Ucc 2009

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There hasn't been a thread about UCC in ages!

I am wondering what the current students think of studying and living in cork, and where would be the best place to stay? Any input would be much appreciated! Thanks!
 
Adrenergic said:
There hasn't been a thread about UCC in ages!

I am wondering what the current students think of studying and living in cork, and where would be the best place to stay? Any input would be much appreciated! Thanks!
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Just got my offer from UCC and I have never been to Cork, nor do I know nothing about Cork (despite having lived in Ireland for the first 21 years of my life)!
 
Cork is nice. Good looking campus and seems comfortable. Smaller than Dublin...rains a lot more but a bit warmer. Housing is much cheaper than Dublin and there seems to be a good quantity of houses for rent around the school.
 
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out of curiosity, are you guys planning on living in one of the residences, or renting outside? i regret not having set foot in cork before now :laugh:
 
ritsbits said:
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out of curiosity, are you guys planning on living in one of the residences, or renting outside? i regret not having set foot in cork before now :laugh:
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Having looked at the type of accommodation available on campus, I'm inclined to find something off-campus (but obviously in close proximity).

I'm older with a house here (in the US) so I'm not sure living in a single bedroom is going to be doable for me starting out (and I'm not snobbish!). Then again, I'm going to have to change my ways!

Because the graduate entry to medicine students have orientation and start classes before the rest of the students, perhaps it'll be a little easier to find accommodations off-campus?

Are y'all going to have accommodations worked out prior to arrival?
I think I'm going to arrive a week or so early and stay in a B&B while I sort out a decent place to stay.
 
Fiddler09 said:
Having looked at the type of accommodation available on campus, I'm inclined to find something off-campus (but obviously in close proximity).

I'm older with a house here (in the US) so I'm not sure living in a single bedroom is going to be doable for me starting out (and I'm not snobbish!). Then again, I'm going to have to change my ways!

Because the graduate entry to medicine students have orientation and start classes before the rest of the students, perhaps it'll be a little easier to find accommodations off-campus?

Are y'all going to have accommodations worked out prior to arrival?
I think I'm going to arrive a week or so early and stay in a B&B while I sort out a decent place to stay.
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i was considering that as well, seeing as how we'll be there mid august... but dealing with all of that in my first year, i'm thinking it might be too much of a hassle for me lol. i'm planning to fly in on the 18th or so, and at this point in time, i'll probably be preregistering a room in residence =(
 
so it appears that the residences are fully booked already :laugh:

does anyone know/recommend popular buildings used by meddies?
 
ritsbits said:
so it appears that the residences are fully booked already :laugh:

does anyone know/recommend popular buildings used by meddies?
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Eeks! 😱
Are you kidding?

I am putting my deposit down this week for UCC - I guess I'll be living off campus for definite!
 
The student accommodation places run by UCC typically fill up pretty fast, but it is worth putting your name on a waiting list for University Hall, which is quite nice all things considered, or even Victoria Lodge. Castlewhite is a little older and cheaper, but still liveable. Frequently people put deposits down on apartments and then decide not to live there, forfeiting the deposits. Then they become available.
Of the private buildings around campus, I personally found that Victoria Mills smelled bad after the 1st year - too many parties, not enough cleaning. Victoria Crossing has a mold problem. Carra Bhear (spelling might be wrong) near St Finbarr's Cathedral is lovely with seperate livingrooms from the kitchen spaces and hardwood floors. The Spires is not too bad, a small residence with nice apartments with little balconies. The Student Village at Victoria Cross is also nice. Farranlea Hall was getting kind of run down the last time I saw it, and although there are some nice flats in the building (and some nice big rooms) the building was poorly planned and many of the rooms are tiny. Dean's Hall is a hole unless much has changed. All of these places are within a 15 minute easy walk of the main campus.
In terms of houses and apartments, look carefully. There is a lot of substandard housing around Cork. Generally the houses are rented by the room, so it pays to find a few people you like to rent together with. Otherwise the landlord just fills the rooms with whomever he likes. There are some nice places around the campus; Cork is a classic university town with lots of student housing concentrated within a 15 minute walk of campus.
As for studying there, it gave me a fine basis for working in Canada. I am having no problem adjusting to practicing medicine at home and flying through my residency with no problems so far. In fact, I am having the time of my life and loving every sleep deprived minute of it. There are frustrations about the system, and everyone worries that they won't be prepared when they go home, but different and slightly ass-backwards as the system seems to us, it somehow works and produces good doctors. Enjoy your time in Cork, a lovely city, and enjoy the Irish in all their craziness. Cheers,
M
 
thanks for the advice med2UCC 👍

if any of you are still looking for a place to live, the spires still have rooms available 🙂
 
Congrats to those who are starting at UCC! I just finished there myself.

The Spires are actually a great location - right between UCC and downtown. They're not as new and nice as University Hall or the other ones at that end of campus but they're closer to pubs, food, things to do, etc.

If it's your first year I'd really recommend living in residence for one year (or even half) to get used to the city. Then you can move where you want during second year.

All the best and good luck!
 
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