First Year Accomidation Opinions Wanted?

stainluss · 30-01-2010 12:12AM #1

Im hoping for DCU next year, just thinking about Accomidation?

Hampstead vs Larkfield for first year?

I heard hampstead is comfy and larkfield is the party one??
Is that right?

Or is the craic as good in hampstead, too?

cheers:)

Daysha · 30-01-2010 12:29AM

Go with Larkfield. You'll have another 3 years to try out Hampstead in the future, but if you want the craic Larkfield is much better. Sure it's a dump, but that's all part of the experience

Niall McClave · 30-01-2010 12:36AM

Yeah Larkfield for sure, you'll be surrounded by other first years who'll want to meet other first years so you'll make friends quicker.

OneArt · 30-01-2010 01:47AM

Depends what you want. I've friends in Larkfield and have been there a few times, its party central! But Hampstead always struck me as more comfortable.

Personally I wouldn't bother with campus accom, it might be closer to your classes but then you're tempted to sleep in later and generally miss a lot. I moved out recently into just a normal apartment only a short walk from DCU and I have to say, as opposed to friends in student-aimed accomodation, I much prefer it. No annoying inspections, in general its much cheaper than campus, I can bring whoever I want home, and all-in-all it just seems like a nice home-away-from-home. I also live with my mate so it's not like I'm put together with a randomer who could've turned out to be a psychopath.

Student accoms always struck me as kind of sterile, but thats just me!

stainluss · 30-01-2010 11:58AM

OneArt wrote: »

I'm put together with a randomer who could've turned out to be a psychopath.

Always a worry!:p

Looks like il give larkfield a go for first year and put up with the ****ty conditions:D
Cheers guys;)

stainluss · 30-01-2010 09:06PM

Mr.S wrote: »

+1.

Student accom sucks in general.

But its good for meeting people.

im expecting it to be fairly **** but if theres a few parties around itll do for a year;)

Noodleworm · 31-01-2010 10:28PM

Depends entirely on the type of person you are. I haven't noticed many parties. The main social event seems to be fire alarms tbh.
I guess if you go to the common rooms you'll meet more people but they often close and security are pretty strict.

Also you're way more likely to get larkfield as a first year, very few 1st years are in Hamstead,it was my 1st and 1nd choice yet I still got larkfield.

The main advantage is being so close to classes, you don't really have an excuse not to go. Its only a 5 min walk to most places on campus so you can go societies, stay late to get assignments out of the way and can just go home for lunches

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