I got accepted

brianthebard

So I got a place in an MA programme-good thing? Who wants to give me some tips for studying in NUIG?

leninbenjamin

• avoid the reading room at all costs.
• IT building for the best coffee.
• never eat food from the canteen. friars in the north campus is probably best value.
• don't bring a car; bike is much faster to get around Galway and parking is a bitch on campus.
• student accommodation is overpriced

brianthebard

Oh that last one is something I need to know more about. If student accomadation is overpriced where should I be looking? I don't really want to be in a "party house" or whatever, but would like to be fairly close to the uni. possible?

leninbenjamin

brianthebard wrote: »

Oh that last one is something I need to know more about. If student accomadation is overpriced where should I be looking? I don't really want to be in a "party house" or whatever, but would like to be fairly close to the uni. possible?

best bet would be to get a copy of the advertiser and have a look in the ads there i suppose, i'm living at home in Galway at the moment so someone here who's been through it all will probably be able to advise you better. it depends how far out you're willing to go i guess. you can get decent houses in some decent estates that would be say 20 minutes from campus walking, or there are a few decent apartments in town too. as a masters student as opposed to an undergrad there will be more options available to you anyway; i know a few who've gotten rooms in decent places living with professionals as opposed to students, which suited them down to the ground.

area names; Newcastle is where the college is located. can find quite a few places around there. Shantalla wouldn't be too far either, although i'm sure how much accommodation can be gotten around there. fair few live in Westside, but i'd say avoid, a lot of the accommodation is crap. Daingean wouldn't be too far from campus, but is a bit far from the town. then across the bridge you've got the likes of Castlelawn heights, or anywhere along the dyke road. then of course there is the town centre area itself...

xp90

Dont know much about accom myself except all my siblings stayed on campus, it was mad but they loved it. Congrats on your acceptance btw

kevmy

Try Dun Na Coirbe maybe.

Really close to college and not too far from town. Houses are pretty alright too. But do not mix up Dun na Coirbe with Cuirt or Gort which are more aimed at 1st/2nd years

Black_Knight

Get the advertiser as Leninbenjamin says. Its out at 3pm on Wednesday online, and the paper itself is out on thursday.

Recently ive seen a few rooms going in Foster court, its right in the middle of town (beside the bus/train station, but not too close), and about 10mins walk from college. Not too badly priced as far as i can remember.

Places to look out for are:
Prospect hill
Bohermore
Newcastle
Shantalla
Dominic street (if you havn't got a car)
Foster Street

Foster Court
Corrib Park
Moyola park
Ardilan road (although I believe the places in there arnt the best, from my experience)
Cill ard
Dun, Gort and cuirt na coiribe


Thats all i can think of at the mo. You will see alot of Knocknacarra, renmore and Doughiska, but there not close to college at all so dont be tempted by their low low prices.

brianthebard

Cheers for all the help people. What is a reasonable price for rent in Galway these days?

Black_Knight

Ranging from 70 - 110 a week for decent places. Student Accomodation like Coribe village or Gort na coiribe are about 95 to 110 a week. Places in the city center can be about 90 to 110, depending on your room. Give yourself a 5-10 min walk to town and you might drop to 75-100. Theres always the exceptions though, above and below these guides.

Im in a lovely house just behind Tescos for 75 a week so I guess i got lucky. Shop around really, i gave myself about 2-3 weeks to find a place, didnt want to rush and end up with some dive of a place.

Remember,
400 a month isnt 100 a week, over the course of a 52 week year is 92euro a week.
375 a month is 83euro a week.
etc

Happy house hunting.

Sherifu

brianthebard wrote: »

So I got a place in an MA programme-good thing? Who wants to give me some tips for studying in NUIG?

Congrats, you'll enjoy it.

brianthebard

Cheers lads.
My cousin has just moved to Galway recently so I might go visit her again in a week or two. Is there much in the way of accomadation? In Maynooth it could be fairly hard to find a place, especially a good house.

Tar.Aldarion

Should be grand, I'd live in town. In fact I do. :pac:


Studying in the reading room ftw!
Also, I wouldn't eat in college, I eat in town but that's just me...

Issac Hunt

Wow...i thought id check out boards just on the off chance and now im glad i did. I got accepted for the BA arts omnibus and now im ****ting myself lol im in the process of sorting my grant application and back to education allowence (im 25)

I found a site called cribs.ie and it seems like a good as any place to look for a place to live. Im currently getting a UA payment so i really need to look for an affordable place. Im willing to share with anyone and would muchly appreciate any info on rooms to rent or house sharing. :cool:

LadyMayBelle

Hi isaac hunt,im starting into a masters as a 25yr old and lookin with a friend for somewhere and a third person to live with..maybe end july? somewhere close to the uni and not to partymad but up for a laugh! not 100percent yet but sure pm me where bouts Youre keen to look

leninbenjamin

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Studying in the reading room ftw!

DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS MAN!

Tar.Aldarion

Yeah he probably did crap!

hehehe

Squeeonline

daft.ie isnt too bad a place to look. The college also has a couple of good links worth checking out.