Campus Accomodation Next Year?

Noodlehead

Wondering whether I'd be better off trying to find a place on my own or sticking to campus accomodation? I heard the River apartments were nice but I definitely need cosiness. Are they incredibly clinical and boring or could you actually be comfortable there?

nothing

They're much more expensive than living in a house, plus you're not gaurenteed a place (unless you already have one )

Atomic Pineapple

i was up there for the open day and was takin through the best apartments that were there and i would definitly not reccommend staying there, it felt like i was on a boat if you know what i mean?

get a house with a single room for yourself, much better and will be cheaper too

FunkyChicken

Campus apartments is like living in a school or something. But you'd have great fun living there.

Atomic Pineapple

FunkyChicken wrote:

Campus apartments is like living in a school or something. But you'd have great fun living there.

unless you end up with 4 people you dont get on with because you all have to share the communal area with the kitchen and tv area as one, would not suit me at all! your room which is very small from what i seen is your only private place

eamoss

draffodx wrote:

unless you end up with 4 people you dont get on with because you all have to share the communal area with the kitchen and tv area as one

Yup thats what happened me didnt get along with my house mates at all but in saying that I know loads of people that got on great with their house mates I was just unlucky.

I was in the River Apartments and the tap water was horrible, can remember when I 1st moved up the pots n that had stuff all over them(not sure wat it was and it was a bitch to get off)

House partys and that stuff is a def no go in the apartments.


Didnt get it for next year and im glad but I still havent got a house for next year but I should be ok if I get one before the results come out.

Also draffodx ur in d1ck it(dkit)? Do you know if anyone is them new apartments on the dublin road right beside the hill street bridge?

Atomic Pineapple

eamoss wrote:

d1ck it(dkit)?

I think there opening up during the summer and students can apply for them for next year, the walls in them are meant to be sound proof and everything.
There a bit far away from the college though.

I was looking at goin to maynooth next year, dkit is just so bad, but unfortunately they dont have my course, looked at dit but it looks worse than dkit so i think i'm stuck there if i pass.

Noodlehead

Hmm.. I have the points already since I dropped my course this year in Trinity so a room is reserved for me apparently? On campus, probably won't take it. Guess I'll start house hunting!

Noodlehead

Also, how much would you be looking at for a single room in a local house/apartment/whatever? All the better if its cheaper than on campus but what about utility bills?

ballyarse

yeah defo go for campus especially if you're a first year handy way of getting to know people and being at the centre of social life and college life.. its dead handy to walk to and come back for lectures if your living out the straffan road for instance you might have to walk in for a couple of lectures and wait around for hours between them cos u live so far out and can't go back for lunch etc...

You face the same problems as you do if you're movin in to a house; there's always the possibility you won't get on with your house/flatmates most rooms in all appartments and flats aren't sound proof...

I had campus in first year and am taking it for second year too...once you go to campus there's no turning back....well depending on your budget...

Noodlehead

Oooh......... mixed messages here... do river apartments include internet in the price?

Also, since I did first year in tcd already, I'll be a year older than other first years, can I request to move in with people my age?

/Andy\

I just got my place for next year in Erne house. I was wondering if anyone knew whether its an old or new block or anything about it. I'm screwed anyway because I took a year out so all my friends have just (hopefully) finished and will graduate in september

ringleader

I used to live in Erne Hall - apartments 2 and 5 during different years.
It's the River Apartments, and is one of the newer ones!

Good location: right beside the laundry room and accommodation office, and not off in the middle of the village of apartment blocks

Enemy Of Fate

Well i've applied for on-campus accomadation (and i've been told theres a good chance I get it because of how far I am from the college (Donegal)), but i'm still not sure how it'll go....Still though while I would like to get nice roomates, as long as theres wireless internet, electricity, and its less than 5 minutes from the college (so I can lie in in the mornings!!), then it'll be grand.Although that water thing does sound worrying....seeing as how i'm planning on only eating that soup where you just add water, in order to keep my food costs down....

Edit:Hell the interent doesn't even need to be wireless, as long as its broadband and the damn ethernet port isn't in the middle of the ceiling.

Noodlehead

Can you choose the age of people you move in with? I'd prefer to move in with second years.