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Yer Maw Has a Sac.

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  1. I'm hoping to do Geography at either Glasgow or Edinburgh. I'd be happy to go to either, or even somewhere like Aberdeem if I had to, I was just wondering if anyone had any advice on the matter.

    Cheers.

    I was thinking of Geography. However I've already ruled it out after enduring months of agony and tediousness in Adv Higher, which is year one university level.

  2. I'm a member of the wardening team at Pollock Halls. It's one of the best in the UK and has won awards. It's not cheap: but no uni accommodation in Edinburgh is (whatever the uni). Overall myself and most students find the Pollock experience excellent - it's good quality rooms, good quality food, excellent facilities on site, 15-20 mins walk from main Humanities site & Unions (George Square) / 25 mins from Science (Kings Buildings) / city centre 30 mins / on main bus routes, Commonwealth Pool adjacent one side + Holyrood Park/Arthurs Seat on the other.

    I'm in Chancellor's Court (built in 2003) which is en-suite and about ~£6,000 a year. We've got 550 rooms - and over 700 students (because some of the rooms are bunked therefore lots cheaper). It's like a decent hotel, tbh, it's used as a conference hotel in the summer and you're looking at something far plusher than a Travelodge etc.

    John Burnett is brand new, mostly en-suite/mostly single block of about 200 students; costs in excess of £6,000 a year. It's full of all the yahs/hooray-henrys since it's most expensive - only block site I'd recommend avoiding.

    At the bottom of the site is Holland House, with about 400 ensuite single rooms, costing somewhere over £5,000 a year. Masson House (~150 students) is a small block, mainly ensuite, all single... costing about £5,000 a year.

    There are then 5 non-ensuite, all single blocks, all of about 250 students: Ewing, Baird, Turner, Lee and Grant... I'm not well up on the costs of these but I guess you're talking around the £4,000 mark as they're not en-suite.

    You get free access to the Refectory (dinners 7 days a week; breakfast Mon-Fri; brunch Sat & Sun); it's eat all you like (no points cap), and the food is decent and a very wide choice. Just rebuilt over the summer so tip-top facilities. The site also has a computer lab, a shop, bar, squash courts, hall (ceilidhs etc.) and each house have their own common rooms, pantries (communal social spaces with microwave/fridge/toaster and so on). We've a music room in Chancellor's!! Your room gets cleaned once a week / bin emptied daily Mon-Fri / bed linen can be exchanged twice a week. Each house has it's own laundry for doing your clothes. The wardens are friendly :rolleyes: ...

    At the bottom of the site is Fraser Court, that is self-catered flats (not en-suite per room). Costs under £3,000.

    :)

    Thanks for that!

    Can i ask what you are studying?

  3. Think I'm going to Edinburgh Uni next year, really liked the set up. Thought that the sporting facilities on offer were fantastic, far superior too those at Stirling which I felt were very Impressive. I went to the open day, however didn't have time to visit the accomodation as i was heading back for the Saints game. Anyone staying in halls currently/have done in the past? Would like a a persoanl opinion rather than the usual drivel in the handouts etc..

    Cheers.

  4. I need some opinions here from you all. Should I when I go to uni:

    Commute, so basically go home at the end of the day. OR

    Stay in the halls/a flat.

    Also, has anyone been to Abertay/Napier Universities? What was/is it like?

    cheers

    Abertay you might get away with commuting. Napier I would most definitely stay in halls/flat, Edinburgh is a nice city to live in.

    Why didn't you go to the open days?

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