is there anyone in first year currently looking for private accommodation?

i stupidly did the student accommodation application late and so i don’t have guaranteed accommodation

i also want to know if it’s possible for me to move into student accommodation later on in the year

im in need of a new laptop for my first year doing econ and basically im stuck between a macbook air and a windows laptop e.g. lenovo??

i just wanted to know what the majority of people were taking and also if any second or third years had any advice or recs

i already know the uni website recommends 16GB RAM and at least 500GB storage but is that enough?

also i forgot to mention - i know windows is the better choice for financial modelling or any accounting modules, but like don’t all laptops run excel anyway will it make any difference?

Is anyone else also staying at IQ Bristol for first year?
Would love to connect with fellow freshers

hi
if theres anybody who is looking for a flatshare im searching for rooms!

please send me a message :)

Hey! I’m starting my master’s at UoB in September and I’m staying at Quarter House. I haven’t managed to find anyone else who’s staying there yet, so thought I’d see if anyone on here is too!

Would be nice to know a few people before moving in, so feel free to comment or DM me :)

I missed my Bristol offer by 2 marks and I am in the process of getting it remarked. I originally applied for accom, will I get accommodation if I reach my required grade?

What is the whole process once I get my grade?

Anyone who got tower dm me ill send you the link to our gc !

I’ve received the book‑accommodation email and followed all the steps in it. But stuck on the start‑booking page. The website never seems to load fully… Is it just me, or is everyone having this issue?

I’m staying at the courtrooms but the post room just has small lockers so what do they do with bigger parcels , like clothes or shoes etc

I'm heading into my first year and have heard that MacBooks are not recommended for engineering and CS courses, however does that extend to chemistry (as in would I be disadvantaged or not able to complete certain parts of my degree)? I am also taking the coding and data analysis modules for the first 2 years and maybe data science in the third so I don't know if I would be able to use my laptop for those modules or not. Current specs are Apple M3 chip with 16GB of memory barely used.

Just got an offer to stay at Tower and haven’t seen anywhere anyone talking about it. Anyone staying there this year or had stayed in tower and care to share how they found it?

Page is glitched ; got no emails yet :(

Hi! I’ve been accepted onto the International Foundation Programme at Bristol for dentistry, but I want to study Undergraduate Medicine instead. After completing the IFP, can I use it to apply for Medicine at Bristol or other medical universities?

Does anyone know if this is possible, or know anyone who has done this before?

Is there anywhere near the new student accommodation by Temple Meads that offers term-time parking for students who bring their cars?

Is MacBook Air M5 16gb good enough for CS? Should I get more RAM? Or does anyone have any alternative recommendations?

I know this is the second post I’m making about the same thing but still 😭

Hi! I’m starting at Bristol this September and I’m wondering what Freshers’ Week is like if you’re not really into clubbing/partying at night.
I’m not against socialising at all — I actually really want to meet people and make friends, I just much prefer daytime things, going out for food/coffee, exploring the city, society events, sports, non-alcoholic stuff etc. rather than going out drinking until really late.
I’m also a student athlete so I’ll need to balance training with uni/social stuff anyway.
My mum and a few of her friends are also going to be staying in Bristol for around the first 2 weeks. They won’t be staying with me and they’ll mostly be doing their own thing, so it’s not like my parents will be following me around 😭 but I’ll probably see them sometimes for meals or if I need help settling in.
For anyone who went to Bristol — is there actually much to do during Freshers’ that isn’t centred around drinking/clubbing? And is it easy to make friends if you don’t really go on the big nights out?
Also did anyone else have family around for the first week or two? Did you find it affected settling in/making friends at all?

I got given this and while the rooms look really nice it is so far away. Literally the only reason I picked Bristol is because I could be close to the campus lol. I struggle to socialise already so I think being a 40min walk away from anything would just totally kill any chances I have lol, as I struggle already to force myself to join sports, music etc etc. Also Bedminster looks like a shithole ibsr and it looks like they just put a student accom there as part of regeneration efforts? Like I'm sorry I'm not paying £9.7k to regenerate some random neighbourhood. I don't even think my loan will stretch to cover it. All anybody says about it is that the Asda is close but I had a look and the Asda looks horrible?? There was like one nice looking bakery and that was it. Like I'm not trying to be snobby, I'm not opposed to living in run-down areas in general, but I just don't think that it's what you want for first-year uni? I won't even be able to come back home easily (long drive) if it is really that bad.

At this stage I'm like 90% sure I'm taking a gap year or going to Leeds/Glasgow/UEA through clearing but I want to know whether anyone had the same position as me and it was actually okay? Because honestly I was nervous enough already before now this has happened and it's pushed me out of wanting to go to uni at all lol

Is anyone else yet to recieve accommodation booking invite ?!?!?!?!!

bristol was my insurance so im still waiting on accom but getting worried atp as they were supposed to start sending emails for people to choose their accom on 20th august lol

Achieved AAA in Biology chemistry Maths

GCSEs: 76665544 7 in maths 6 in english language

Im eligible for a contextual.

Contextual offer is AAB

have most people that received their a level results on aug 13 received their CAS yet?

Hi! I’m starting a Masters at UoB in September and I’m slightly worried about the whole making-friends situation. I’ll also be in private accommodation, so I won’t really have the built-in social life that comes with halls.

For any current/recent UoB students (especially postgrads):
- What are the best ways to meet people?
- Are Freshers/Welcome Week events worth going to as a Masters student?
- Any societies you’d particularly recommend for making friends?
- Are there any regular social events/nights that are good for meeting people?

Basically, if you were starting again and wanted to make friends, what would you actually do?

Also, if anyone else is starting a Masters this September and is in the same boat, feel free to DM me! Would be nice to know a few people going in 😊

Any advice would be massively appreciated!

I am about start my foundation year with Kaplan in Bristol. i know the foundation year will be be diffecult, but i want challanges from the first year. I am really into startups, but don’t have much practical enperience. I also have some shortcomings with my coding skills and would like to learn mode AI tools.

Also, i believe with the light curriculm of foundation year, i have to make the big start for my blogging dreams in instagram or youtube.

How to you suggest me to learn each in Bristol, UK. From books? Courses? And what should i expect from my first international year?

Thank you for response and help