Life at Baird Hell... (Halls Of Residence At The University of Strathclyde)

Member Name: moloko

Product:	Halls Of Residence At The University of Strathclyde
Date:	06/08/01 (1121 review reads)
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Advantages: Great location - right next to shops and pubs, Staff are really friendly, great way to meet people once ur settled

Disadvantages: Old building - not for those who like their home comforts, Catered and the food isn't up to much, Sharing a room is definitely not for everyone

Last year i stayed in the Halls of Residence at the University of Strathclyde. Strathclyde Uni has a policy that students are only offered accommodation if they live outwith 25 miles of the University - unfortunately i live about 20 miles away from Glasgow and as i was not offered accommodation my only option was to wait until the last minute and see if they had any places left. A few weeks before i was due to start my course i recieved a letter offering me a place in Baird Hall, the University's only catered halls which also happen to be off campus (strathclyde have a large number of student flats located next to the university - highly recommended).

I moved through excited and nervous with no idea what it would be like. I was sharing a room which made me worry that i wouldn't get on with my room-mate. When i moved in i was kind of surprised at how old the building was and how much work was needed done. It's not the nicest of places to stay...

The location was great though - right in the middle of Glasgow's Sauchiehall street. Very handy for nights out - you never have to take a jacket or pay for a taxi home!

The food in the halls wasn't up to much though and over the year i stopped eating there and spent a fortune buying my own food. Not good when you're already skint.

Luckily, i got on with my room-mate really well and although i found it difficult to make friends in the first place, i did meet a lot of people who i know i will be good friends for life with.

Baird Hall is a good place to live if you are very sociable, but not so good if you're shy and find it difficult to meet people. It's a great place to live for people who enjoy clubbing too - probably the best place in Glasgow.

The distance from the uni is bad for lazy people - at least a 20 mins walk to the nearest building.

Although i hated it at first, i guess it did sort of grow on me as the year went
on. I had some good times there but i'm still glad that this year some good friends and myself have been offered a place in one of the uni flats - i don't think i could have handled another year there!

Good luck to anyone going this year!

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