Trinity Student Accommodation

Crania

I'm just wondering, about how minutes does it take to get from Trinity Hall to Trinity College on bicycle. Fit enough guy, so it would be a regular speed for the whole way.

Thanks

Time Magazine

Oooh bumping threads from over a year ago make Ibid feel funny.

It's a forty minute walk, so fifteen minute cycle?

Crania

Yeah, a bit of thread resurrecting, I hope you don't object!

Ah rite, 15 minutes, sure thats perfect! I was just curious as I'm considering TCD and I was just wanted to know how far the accommodation was away.

Thanks very much.

Not a good criterion to be basing your college choice on..

Crania

Lol, of course I'm not basing my college choice on how far the accomodation is away. I was just curious how far away it is. The answer wouldn't really have impacted on my choice either way.

students@graz

hello!
I'm am Austrian student studying translation in Graz. Since one of my foreign languages is English and our current topic is college/university education, I have to do a project on trinity college together with 3 mates.
It would be really nice if somebody could answer some questions for our projects success' sake!
1. What does make trinity college better than other schools? Why is it special? Characteristics? Traditions?
2. Is it hard to get in? How high are tuition fees?
3. How is student life in Dublin? Are there many fraternities/sororities? Many student parties?
4. Where do students usually live? In halls of residence, flats or rather at home with their parents?
5. Is trinity college an 'elite' school?

It would be really nice if somebody could answer some of these questions! It's always good to have insider information!

Thanks !

checkers16

hi! i've just been offered an acceptance to TCD and think i will attend! i live in the states and was wondering if anyone could give me some info on rooms for freshers? i hope that i'll be able to get housing relatively easily but am concerned about having to commute from trinity hall or find private accomodation.., My offer is taking its time in the post (i found out by e-mail)- i was wondering if anyone could give me tips about applying for housing (or tcd in general from a student's perspective): most comfortable, most convenient, etc.?

Cantab.

checkers16 wrote: »

hi! i've just been offered an acceptance to TCD and think i will attend! i live in the states and was wondering if anyone could give me some info on rooms for freshers? i hope that i'll be able to get housing relatively easily but am concerned about having to commute from trinity hall or find private accomodation.., My offer is taking its time in the post (i found out by e-mail)- i was wondering if anyone could give me tips about applying for housing (or tcd in general from a student's perspective): most comfortable, most convenient, etc.?

If you're told that you've been allocated a kennel in a place called "Goldsmith Hall", write back and tell the Registrar of Chambers that if they don't provide you with a decent room for the year, you'll be privately renting an apartment in the south docklands (there are LOADS of flats for rent coming on stream) and that this isn't the ****ing 1970s where students simply take what they're "given".

Podge_irl

Cantab. wrote: »

If you're told that you've been allocated a kennel in a place called "Goldsmith Hall", write back and tell the Registrar of Chambers that if they don't provide you with a decent room for the year, you'll be privately renting an apartment in the south docklands (there are LOADS of flats for rent coming on stream) and that this isn't the ****ing 1970s where students simply take what they're "given".

Oh please, Goldsmith isn't that bad. It's not great by any means, but its not a complete disaster (though I guess my input may be skewed by the fact that I don't pay for it). AFAIK foreign students are exceptionally unlikely to get anything better. If you get decent room-mates than its grand.

AlexD

The problem with Goldsmith is that it is indicative of how badly Trinity has developed the buildings over the last 15 years, College Green, Pearse St, all the new science buildings are a disgrace. They don't exactly inspire intelluctual discourse

Cantab.

AlexD wrote: »

The problem with Goldsmith is that it is indicative of how badly Trinity has developed the buildings over the last 15 years, College Green, Pearse St, all the new science buildings are a disgrace. They don't exactly inspire intelluctual discourse

The buildings that have gone up over the last 15 years are worthy of their own thread. How anyone signed off on their construction is beyond me (although I've heard rumours). The only exception to the architectural raping we've gotten is the Ussher library.

Goldsmith hall was supposed to be a gym, but they changed their minds half-way through and made a half-arsed attempt at installing a lecture theatre. That theatre is a disgrace: it's draughty, cold, echoey, has loose chairs scattered all over the place, has pillars blocking the view and worst of all, it's flat and hard to see the lecturer from the back.

Hardly the kind of building worthy of a top 100 university. I guess it's indicative of the "undergraduate farm" mentality of recent times.

Don't get me started on the mess that is the Hamilton/Westland Row.

Crash

The goldsmith theatre is so badly used, which I think makes it even worse. If they had a proper seating system installed and found ways to make use of the balcony, it could be quite good for running student events. as it is, its a mess.

kieralicious

checkers16 wrote: »

hi! i've just been offered an acceptance to TCD and think i will attend! i live in the states and was wondering if anyone could give me some info on rooms for freshers? i hope that i'll be able to get housing relatively easily but am concerned about having to commute from trinity hall or find private accomodation.., My offer is taking its time in the post (i found out by e-mail)- i was wondering if anyone could give me tips about applying for housing (or tcd in general from a student's perspective): most comfortable, most convenient, etc.?

As an incoming first year, your only college accommodation option is really Trinity Hall. Don't be worried about the commute; it takes 25 minutes max to get into town, and the Luas (Irish tram) is very efficient etc. The walk from Halls to the Luas and back again sucks in cold weather/when you are really drunk, but other than that, it's fine.

As an international student you are almost certain to get Halls, as long as you don't specify a desire to eat babies on your application form. I would warn you that international students often seem to get put into Cunningham House for whatever reason (even if you specify Modern on your form, there's a chance you could get Cunningham - happened to me and several others I know). The Modern apartments are quite nice (very limited phone reception though) but Cunningham is horrid. On the plus side, it has the internet now. But to be honest, I've lived there all year and the only good thing I can say about it is that it has the internet now - make of that what you will.

flint_72

Hi,im hoping to go to Trininy next year to study either T.Physics r Pharamcy.Anyway,im wondering about the accomodiation.I read at the start that its partially based on ur grades.ill b expectin about 575 ish in my leaving (all my tests have gone grand so far). Problem is i live in Dublin :P. i no,what do i need a place for,bu i'd really like one. Not only to get the hell outa my house,bu also it sounds like fun. Som1 was sayin how theres always people around, n when ur cooking n stuff. Anyway,do u think i'd have much of a chance of getting a place?

xeduCat

Nothing to do with grades.

Sisu

flint_72 wrote: »

Problem is i live in Dublin :P.

I'm afraid that probably is a problem. You may not be entitled to accommodation in Trinity Hall. See here:

accommodation website wrote:

Those resident outside a reasonable commuting distance of Dublin are invited to apply for accommodation

I think I heard they count 15 miles from Dublin as the limit. You could phone them up and check, to see if you need to find student accommodation somewhere else (and there are alternatives).

manicmonoliths

flint_72 wrote: »

Hi,im hoping to go to Trininy next year to study either T.Physics r Pharamcy.Anyway,im wondering about the accomodiation.I read at the start that its partially based on ur grades.ill b expectin about 575 ish in my leaving (all my tests have gone grand so far). Problem is i live in Dublin :P. i no,what do i need a place for,bu i'd really like one. Not only to get the hell outa my house,bu also it sounds like fun. Som1 was sayin how theres always people around, n when ur cooking n stuff. Anyway,do u think i'd have much of a chance of getting a place?

Hey, grades don't matter at all. I live in Dublin too and I was offered a room in Trinity Halls last year. I only live about 30 mins away from Trinity by bus.
I didn't take the room in the end as it would have cost over €4000.

You should really consider whether or not it's worth it, if you already live in Dublin.

flint_72

well €4000 for my sanity would be worth it 2 me :P . if u lived in Dublin do u know how u got a place? i'd b about a half hour away too,in Sandyford.

cookiemonst3r

flint_72 wrote: »

Hi,im hoping to go to Trininy next year to study either T.Physics r Pharamcy.Anyway,im wondering about the accomodiation.I read at the start that its partially based on ur grades.ill b expectin about 575 ish in my leaving (all my tests have gone grand so far). Problem is i live in Dublin :P. i no,what do i need a place for,bu i'd really like one. Not only to get the hell outa my house,bu also it sounds like fun. Som1 was sayin how theres always people around, n when ur cooking n stuff. Anyway,do u think i'd have much of a chance of getting a place?

I don't think you've a chance of getting Halls if you live in Dublin...personally I don't think it's fair if you get it and someone who lives further out doesn't...Why can't you just stay at home?? It'll be cheaper.

manicmonoliths

flint_72 wrote: »

well €4000 for my sanity would be worth it 2 me :P . if u lived in Dublin do u know how u got a place? i'd b about a half hour away too,in Sandyford.

I can't honestly say why I was given a place. Maybe it had something to do with what I wrote on the application form. I said stuff about not having a productive study environment at home or something like that.

cookiemonst3r wrote: »

I don't think you've a chance of getting Halls if you live in Dublin...personally I don't think it's fair if you get it and someone who lives further out doesn't...Why can't you just stay at home?? It'll be cheaper.

I'd half agree with you there, it doesn't seem fair that people from outside of Dublin are rejected in favour of someone from Dublin. But you have to take into account that some people living in Dublin may not have living conditions at home that are suited to student life. Also some students from the country may be able to afford other accommodation in Dublin, while a student from Dublin can only afford Halls. Just a possibility.