Living in University Halls

benjo plz. · 19 Jul 2006 at 17:46

Raymond Lin said:
32 - If your room don't come with insurance, get some, cost about £5 a month.

33 - Always have a stock of asprin for hang overs.

Insurance sounds like a very good idea

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Pink Grapefruit juice seem to be what people say is the cure for hangovers here. Although i've never gotup early enough to need one. I guess a decent alarm clock is also needed?

malolo · 19 Jul 2006 at 17:46

lemonkettaz said:
sorry love.

I walked into that

Phnom_Penh said:
both (or either) .

Aberdeen University has a good reputation and it's a campus so everything is close to you when you need it but it's still close enough to the city centre for you to be able to walk or it's on one of the main bus routes.

Aberdeen is really grey and looks pretty depressing on a wet day but is actually pretty nice on a good day, there are plenty of parks and there's the beach. It's a really small city and has two universities so it's got a big student population and lots of pubs and clubs to go with it which have definitely improved over the few years I've been here. It's a pretty good place to be a student because of the close proximity of everything although it's more expensive than other places because of the oil industry.

benjo plz. · 19 Jul 2006 at 17:50

malolo said:
Aberdeen University has a good reputation and it's a campus so everything is close to you when you need it but it's still close enough to the city centre for you to be able to walk or it's on one of the main bus routes.

Aberdeen is really grey and looks pretty depressing on a wet day but is actually pretty nice on a good day, there are plenty of parks and there's the beach. It's a really small city and has two universities so it's got a big student population and lots of pubs and clubs to go with it which have definitely improved over the few years I've been here. It's a pretty good place to be a student because of the close proximity of everything although it's more expensive than other places because of the oil industry.

Sounds good

I visited the uni on a cold wet and windy day in November, I was only in the city long enough to get thrown out of one pub and bluff my way into another (I wasn't/still not 18

) because my flight was quite early

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Neb · 19 Jul 2006 at 17:51

Raymond Lin said:
29 - DO NOT, SERIOUSLY, DO NOT let people know you know about PCs , you'll ended up being the tech guy who everyone comes to get their problem fixed for nothing. Not worth it, specially when you can't fix it and they blame you for it.

What if your there to study computer science? Your basically stuffed!!

Raymond Lin · 19 Jul 2006 at 17:54

Neb said:
What if your there to study computer science? Your basically stuffed!!

Tell them its all theory, this is a practical problem.

DAVEM · 19 Jul 2006 at 17:55

Neb said:
What if your there to study computer science? Your basically stuffed!!

Depends on who you live with soley

Nitefly · 19 Jul 2006 at 18:10

Neb said:
What if your there to study computer science? Your basically stuffed!!

A member of these forums was out on the pull and this girl asked what course he was on....

"I'm doing comp.... erm.... phychology!"
I was on the floor laughing.

benjo plz. · 19 Jul 2006 at 18:11

Nitefly said:
"I'm doing comp.... erm.... phychology!"

I dunno about at uni, but at school the people who do psychology tend to be a hell of a lot more geeky than those doing computing /shrug

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firstborn · 19 Jul 2006 at 18:12

Raymond Lin said:
18 - Be nice to the warden, you'll see him for the next 10 months.

Yes, everyone should be nice to their Warden.

Nitefly · 19 Jul 2006 at 18:15

Phnom_Penh said:
I dunno about at uni, but at school the people who do psychology tend to be a hell of a lot more geeky than those doing computing /shrug .

It was a case of the first thing he could think of I believe

Raymond Lin · 19 Jul 2006 at 18:17

Nitefly said:
A member of these forums was out on the pull and this girl asked what course he was on....

"I'm doing comp.... erm.... phychology!"
I was on the floor laughing.

I did Architecture and Law, no "embarrassment" there.

Neb · 19 Jul 2006 at 18:19

Nitefly said:
A member of these forums was out on the pull and this girl asked what course he was on....

"I'm doing comp.... erm.... phychology!"
I was on the floor laughing.

HAHA smooth.

Ascendancy · 19 Jul 2006 at 18:19

Raymond Lin said:
29 - DO NOT, SERIOUSLY, DO NOT let people know you know about PCs , you'll ended up being the tech guy who everyone comes to get their problem fixed for nothing. Not worth it, specially when you can't fix it and they blame you for it.

Lol, I made this mistake once already, not going to do it again in a hurry

The Pat · 19 Jul 2006 at 18:43

DAVEM said:
5) Manchester is an EXCELLENT place to be student, goto:
A) Fallowfield - awesome if your a fresher, check out Robo's, Queen of Hearts, and if you want to find the nicer ladies Revolution in Fallowfield or Lofa at the locks (if its still there)
B) Withington (I used to live there) is okay, one decent pub, thats about it, loads of second year students though
C) Didsbury, classy, not really a night out place though, more for a quick drink and then get the (42/43?) into the centre

Get into Manchester city centre, absolutely tons of clubs, pubs, bars. Can't go wrong with 5th Ave place is packed with students.

Atari · 19 Jul 2006 at 19:05

Halls are great fun if you know nobody at your uni. Move in, put all your posters up, and leave your door ajar so people feel welcomed.

The first week is a little awkward if you lived with an utter fool like me, but the rest of the people should be cool. Don't forget to take a few bottles of beer with you to help break the ice.

Alcohol does good things.... Most of the time

Andelusion · 19 Jul 2006 at 19:09

Raymond nice list there, I'm now understanding why whenever you're photographed you're always with a nice group of attractive ladies

Xinn · 19 Jul 2006 at 19:35

This thread really couldnt hae come at a better time, im going to book my place at halls tomorrow because ive already got my results (did BTEC course) and have def got my place.

Some great stuff in here i would never have thought of

Ascendancy · 19 Jul 2006 at 19:55

R34P3R said:
This thread really couldnt hae come at a better time, im going to book my place at halls tomorrow because ive already got my results (did BTEC course) and have def got my place.

Some great stuff in here i would never have thought of

Yeah I made it because it just dawned on me today that in a few weeks i'll have to arrange travel and stuff. Seemed so far away until today for some reason.

Xinn · 19 Jul 2006 at 20:02

Yeah i find it really annoying that a lot of student loans and everdrafts etc aren't given to us until A level results come out, this is a problem for me because theres less that 100 rooms left where i want to stay so im having to have my parents pay first payment and the deposit which is around £800 and ill pay them back when all money comes thought.

So many phone calls to make tomorrow aswell :eek:

lemonkettaz · 19 Jul 2006 at 20:02

R34P3R said:
This thread really couldnt hae come at a better time, im going to book my place at halls tomorrow because ive already got my results (did BTEC course) and have def got my place.

Some great stuff in here i would never have thought of

ive done a btec.. no results yet