get PPP in the end oh well. I;m going to Uni to do the course i want so its good enough for me

Sounds like me! BTEC Software Dev. Unfortunately i've made the grave mistake of applying for courses i don't even nearly have the points for!! Hoping on clearing tbh!

Locrian · 28 Jul 2006 at 09:10

ArmyofHarmony said:
and here was my room

Dude! Id recognise a Jack Martin room anywhere! Which block/room?

Raymond Lin · 20 Aug 2006 at 17:36

give this a bump since people have got their A-level results now.

lemonkettaz · 20 Aug 2006 at 17:38

everyone should post what place they are staying at.. and what uni

maybe some people will be lucky to be in the same place.

me...

Northumbria Uni

Place of living:

Quay Point

da_mic_1530 · 20 Aug 2006 at 18:26

leeds met

kirstall brewery

going to do a big shop soon

should i get a few pots and pans for meself?

lemonkettaz · 20 Aug 2006 at 18:28

yes.

mini fridge.

Raymond Lin · 20 Aug 2006 at 18:28

da_mic_1530 said:
should i get a few pots and pans for meself?

Yes, but nothing too expensive, and don't get expensive non-stick. It'll soon become scratched by idiots don't get the concept of metal on teflon = no more teflon.

Get the cheap tesco cooking pans, just 1 frying pan, and 2 sauce pans would be more than enough.

benjo plz. · 20 Aug 2006 at 18:40

lemonkettaz said:
mini fridge.

I got a Husky 50L from Lidl the other week for £50. It's a shame it isn't one of the newer ones, but for £50, I'm not going to do much complaining

.

lemonkettaz · 20 Aug 2006 at 18:42

Phnom_Penh said:
I got a Husky 50L from Lidl the other week for £50. It's a shame it isn't one of the newer ones, but for £50, I'm not going to do much complaining .

i got one, but i can only get 2 cans in.

think i need something with a bit more in the way of getting people hammered

nah, i need a new one.

tom_e · 20 Aug 2006 at 18:50

Phnom_Penh said:
I got a Husky 50L from Lidl the other week for £50. It's a shame it isn't one of the newer ones, but for £50, I'm not going to do much complaining .

I got one but then discovered yesturday that your not allowed electrical appliences in your room well fridges ne way i dont see the problem with it i could do a lot more damage with a hairdryer or hair straighteners :confused:

but i suppose i could give it a few weeks then sneak it in under the cover of darkness

lemonkettaz · 20 Aug 2006 at 18:51

blitz2163 said:
I got one but then discovered yesturday that your not allowed electrical appliences in your room well fridges ne way i dont see the problem with it i could do a lot more damage with a hairdryer or hair straighteners but i suppose i could give it a few weeks then sneak it in under the cover of darkness

?

electrical appliances?

benjo plz. · 20 Aug 2006 at 18:53

blitz2163 said:
I got one but then discovered yesturday that your not allowed electrical appliences in your room well fridges ne way i dont see the problem with it i could do a lot more damage with a hairdryer or hair

Unlucky

, what Uni you going to?

Raymond Lin · 20 Aug 2006 at 18:56

lemonkettaz said:
?

electrical appliances?

yup, self brought Fridges are usually not allowed. However, some uni accommodation department have proper ones for rent. Mine had them for £50 for the year, actual fridges with a small freezer compartment, about 500mm high and wide.

You could hide the fridge you have when they do the room check, which is usually a couple weeks into first term. Just move it to your car or something, or put it in the cupboard for the day. Then when they are gone, bring it out.