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Mahns · 07-03-2009 11:43AM

why?

07-03-2009 12:40PM

it's in the middle of an industrial park.. i think it's the furthest accomation from college and from town aswell. bad for traffic and no other accomodaton near.

i think it's quite nice inside but that's it..

english4490 · 26-04-2009 11:08PM

I was at the open day yesterday and we went p to see 2 apartments in corrib village seeing as we paid our deposits ages ago...! it was horrible!!!!!!!!!! we are really considering cancelling our applications, just holding on to it incase we get nowhere else!:eek:

Squeeonline · 27-04-2009 12:34AM

I'd love to say"Ha ha you're ****ed" but thats not true. I got somewhere in AUGUST.

Parking is terrible. Also you have to think about nights out if you want to drink. Cant drive, expensive taxis, long walk home, dark industrial estate.

TBH I'd stay away from any student place as a post grad. Rent is coming down all over the place. You'll find a nice place for less than 300/month and that'll be a room in a house with all mod cons etc.

english4490 · 01-05-2009 09:16PM

is anyone going to atlantis apoartments? anyone know if they are booked out already or any generla info on them, i stayed in them 2 summers ago but that was during the summer!:rolleyes:

Squeeonline · 01-05-2009 09:37PM

english4490 wrote: »

is anyone going to atlantis apoartments? anyone know if they are booked out already or any generla info on them, i stayed in them 2 summers ago but that was during the summer!:rolleyes:

I would guess that they are booked out, but you should send in an application anyway as places open up. They dont look for a deposit upfront (AFAIK) but you need to fill out a form from their website. Appts quite nice as you will know. Close the uni, and Dunnes/Aldi. Very useful for carrying crates of beer back to.

Couple of friends living there. Informally, I dont think they accept first years as a general rule. They are really nice appts and they want to keep them that way so fair enough.

I think the heating (electrical) can get really expensive there during the winter. Friend of mine had phenomenal bills and thinks something is a bit dodgy.

english4490 · 01-05-2009 10:04PM

Squeeonline wrote: »

I would guess that they are booked out, but you should send in an application anyway as places open up. They dont look for a deposit upfront (AFAIK) but you need to fill out a form from their website. Appts quite nice as you will know. Close the uni, and Dunnes/Aldi. Very useful for carrying crates of beer back to.

Couple of friends living there. Informally, I dont think they accept first years as a general rule. They are really nice appts and they want to keep them that way so fair enough.

I think the heating (electrical) can get really expensive there during the winter. Friend of mine had phenomenal bills and thinks something is a bit dodgy.

thanks, have the form filled out and i will send it off in the morning! menlo and gort/cuirt are booked out too... anywhere else besides corrib at this stage? would a group of us 1st yrs be mad to get a house ?:rolleyes:

Squeeonline · 01-05-2009 10:22PM

english4490 wrote: »

thanks, have the form filled out and i will send it off in the morning! menlo and gort/cuirt are booked out too... anywhere else besides corrib at this stage? would a group of us 1st yrs be mad to get a house ?:rolleyes:

I dont think I can say this often enough so I'm going to shout. DO NOT GO TO CORRIB VILLAGE, unless you want to spend most of your year drinking, not sleeping, and sick from all the damp.

As much as I hated it last year, Lisdonagh might still have a few places. Dun Aras too.

If you have a chance there are posters up every where around the campus looking for people to share in september. I might even be looking for people (stupid housemates who cant make up their mind whether they want to stay or not).

english4490 · 01-05-2009 10:43PM

Squeeonline wrote: »

I dont think I can say this often enough so I'm going to shout. DO NOT GO TO CORRIB VILLAGE, unless you want to spend most of your year drinking, not sleeping, and sick from all the damp.

As much as I hated it last year, Lisdonagh might still have a few places. Dun Aras too.

If you have a chance there are posters up every where around the campus looking for people to share in september. I might even be looking for people (stupid housemates who cant make up their mind whether they want to stay or not).

ya me and 5 others had a deposit paid for it, then we wet in and saw 2 apartments on the open day... oh jesus! people say its great for meeting people and all that but surely its easy meet people elsewhere??;)

Squeeonline · 01-05-2009 10:59PM

There are so many better other places to meet people. The university takes a lot of credit for the work that societies do, but there are many active societies that do great work, have lots of fun and get to drink on the universities budget!

Ok it doesnt always work like that.

http://www.socs.nuigalway.ie/societies/

is the socs website. I am the webmaster for the literary and debating society[/shamelessPlug] and you should be able to see there a few things we've done over the last year. I've lots of work to do with the website over the summer though.

if sports are more your thing, I cant help you there as I dont know anyone in sports but it is very active. There is no excuse that the only people you know are the ones you live with. I barely remember the 2 I lived with last year. Certainly never see them any more!

Hannahlu · 12-05-2009 05:00PM

If you don't get student accommodation like gort na coirbe etc... where have other people stayed?(within walking distance)

shortys94 · 12-05-2009 07:31PM

I've just finished first year and we rented a house for 300 euro a month, not bad. 5 bedrooms.

english4490 · 12-05-2009 07:42PM

shortys94 wrote: »

I've just finished first year and we rented a house for 300 euro a month, not bad. 5 bedrooms.

is it common for first yrs to rent a house? where abouts did ye live, if you dont mind me asking! there is a few of us booked into corrib but having recently been in a few of them we are looking for somewhere else to live!

Black_Knight · 12-05-2009 07:53PM

Not common IMO, but some of em do go that route. Some landlords can be weiry of 1st year students. Though some 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students can be just as bad.

€300, where abouts is that? Grand auld price ye got anyways.

Hannahlu · 13-05-2009 11:26AM

That is a good price. Whereabouts was that? and how much did bills total too around each month?

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