Suturiific
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Colleges at UNSW
HAHA This looks like it is heading towards a good old-fashioned show-down between ex-Collegians re UNSW Colleges. Nothing like the old rivalry eh? That's why I joined up today to post my own 2 bob's worth! Snuffbox is clearly a New College res - it is def not the newest and is rather run-down.
I'm in third year Med and went to Basser but before that I was at the 'dreaded' Warrane. It's funny how it has that sort of reputation. I didn't really escape Warrane but quite a couple of mates moved to UNSW and were at Basser so I went to join them. I made some good friends at Warrane and they are good blokes. They also have good tutors, a couple of whom I am still mates with.
I think the Warrane reputation comes from the girl policy - which seems much worse from outside. Basically b/c it is all male and Catholic, you can't take girls upstairs to your room... I actually met my girlfriend through a Warrane guy so that puts the all-male thing in perspective...
Also some might be put off by the 'attention' you get. There are heaps of academic and residential tutors, and formal dinner every week, which you sort of have to go to. If you're keen on high-achieving or if you might need some encouraging to study, then it could be a good option. It is also good for sport, inter-floor rivalry, pub nights, and quite entertaining 'cultural' evenings. There is a staff member who is Irish and St Pats did go off! You can drink where and when you like but they don't like you play 'drinking games' etc. basically they don't want people to get drunk...
Like UNSW88 said, Warrane is probably the food pick from UNSW - much better that Kensos & New (Shalom is annoying due to Kosher rules). At Warrane the good old HA (what does it stand for again?) put on a good formal dinner meal and clean 3x a week which is a pain b/c you have to get off your floor for an hour (another annoying thing) but i remember it is all worth it when you are allowed back on - you get your bed made and new towels and the bathrooms are clean, well, for at least half an hour...they are the ghost cleaners of Warrane b/c u never see them!
I sort of regretted moving out b/c as soon as I did, it got renovated, but apparently that was a noisy experience. Anyway, although I haven't seen them, I'm told that the facilities are now brand new. I'm flatting this year but if I was going to College I would probably choose Warrane as I'd have to admit it was good for me, as crass as that sounds! (only admit that b/c its confidential!)
For girls, I'd vote Shalom. They are getting all their bathrooms renovated now and Shalom people are the nicest! New is either geeky or for people who can't drink inside their home and get pissed outside on the hill and end up yelling at Warrane & Shalom all night, while their Anglican Dean thinks that everyone is being a good little Christian and singing kum bah ya!! HAHA had to have that stab...At least the Kensos don't hide from the fact that they are the party-hard Colleges. My pick of them would be 1-Basser, 2-Goldstein and 3-Baxter. The only thing I know about International House is that all the quiet internationals at Warrane eventually moved to IH (dead-res!)
Good luck finding the right place. Anyways, UNSW is good, but unilife nothing in comparison to Sydney Uni. I won't go into why...
HAHA This looks like it is heading towards a good old-fashioned show-down between ex-Collegians re UNSW Colleges. Nothing like the old rivalry eh? That's why I joined up today to post my own 2 bob's worth! Snuffbox is clearly a New College res - it is def not the newest and is rather run-down.
I'm in third year Med and went to Basser but before that I was at the 'dreaded' Warrane. It's funny how it has that sort of reputation. I didn't really escape Warrane but quite a couple of mates moved to UNSW and were at Basser so I went to join them. I made some good friends at Warrane and they are good blokes. They also have good tutors, a couple of whom I am still mates with.
I think the Warrane reputation comes from the girl policy - which seems much worse from outside. Basically b/c it is all male and Catholic, you can't take girls upstairs to your room... I actually met my girlfriend through a Warrane guy so that puts the all-male thing in perspective...
Also some might be put off by the 'attention' you get. There are heaps of academic and residential tutors, and formal dinner every week, which you sort of have to go to. If you're keen on high-achieving or if you might need some encouraging to study, then it could be a good option. It is also good for sport, inter-floor rivalry, pub nights, and quite entertaining 'cultural' evenings. There is a staff member who is Irish and St Pats did go off! You can drink where and when you like but they don't like you play 'drinking games' etc. basically they don't want people to get drunk...
Like UNSW88 said, Warrane is probably the food pick from UNSW - much better that Kensos & New (Shalom is annoying due to Kosher rules). At Warrane the good old HA (what does it stand for again?) put on a good formal dinner meal and clean 3x a week which is a pain b/c you have to get off your floor for an hour (another annoying thing) but i remember it is all worth it when you are allowed back on - you get your bed made and new towels and the bathrooms are clean, well, for at least half an hour...they are the ghost cleaners of Warrane b/c u never see them!
I sort of regretted moving out b/c as soon as I did, it got renovated, but apparently that was a noisy experience. Anyway, although I haven't seen them, I'm told that the facilities are now brand new. I'm flatting this year but if I was going to College I would probably choose Warrane as I'd have to admit it was good for me, as crass as that sounds! (only admit that b/c its confidential!)
For girls, I'd vote Shalom. They are getting all their bathrooms renovated now and Shalom people are the nicest! New is either geeky or for people who can't drink inside their home and get pissed outside on the hill and end up yelling at Warrane & Shalom all night, while their Anglican Dean thinks that everyone is being a good little Christian and singing kum bah ya!! HAHA had to have that stab...At least the Kensos don't hide from the fact that they are the party-hard Colleges. My pick of them would be 1-Basser, 2-Goldstein and 3-Baxter. The only thing I know about International House is that all the quiet internationals at Warrane eventually moved to IH (dead-res!)
Good luck finding the right place. Anyways, UNSW is good, but unilife nothing in comparison to Sydney Uni. I won't go into why...