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15-08-2012 3:09pm#1Hey everyone.
I've seen this type of thread around other college forums so I thought I'd make one here. With offers coming out for LC students in five days I thought it'd be interesting to see other boardsies who hope to head to NUIG this September.
I'll try get the ball rolling.
Name: Ally
Age: 18
From: Dublin
Course: Arts
Clubs/Socs: I think I'll be having a look at capoeira, orchestra and LGBT. 0
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fizzyorange wrote: »Clubs/Socs: I think I'll be having a look at capoeira, orchestra and LGBT.
Don't forget Chess!0 -
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fizzyorange wrote: »Hey everyone.
I've seen this type of thread around other college forums so I thought I'd make one here. With offers coming out for LC students in five days I thought it'd be interesting to see other boardsies who hope to head to NUIG this September. I'll try get the ball rolling.
Name: Ally
Age: 18
From: Dublin
Course: Arts
Clubs/Socs: I think I'll be having a look at capoeira, orchestra and LGBT.
I'm now a tad concerned, as we share the same name, city, age and apparently course...0 -
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AllyMcFearless wrote: »fizzyorange wrote: »Hey everyone.
I've seen this type of thread around other college forums so I thought I'd make one here. With offers coming out for LC students in five days I thought it'd be interesting to see other boardsies who hope to head to NUIG this September. I'll try get the ball rolling.
Name: Ally
Age: 18
From: Dublin
Course: Arts
Clubs/Socs: I think I'll be having a look at capoeira, orchestra and LGBT.
I'm now a tad concerned, as we share the same name, city, age and apparently course...
That is quite concerning! :L
Also I'm not a lesbian. :P0 -
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Haha, fecking hell, I am constantly around girls who aren't trying to get into ones' pants and I don't even have to be in a society for that.
As a non—LGBT person also, I'm quite intrigued by it's appeal. Damn all of you, this is making me curious to find out what I'm missing out on...
That pun wasn't intended by the way.
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If you've any interest in photography - join Photo Soc. Some v interesting talks and workshops over the last year. Not pub-centered but plenty of nights out afterwards for those interested and both foreign and local weekend trips.
There'll be a societies day and clubs day anyway so have a good chat with the ones your genuinely interested in and see what they've planned.
If any societies tell you they "throw the biggest and best parties in NUIG", walk away, please.0 -
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Name: Paul
Age: 17
Residence: Menlo
Course: Biomed/General science (pending offers)
From: Donegal
I'm interested in any and all Socs! Particularly those to do with languages I.E French and Irish soc. Also are there any socs for languages in general? And are there any facilities for playing tennis at NUIG? Also if there's a fitness soc I would be on that in a shot haha. So many interests :P
I also don't drink, is this going to hinder my social life at NUIG?0 -
Dwellingdweller wrote: »And are there any facilities for playing tennis at NUIG?
Unfortunately not, there used to be but they've now replaced them all with car parks. :mad: You'll find free tennis courts in westside (15mins from NUIG), there may still be courts in corrib village (?).
EDIT: There is an NUIG Tennis Club - they train in the Lawn Tennis Club in Salthill - Sundays i think.
Shouldn't do, but you'll probably enjoy pubs and late bars more than night clubs. Plenty of free music and comedy gigs etc to search out.Dwellingdweller wrote: »I also don't drink, is this going to hinder my social life at NUIG?0 -
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Unfortunately not, there used to be but they've now replaced them all with car parks. :mad: You'll find free tennis courts in westside (15mins from NUIG), there may still be courts in corrib village (?).
EDIT: There is an NUIG Tennis Club - they train in the Lawn Tennis Club in Salthill - Sundays i think.
Shouldn't do, but you'll probably enjoy pubs and late bars more than night clubs. Plenty of free music and comedy gigs etc to search out.
Damnit! Tennis in the carpark it is then :P Haha jk, tennis club sounds great! I'll be checking it out Sounds like it! I like nightclubs if the tunes are good and the craic too, but most nights out are just pissups, which I don't give a f**k about to be brutally honest, haha. Pubs and late bars should do the trick Thanks for the info 0 -
Dwellingdweller wrote: »I'm interested in any and all Socs! Particularly those to do with languages I.E French and Irish soc. Also are there any socs for languages in general?
There are language socs, though I don't know how active they are. You'll find out on Socs Day anyway. If you're interested in keeping up with Irish/French, I think you can do a Diploma alongside your degree in Irish or French. There may be other languages, but I know for definite about those two.
If you have optional modules to pick in 2nd/3rd year, you can pick French or German as well. It's definitely available in Undenominated Science, whether it's available in Denominated programmes is course-dependent.0 -
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I really wish they'd introduce a 9 month or semester-length payment for the gym. I'm sure they'd get more people signing up since it wouldn't seem like such a waste.
That said, I probably still wouldn't go the gym >_>
This, so much. I'm a bit of gym fanatic myself and usually I only have to pay €180 for a membership for myself for a year at my local. I won't be living in Galway for the summer and I just don't know if I can bring myself to get the membership for a year.
that said though, I probably would use up over €250 worth of gym facilities in 9 months so I'll probably just end up paying it. Are there many other gyms around Galway?
Also I know it depends on who you get and all but I put myself down for a twin room in Centrepoint and was wondering if many people in twin rooms often have difficulties with their room mate? I think I'll have to light myself a candle before I head down.
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fizzyorange wrote: »This, so much. I'm a bit of gym fanatic myself and usually I only have to pay €180 for a membership for myself for a year at my local. I won't be living in Galway for the summer and I just don't know if I can bring myself to get the membership for a year. that said though, I probably would use up over €250 worth of gym facilities in 9 months so I'll probably just end up paying it. Are there many other gyms around Galway?
Also I know it depends on who you get and all but I put myself down for a twin room in Centrepoint and was wondering if many people in twin rooms often have difficulties with their room mate? I think I'll have to light myself a candle before I head down.
THIS. THIS. THIS! Haha I swear I nearly always agree with your posts t's like you're the girl version of me :pac: And also about the gym I think €250 is a bit steep for students like 
I mean, we are poor! Well, I am anyway If they had a 9 month deal I think they'd be getting a lot of new members. Anyone here in the swimming club want to pass that by them?
Also I want to know about the room mate thing too :S I've been going through my head all the possibilities of a person I could end up with and they're not very pleasant And still, they could be really sound and wondering the same about me :rolleyes:I'm going into 1st year Undenominated Science and staying in Gort. And I know the others that will be living with me are all 1st years because I went up there and asked them! They even told me their names and where their from! So I tried searching them on facebook and I found them!! The name and where their from matches so I'm pretty certain I found the right people... :pac:
PM me your name and I'll tell you if you'll be living with me or not!
Awh cool! I just PM'd you.. My first name, stalker haha! Even if I'm not in your house at least I'll know there are more 1st years around! 0 -
It's €5 a visit for pay-as-you-go so if you use it more than 50 times, you're saving money. I also think non-members have to go at certain times.fizzyorange wrote: »This, so much. I'm a bit of gym fanatic myself and usually I only have to pay €180 for a membership for myself for a year at my local. I won't be living in Galway for the summer and I just don't know if I can bring myself to get the membership for a year. that said though, I probably would use up over €250 worth of gym facilities in 9 months so I'll probably just end up paying it. Are there many other gyms around Galway?
Regards to gyms, I think there's Peak Physique on Headford Road, NRG in Bohermore, and there's another Kingfisher somewhere else as well. I'm not too well up on gyms (I'm a lazy bastard) so someone else probably has better info to give.0 -
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I'm so incredibly jealous of all you guys still in NUIG. I just finished in May as a mature-ish student and would love to have stayed on if circumstances were different.
I had a ball there at the grand old age of 38 so can only imagine the craic if I had've been 18-19ish.......
Just wanted to extend a big welcome to all the incoming NUIG students and also to the new faces here in the NUIG forum. Make yourselves at home in this forum and feel free to ask anything.
***The regulars here aren't a bad ole bunch even if it did takes us a while to get it right:D0 -
Right, where to begin. So many damn questions, so little time. I'll introduce myself 1st, my name is Mark, and I am basically one of those people who gets involved in EVERYTHING! (yes, we can be extremely annoying) I am going into 3rd year of Undenominated Science and if you get excepted into the HEAR course, I will be seeing you on Sunday the 26th!AllyMcFearless wrote: »Resisting the urge to add to said pun but... :P
What are the socs like? I'm looking forward to joining some and hopefully doing something musical... I are relatively clueless though!
The societies in NUIG are totally amazing! Yes, as mentioned there some societies are there simply for "partying" but there are also a lot that aren't. For musical (by musical I assume you mean music as a whole) there are plenty of societies for you. GUMS run a musical every Feburary, as well as the University talent show NUIG's Got Talent. They do far more then just focus on the musical, and the acting, singing and dancing with like-minded people can do wonders for your self-confidence! (If it is a bit low)
I am currently Treasurer of the 3rd biggest Society in the college, Music Soc (formerly Music and Ents Soc). We organise the battle of the bands, with Rock Soc in the College Bar, which is called Witless. It has some fantastic talent and the finals night is something to behold! We will be having jamming sessions which you are more than welcome to come along to, songwriting workshops and hopeful have students teach other students to play instruments for free!
Choral Soc get really involved with the University, singing at certain masses, having events and are just really nice people. Orchestra Soc is one of the rare societies you have to know something about to get involved in. If you can't play an instrument you won't be able to join in. SORRY! Trad Soc are mad craic all together, get sessions, great banter and great music! Usually on in Kelly's or the Crane Bar (two fantastic spots most nights).
Agreed, a. you usually have to pay to go them b. they are very sleezy events and c. the people that do go to these events don't exactly have the best repute in the University.If any societies tell you they "throw the biggest and best parties in NUIG", walk away, please.
There are a good few societies that deal with language! We have French Soc, which is all to do with French (obviously) We have a few Irish ones, the best to my knowledge is Cumman Craic, and they are very good. The SU also run Irish Conversational classes, ranging from beginner to expert. It's fantastic. There are no facilities, however the NUIG Tennis Club trains in Salthill Lawn Tennis Club every Sunday during the school year from 6-8. It's annoying that you have to pay 5 quid though! There is no fitness society per-say, but there are a few martial arts clubs, and they do weight training one nigh a week if that would interest you? As for the drinking, of course not. As long as you are willing to go to a bar with your mates and get raised eyebrows, it won't impact on you at all (and it definitely won't in societies and clubs)Dwellingdweller wrote: »I'm interested in any and all Socs! Particularly those to do with languages I.E French and Irish soc. Also are there any socs for languages in general? And are there any facilities for playing tennis at NUIG? Also if there's a fitness soc I would be on that in a shot haha. So many interests :P
I also don't drink, is this going to hinder my social life at NUIG?
Yes joining clubs is free and it is now free to attend there training sessions! It used to be €2 per club per night to attend, but that was scrapped as part of the deal to get rid of RAG week. Also, there are murmings that next year we will have a referendum to decide whether we should have universal membership included in our student levy for gym access for all. It would be €100 on top of the €224 we currently pay (and that €224 includes a €100 we are paying for the construction of that gym) so that may not be a problem in your 2nd year!Joining clubs is generally free, or sometimes €2 nominal fee. The likes of the tennis club might charge a couple of euro per training session to go towards costs. Most clubs will have training times in the Kingfisher which are free, water sports clubs train after public hours (9.30pm->11pm).
Gym (incl pool) membership costs €250 for 12months for students.
Hope that answered everything! Anymore questions just ask!0 -
Thanks for that above! So what you're saying is that by next year we could be getting gym for "free", so to say? Included in our levy obv..
Also if you're able to answer fizzyorange's Q about the roommate thing, it would be much appreciated 0 -
Ah we're all friends now.KittyeeTrix wrote: »***The regulars here aren't a bad ole bunch even if it did takes us a while to get it right:D Best of luck with your future work or study KittyeeTrix, although like me you'll probably lurk around for a while here yet!mrkiscool2 wrote: »Also, there are murmings that next year we will have a referendum to decide whether we should have universal membership included in our student levy for gym access for all. It would be €100 on top of the €224 we currently pay (and that €224 includes a €100 we are paying for the construction of that gym) so that may not be a problem in your 2nd year!
Look forward to some threads on this! Unlikely to happen, and if it does you'll probably have to pay the extra for membership of a gym that isn't anywhere near equipped for over 17,000 members! :rolleyes:
Anyway that's a can of worms we'll leave for a later date! 0 -
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mrkiscool2 wrote: »Ohh of course. I have found (from my mates now, I never have nor will I ever share a room for more than 3 weeks with a person who I am not in a relationship with) that usually people in twin rooms get on really well! If ya don't, just call the housing agency, they can sort it out!
Yeah, I quite like my own space, so I'll probably be driven mad There were no singles left and I was desperate for a place so I just had to take it 0 -
Word of advice for the first years - take up home brewing! It's enjoyable and you'll make quality pints for less than half the price of dutch gold!mrkiscool2 wrote: »About the gym, yeah it's an awful proposal. But the sports clubs are pushing for it really hard, and if students against it don't get up off there backside, it could come to fruition.
The clubs captain was pushing it, not the clubs. I'm on the committee of a club that uses Kingfisher and have been for 6 years, and we discussed it and were very much against the proposal. But yeah - definitely one for another thread!!0 -
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mrkiscool2 wrote: »Yeah, but you'd know from your results where you going. Most of the people on here seem pretty confident they are coming here, so I'd believe them.
counting your chickens before they've hatched, isn't a very good idea, old chap.
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