accommodation at uni of st andrews
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Join us for a tour of St Andrew's University's student accommodation. In this video we take you on a tour around all of the main halls for undergraduates and show you: bedrooms, study spaces, kitchens, common rooms and bars. Along the way we will speak to people who have lived in each of the accommodation and get their opinions on their specific halls. This video is a must-watch for anyone applying to St Andrews! We do apologise for not getting much of Andrew Melville and Powell Hall - we simply didn't have proper access to either of them x
If you want any more information on living in halls/the accommodation application process for St Andrews then please follow the link:
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I know it is not the purpose of the video to generate nostalgia in alumni, but it was great to see inside Sallies and Gannochy again. And I could see two of the hall photos from my time there.
17:16 shoutout to whoever was in Regs playing Ludovico Einaudi’s Nuvole Bianche on the piano, beautiful piece, would recommend 10/10
I'd love to have seen more of university hall, especially the Old Wing corridors, the dining room, wardlaw....as someone else said, I know nostalgia is not the purpose of this video but I lived in University Hall for my whole 4 years and would just love to see inside it again! That was 20 years ago and I still miss it...I bet it's changed a lot!
I'm sure it'll come up in another video in the future! If not I will make sure of it. Tom :)
Thank you so much Tom, I would love that. I was in Old Wing the first year men were allowed in Uni Hall! I was in a shared room, OW3, in first year, then wardlaw, moved to Lumsden after burst pipes in wardlaw when we'd had huge amounts of snow (an amazing creepy turret room was opened up, nobody ever used it and it was always locked until that flood..it had a creepy bed in it and everything, those of us who were feeling brave used to sneak up the stairs for a peek! It freaked me right out 😂) Then I was in OW 67 for 3rd and 4th year. Now we visit a couple of times a year and look longingly at the outside of old Wing with my 10 year old daughter who wants to study there too! Thanks for these amazing videos 🙂 Katherine
@@katherine4145 It is very lovely to hear your stories! It's always cool to hear alumni's experiences. Uni Hall is still rather creepy in that way and that room still exists!
Ooh you know the room I mean?! I was always sure my room in old Wing was haunted and there is most definitely something creepy about Wardlaw, especially that turret room!
Omg you can stay for the full four years?
Well this made my mind up about not applying for self-catered!!!
Cheers for posting this! Got an offer for IR so hoping to be there in September :)
Harry Alldritt What were your grades? I’m planning on applying for IR next year :)
@@mayaperera5939 I applied with AAA predictions. Good luck next year!
maya s same!
Hi I’m in year 12 in the US and was planning on applying for IR as well! Any advice on how to stand out in the essay? any advice in general? 😭lol
This was super helpful, thanks so much guys! The table tennis break was my fave
I’ve just firmed my offer for St. Andrews and I hope I’m there in September! I absolutely love Sallies but what do you think would be the best preferences to try and get that as my hall??
Congratulations on your offer! Honestly, the accommodation preferences form is just randomised and you really could end up anywhere. Perhaps try and put standard catered or shared standard catered to have a higher chance of ending up in a hall like Sallies. I put standard catered as my first option and received the offer I wanted in Sallies but obviously it is luck and it is random.
@@justkiki3091 which accommodations are available if we put catered en suite?
Thank u for the vid, good job, I wonder if u can cover the postgraduate halls ( specially Gregory Place) did not find any info about it in here or in google.
hey! we would love to but there's a small issue with us either not knowing any post-grads or not knowing any that live in halls! and since they're such small halls theres no way for us to sneak in either (like we did with a lot of the halls in these videos).
@@justkiki3091 Thank u so much for the response, do not stop your vlogs you are making great things on your channel.
I’ve stayed in Sally’s before for my first chances as well the university hall the halls are amazing
This is so helpful thank you!!
Heyy! Got accepted into st andrews for next year and i'm kinda lost regarding accomodation even after this video (it helped a lot but there's sooo much about housing lol). Was wonding what are your thoughts regarding shared bathrooms? Are they cleaned at all or should i always go there with cleaning sprays and stuff before every use?Mostly checking for angus / stanley since they are the most affordable but any info would be nice. Also is excluding utilities abig thing or irrelevant regarding everything is shared? Thanks in advance! Great video!
Hello! Congratulations on receiving your offer! In regard to shared bathrooms I can promise that I have found there to be no issue at all. They are cleaned daily by cleaners and therefore it is not necessary for you to purchase any form of cleaning equipment unless you desire. Having had a shared bathroom I can say there is no problem as I never ran into anyone, found it to be dirty or in any way lacking. If you have any more questions regarding anything please don't hesitate to get in touch! Tom :)
I am a prospective undergraduate for 23 fall and I am really curious would it be any inconvenience for sharing a bathroom with so many other people in a standard room? really appreciated if someone can answer my doubt!
The oldest hall in St Andrews is actually Deans Court, with parts dating from the 12th century! It is postgrad only tho
Hey i firmed my unconditional offer and i just received my accommodation offer today i got mcintosh hall😍
that's brilliant! congrats!
thank you for the video, it was quite helpful! I was wondering whether it is possible to stay in residence halls after first year as well?
Lara Moamar yes! You can, Tom stayed in halls for 1st and 2nd year.
why didn't you do whitehorn? too jealous?
wardlaw resident here! beautiful rooms got really lucky i think
Hi, can you say something about the construction of the new secondary school adjacent to DRA and FP? Should we factor it into our choice of accommodation? E.g., is it noisy or does it impact student life in any way?
Thanks for the tour!
Julian hi! So since the students haven’t actually moved yet I can’t say for sure what it will be like - but I do think it’s quite a distance from the flats etc. Also keep in mind you can’t directly pick your hall so I wouldn’t worry at all x kiki
@@justkiki3091 Great! Thanks for the info!
@@Julian-mx1op hii, this year I lived in one of the buildings that looked onto the construction and it was generally quite quiet, you'd hear a bit if the window was open but I wouldn't say it impacted any part of my life
hi guys 🥺 so my goal is to get into St. Andrews for 2021 entry, and I was just wondering if any of you have had experience in halls sharing a room? I’m tryna decide if it’s worth sharing a room to save money considering the halls are incredibly expensive 🥵
Andi C yeah! Quite a few of my friends shared and usually it works really well with roommates. I deffo think it’s worth it if you want to save some money x Kiki
Kiki & Tom okay, thank you so much!! 🥺❣️
This is so helpful and great but just the music in your videos I'm sorry but it is reaallly bad. I mean the sound itself is low so I upgrade the volume but then the music in between is sooo loud and it hurts my ears hahah
thanks for the feedback! we'll definitely make note of this for future videos x
luv it
Although the University doesn’t let you pick which hall you can stay in, do you know if they take into consideration what you want to study and will place you as near to that department as possible or is it really just 100% random?
no honestly it's just a very random selection, you can't even really tell them what you prefer (unless you have a physical disability and need to be closer to town etc)
Muldoon. Try Roaccutane.
Can you show Angus and Stanley Smith accommodation, please 🙏
hi girl! it's super difficult for us to get access to any of the smaller halls, but here's a link: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/accommodation/pg/residences/angusstanley/
i hope this helps! x kiki
@@justkiki3091 Thanks a ton!!
Hi Kiki! Where are you from?
Do you know where most postgrad's live?
hey! check this out: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/accommodation/halls/postgraduate-halls/
also there are many postgrads who live in flats with other people x
*points at the pool table* “ping-pong”
The music in this is a bit repetitive and a lot louder than the audio of you both speaking.
Hey!
How much are the average food costs in self-catered accommodation?
i'm not entirely sure since it changes from person to person, but i spend between £150-200 (though i'm certain you could make do with £50-100)
@@justkiki3091 Thank You! That's very helpful!
I really like the look of whitehorn! what are your thoughts on it???
personally, i think whitehorn may be the nicest hall x
Hey what are the shared rooms like? Thanks for the video x
Hey, shared rooms are pretty much identical in most halls to individual rooms. They are obviously bigger and contain usually two of everything like beds, wardrobes, desks etc. In some halls they can be quite cramped - so in Sallies for instance I know some shared rooms were smaller than individual rooms. But generally they are larger. Tom :)
Kiki & Tom thank you so much! :)
Do you think the catered rooms are worth it? Or is it cheaper to buy your own groceries?
If you are a picky eater/like to cook go for self catered bc hall food is 🤮
3:03 polaroids... this can not be a coincidence...
Dear students, university is the place to build bonds that unite and build friendships that may last a lifetime. Why? Because the World needs good humans, not idiots.
Are you aware if there is any way of guaranteeing that you'll get a cheap room if you cant afford more expensive ones?
honestly the only way to do it is to place shared catered as your top options
@@justkiki3091 thank you for the reply! After much deliberation thats what I've done
Is there any way to get some footage for Fife Park?
hi! so the footage we took of DRA is the same as Fife Park - they’re both located in the same place! hope that help x
i’m 99% sure Tom was walking behind me on East Sands tonight but i didn’t want to be creepy and say anything 💀
can you please do David Russel
They did, DRA is the abbreviation of David Russel Appartments
hey! it's at time stamp 7:44!
@@justkiki3091 thanks . Another question is do they base living at DRA on gender or the 5 bedroom apartments are mixed
Sam jam that depends on what you put on your accommodation application! They’ll ask you your musical preferences, if you like to stay up late, and your gender preferences
@@justkiki3091 i have an offer for the ifp and it seems like they have chosen the accommodation for you that is at DRA. thats why i was wondering
how much does it cost per month for an international student?
I’m not sure about per month... but they have the yearly prices online! Each accommodation has different pricing though depending on what type of room you get
is this school test-optional this year?
hey! i am not quite sure what you mean but if this is referring to exams then no, it is not test-optional, but the exams do take place online (just as they did over the last year and a half)
Why no tour of AMH?
Melville? Unfortunately we didn’t know anyone living there so it was rather impossible to do
Music is way to loud