Rosser Halls of Residence (Halls of Residence at The University of Wales, Aberystwyth)

Member Name: joebgsu

Product:	Halls of Residence at The University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Date:	19/05/05 (1419 review reads)
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Advantages: Own bog, Clean

Disadvantages: As claustrophobic as a vacuum-packed shoebox, Tiny rooms, THIS is the real cause of anti-social behaviour

Rosser, the new name for a shoebox. Initially, these halls seem pretty decent as they're new, fairly clean and are en suite. While it's nice to have your own crapper and a large kitchen to congregate in, this is about it as far as positive aspects.

Each flat consists of 8 people (generally 4 guys 4 girls) and is COMPLETELY LOCKED OFF from every other flat. There are no communal areas and considering the halls are based on the blueprints for prison cells (no kidding) you can imagine that space is not of the essence here. There literally isn't a chance in hell of meeting people outside your flat short of busting into the other hallways, which is something I don't really reccommend unless you've been partying with JD.

The bathrooms are great - clean and, while tiny, certainly adequate for dudes like myself. The showers are electric so you never need to worry about hot water although the tap plumbing is pretty shit as you can only get about 30 seconds of hot water before it goes cold. The bedrooms are pathetic though and can comfortably seat about 3-4 average sized human beings. Coming from a year in the States, I question why bunk beds weren't installed in Rosser which would give you the chance to put a futon or sofa underneath and make it a lot nicer. The walls are breezeblock and hearing your neighbour riding the hobby horse is, well, a breeze. You'll also be given the luxuries of a tiny bedside table, small desk with 2 drawers, a wall mounted bookshelf and a wardrobe that extends to the ceiling (your only real source of storage).

I seriously question the logic behind these buildings as I just couldn't get over how restrictive the entire place felt. It honestly is like living in army barracks or something, they are that bland and boring. It's only saving grace is a decent sized bar which has a nice atmosphere and gets pretty busy at night (pints are ridiculously expensive though).

Ultimately, if you don't like contact with the outside world you'll be fine here. However if you want to meet people, have fun, party and actually ENJOY your time as a student, I seriously reccommend you go elsewhere. Congregating in a dung-smelling kitchen on sweaty plastic chairs isn't my idea of fun, and I would gladly sacrifice my pristine bathroom for a skid-mark infested kazi if it meant having more of an experience at Uni.

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