Campus & Halls accomodation thread

littlehedgehog

Wow, many questions.
Ok.
1. International students get box of stuff to use I think - cutlery and such - but Irish students don't. And yes, bare mattress. You'll have a kettle, a toaster, a microwave, a plate drainer thingy, bins in the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom *thinks* chair.. lamp.. I think that's about it?
2. I've never heard of everyone in an apartment doing communal shopping - everyone's tastes would be too different I think - last year my flat had a rota for milk, bread, bin bags and cleaning products for the kitchen but that was about it. Not everyone was home from college at the same time, so we tended to cook at different times. It was never really a problem with space on the cooker - no one was spending a huge amount of time cooking gourmet meals!
3. Fridge wise, there are.. four shelves and then a few little ones on the door, and two box things.. Whatever way you and your roommates want to divide it up is up to ye - we'd a shelf or a box each. Space in the freezer is a problem because there are only three shelves.. just in case you were planning on keeping a few frozen chickens in there. Or a body. Just sayin'.
4. Musical instruments.. hm. Haven't heard of anyone getting in trouble.. just don't be stupid. I most definitely would hear people playing guitar on quiet days - the walls aren't exactly soundproof. Just be careful. But I didn’t say that. I told you that you should only practice in the room.. Actually, scratch that – one apartment of lads did get in trouble for playing guitar because they kept doing it lateish at night.. make up your own mind I guess!
5. There are two big gates that shut at like 12.30. And security is on all night - they're at reception which overlooks the carpark. So it's pretty secure.

As for stuff you’ll need to bring that you wouldn’t suspect.. or you might suspect – I don’t know you so.. er..
Hangers
Cleaning products.. or just bleach..
Tee towels. You can NEVER have enough tee towels
Cheese grater.. but I grate cheese onto everything so..
Colander
Bottle opener
Some food – you won’t want to go shopping when all the stuff for freshers’ weekend is on – oh, and get all the kinda expensive things like.. coffee, good vitamin tablets, soft toilet roll etc.. so you don’t have to buy them yourself for a while.
A couple of cushions – they’re not called contraception couches for nothing – they’re bloody uncomfortable and you need some padding.
A sleeping bag. If you don’t use it, I can assure you, many other people will.

*thinks* I’m kinda tired, so this isn’t as long as it could be. I’m sure there are many veterans who could give much better advice. This is just my 2 cents.

xebec

Jean wrote:

International students get box of stuff to use I think - cutlery and such - but Irish students don't.

That's a new one on me! I lived in Halls for two years and none of the many international students I knew got this! So don't rely on it.

littlehedgehog

Really?
I'm working here for the summer, and we've been told we have to make up boxes of stuff for international students, and I most definitely remember at the start of last year there was something to do with International students getting stuff, or something?! I'm not sure what's in them, but I'm under the impression it's cutlery and pots and pans and things?

xebec

Maybe it's new, I wasn't there last year and wasn't aware of it before, my girlfriend was international student and I wasn't aware she got anything.

It's a great idea though, that's some of the most expensive stuff to carry/buy. Halls are doing something good for students!

littlehedgehog

Maybe it did only come in last year - let's just wait and see if anyone backs me or you up!
*grins*

xebec

No competition, I could be wrong, glad that there is something for international students though;)

Hi, see here, or 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Or here!

europerson

cianclarke wrote:

1: What is provided and what do we need to bring?
Are there pots / pans, etc? I'm presuming not!
Bed linen - just a bare matress I'm guessing?

You need to bring all the crockery, cutlery, utensils, pots, pans, etc. you think you'll need.

2: How to people organise cooking? Do people in the one apartment all tip in and buy a weeks shopping, and to a rota for cooking or do people just cook themselves? If the latter, how do people manage with just the one four ring hob!?

Most people cook all their own food separately, buy their own milk, own food, own everything. It's the best system by far. Only girls who get on very well do the whole communal thing.

3: Anything I need to bring I mightn't suspect? How are people's food seperated in the fridge - just container type things? Same with cooking utensils, food stuff etc?

All I can say is that you won't think of everything! People usually have their own shelves, drawers, cupboards, etc.

4: I see in the residents handbook they mention that all practice of musical instruments must be done in the music room thingy. I play acoustic guitar, no amp, none of that. You'd probably struggle to hear it in the next room. I have no intention of playing at four in the morning. Will they nitpick?

I shouldn't think so, as long as your flat-mates don't have a problem with it.

5: How secure is the carpark, has there been a history of break ins does anybody know?

There's no issue there whatsoever. There's 24-hour security on site. After midnight, the vehicular access gates are locked and one can only get in if one has a swipe-card or a fetish for climbing.

Shadowlands

No-one I knew cooked with their flatmates unless it was a) a special ocaison and b) they got on really well. You never have to wait for the cooker. You'll invariably have one flatmate who spends all their money on eating out and every cooks at different times anyway. Halls is very safe, I knew a girl with a car you'd have no problems but beware of all the hopefuls that will want you to take them to tesco/dunnes!

I would bring lots of underwear (to prolong the laundry situation), 2 pots, 1 pan, a sharp knife (for cutting beggies and meat - everyone always forgets that, me included), vegetable peeler, coriander, bed linens, posters/photos/postcards so your room looks like someone actually lives in it, cushions for the horrible couches, a TV (put it in your sitting room, even if you put it in your room you'll never watch it + your flatmates will love you), alcohol, and that's all I can think of right now.

xeduCat

The stuff that international students get isn't free!

http://www.tcd.ie//accommodationandcatering/PDF/pack.pdf

Anyone can ask for it, though if you're familiar with Dublin, there is probably not much point...

kazbegi

Hi - been lurking for a few days reading up on Trinity but as of 3 minutes ago I'm a reformed citizen with a proper registration..

Just got my formal offer of a tensi room in Hall in the post this morning with the conditions of occupancy and all that jazz.. anyone else got theirs?

Can anyone tell me if the .01. in the middle of the room number means I'm on the ground floor?

Cheers

europerson

kazbegi wrote:

Can anyone tell me if the .01. in the middle of the room number means I'm on the ground floor?

It depends on what number is before that. The xx.01.xx gives your apartment number. The first x's are your house number, and the last x's are your room number.

I don't remember too well but I think 01 is always the first apartment in the building, which would normally be on the ground floor. Last time I was in 06, which was the last apartment on the first floor, so I think you're on the ground floor. However some houses (I think House 80 and probably others) have no apartments on the ground floor, which means that 01 in that case would be on the first floor.

kazbegi

Thanks for the help. Can someone tell me if there's a map of the Trinity Hall site online anywhere that shows where the different houses are in relation to each other?

Another thing - how do people generally get in and out from College each day, bus / bike / luas? Any info on monthly tickets or student fares or whatever appreciated.. apologies if this has already been discussed in a different thread, searched for a while but couldn't find anything.

littlehedgehog

God, I'm good.
And er.. it's not to scale. 81 actually has the most apartments, but a lot of them are above reception and the canteen.. and.. I managed to run out of space at the top, so the parking has been halved in size.
But it'll give you a general gist.
Luas last year was 36 for 30 days, or 60 for Luas and Bus combi, I think? I can't exactly remember..

xebec

Impressive piece of work Jean! Very accurate!

littlehedgehog

Flattery will get you everywhere, ya know?
*blushes*
Sometimes I wonder why I didn't go to NCAD..

kazbegi

God you're good! Lol

Thanks jean

Got this from google maps:

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cianclarke

Thanks for all the replies everybody - a great help. Also managed to pick up on a few bits 'n' bobs I would have forgotten otherwise.

mizz.yelof!!!

wow jean, glad to see that u working in halls for the summer got u somewhere!!! really should be in ncad!

kazbegi

Hi - random question:

Can someone tell me what sort of space there is underneath the beds in modern accommodation? Wondering what sort of storage boxes would fit!

Cheers

xebec

kazbegi wrote:

Can someone tell me what sort of space there is underneath the beds in modern accommodation? Wondering what sort of storage boxes would fit!

There's plenty of space, but more in depth than height. Although storage boxes won't fit - there's already drawers made to fit under the beds that can be used for storage.

littlehedgehog

Two drawers 70cm x 70cm x 25cm (lxbxh) (roughly - I just measured with a ruler, and I'm not wearing my glasses so..
And you might only have use of one, if your second one is blocked off, as mine is..

cianclarke

Jean wrote:

Two drawers 70cm x 70cm x 25cm (lxbxh) (roughly - I just measured with a ruler, and I'm not wearing my glasses so..
And you might only have use of one, if your second one is blocked off, as mine is..

Wow that'd be a bit of a balls!

A more important question (for me) - how long are the beds themselves? :S I'm getting seriously worried that I'll be curled up into a ball. I'm just shy of 6'4, and looking at the modern room layout there is no "room for expansion" - there's a wardrobe at one end and a wall and some stupid cubby hole at the other...?
Thanks

kazbegi

Just to bump cian's question about bed length - anyone have an idea of roughly how long they are?

Also, I have a very stupid question which I just can't find the answer to anywhere else: what is the canteen in Trinity Hall that people make passing references to? (e.g. the Pizza there during the orientation weekend) Is there food available there anything like regularly, or does it even exist? Once again sorry for my total ignorance..! Thanks

cianclarke

Nobody has the heart to tell me it's four foot long.

paperclip

cianclarke wrote:

Nobody has the heart to tell me it's four foot long.

It's four and a half foot! Rejoice all ye tallards!

5'4'' here, see if you can find me at the meetings on friday??:D

littlehedgehog

I'm not sure how long the beds are.. I'm guessing they're just normal, average length?!
The canteen is this big space that's not really used during the year, except for like.. international food nights where everyone brings a dish, and.. poker.. and some orientations things.. and.. stuff..? Towards the end, it was used as a study room. It's pretty much just there for the summer students. It doesn't serve food during the year at all.

kazbegi

5'4''.. you're gonna have to give more of a clue than that. Actually, you find us.. we'll be the ones with tape measures...

cianclarke

6'3 and long red hair might narrow me down a bit.