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Accommodation in generalNewest Review: ... Aberdeen has 3 main halls ‘Hillhead’, ‘Dunbar’ and ‘Crombie-Johnston’. The actual rooms in each hall are all pretty much the same, they have a narrow single bed (no doubt someone gained a Phd finding the optimal width for a goodnight sleep without allowing a second person to share it with you), a desk and a washhand basin. Toilets and showers are shared between around 6 or 7 rooms. Beware ! some rooms have ‘yale’ type locks which lock behind you and a common trick is to nick someone’s key and towel when they are in the shower meaning they have to go all the way to reception to get a p... more |
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by mcuizzp2 - written on 20/08/01
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worth it for 1st years. not after that - Advantages: Wide range on offer, e.g. catered, not, ensuite, not - Disadvantages: prices can be high
by BeerBoy - written on 24/04/01 (Very useful, 178 readings)
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Okay, so it’s been 10 years since I left the uni so things might have changed and there may be a few more halls to choose from but here’s my tuppence anyway, however, you should read more from a more recent review just to check. Incase you don’t know Aberdeen Uni practically guarantees all students 2 years in halls. In general first year students will go for fully catered halls for the year at the end of which they’ll have made a bunch of good friends and go into one of the self catering ‘flats’ in their second year. As I say most people do it this way and I think it works pretty well. In your first year in ...



