I believe they refer to last year, in which case it's after externals.WOW!!!
How do you get so many E credits before externals??!! That's so amazing!!!
Congrats Wongtong and jamjar, by the way.
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Otago Halls of Residence
- Thread starter Pineapple
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Congrats Wongtong and jamjar, by the way.
Fitzwilliam
Member
I got an Alumni scholarship, $5000!
I haven't even gone to Otago yet and I'm already loving it
Plus, I was stressing out so much about University halls of residence because I'm on the General wait list, but they said "a place in a Residential College (although not necessarily your first choice College) is guaranteed if your normal place of residence is outside of Dunedin" because I got the scholarship.
I'm so relieved, I thought I may have to go flatting by myself.
I haven't even gone to Otago yet and I'm already loving it
Plus, I was stressing out so much about University halls of residence because I'm on the General wait list, but they said "a place in a Residential College (although not necessarily your first choice College) is guaranteed if your normal place of residence is outside of Dunedin" because I got the scholarship.
I'm so relieved, I thought I may have to go flatting by myself.
I got an Alumni scholarship, $5000!
I haven't even gone to Otago yet and I'm already loving it
Plus, I was stressing out so much about University halls of residence because I'm on the General wait list, but they said "a place in a Residential College (although not necessarily your first choice College) is guaranteed if your normal place of residence is outside of Dunedin" because I got the scholarship.
I'm so relieved, I thought I may have to go flatting by myself.
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congratz Fitzwilliam!
Wongtong
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Yeah! That extra bit about the Residential College must've relieved so many people. CongratulationsI got an Alumni scholarship, $5000!
I haven't even gone to Otago yet and I'm already loving it
Plus, I was stressing out so much about University halls of residence because I'm on the General wait list, but they said "a place in a Residential College (although not necessarily your first choice College) is guaranteed if your normal place of residence is outside of Dunedin" because I got the scholarship.
I'm so relieved, I thought I may have to go flatting by myself.
Any idea when you find out which hostel you're going to?
Caesar
Regular Member
I got an Alumni scholarship, $5000!
I haven't even gone to Otago yet and I'm already loving it
Plus, I was stressing out so much about University halls of residence because I'm on the General wait list, but they said "a place in a Residential College (although not necessarily your first choice College) is guaranteed if your normal place of residence is outside of Dunedin" because I got the scholarship.
I'm so relieved, I thought I may have to go flatting by myself.
What were the prerequisites for the Alumni Scholarship?
Fitzwilliam
Member
Thanks guys, I'm so happy I got a scholarship. Now I don't have to worry too much about University and focus on the NCEA exams in a couple of weeks time.
@ Wongtong
I don't know exactly when they're going to make me another offer, but I'm guessing it'll be early December. I really hope I get into St Margaret's or Carrington, which are the 2 that I wanted to get into, but I guess it's no guarantee that I get into either of those ones.
@ Jubs
Applicants must:
@ Wongtong
I don't know exactly when they're going to make me another offer, but I'm guessing it'll be early December. I really hope I get into St Margaret's or Carrington, which are the 2 that I wanted to get into, but I guess it's no guarantee that I get into either of those ones.
@ Jubs
Applicants must:
- be a New Zealand citizen or a New Zealand permanent resident
- be intending to enrol or be enrolled full-time study at the University of Otago for the first time in the year following the closing date
- have at least NCEA Level 2 with a merit commendation or equivalent
Wongtong
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I might see you at Carrington then.
You also need to show financial need. (You have to provide information about assets and income)
chococroissant
Member
CONGRATS FITZWILLIAM and WONGTONG!!
Wongtong- I'm definitely going to Carrington next year so will see you there :-D
Wongtong- I'm definitely going to Carrington next year so will see you there :-D
Well I'm currently in my last day at UniCol, so I'll give you my impressions.hi guys! I got accepted into unicol. I heard it's pretty good although i wanted Arana instead :cry:
. I wrote a letter to the master and he told me that he tries to put all health science first year students on the same place (around 40%)
the place is called the Forth Street Mews, is this place the good part of the college? Also i chose alcohol free floor..does that mean i won't be put in the Forth Street Mews? Should i choose alcohol free or not..:unsure: . Anyone could please share their experience at unicol would be great
I didn't even put UniCol on my sheet, but figured I'd give it a shot, and I'm glad I did. Please don't go on the alcohol free floors, the types on those floors, to my mind, tend to be 'those' health-scis, who are way too competitive (or those with religious reasons for being there, these ones aren't so bad).
Um, there are alcohol-free flats in the 4th street mews, and in all likelihood, as a health-sci, you'll get put there (I was one of the few HSFY who didn't end up in the mews).
UniCol is pretty great, so long as you're not too fussy with food (I jest, it's not *that* bad), and don't set off the fire alarms. Oh, and buy earplugs
Nimbus2000
Regular Member
hi I think I may be going to otago next year (YAY) but I hadn't applied for any of the 'halls of residence' because I've only just managed to convince my parents that its better for me to come to NZ and do HSFY and try for med that way if I don't get into Med first year here in aus... I went onto the accommodation registration website and have looked at all the options - I'm still able to select all these halls of residence and I know the website says it's recommended that we apply before 30th september but I was wondering, since I didn't, what sort of problems am I going to be faced with? I've been reading this thread, and I've also noticed that people are talking about certain halls of residence and the stigma's associated with people who don't drink *sigh* and their chances of getting into med and all that - I went onto the individual sites of each of the "colleges" and I've looked around and I don't actually see anything about their chances of getting into med? I'm so confused :S Can someone please help me? Does every college have 'alcohol-free' floors? And can you pick like a sort of customised meal plan? (like as in can you ask that they leave certain stuff out? I don't need halal, just need certain stuff left out) and is there seriously some colleges that get more preference over others when it comes to getting students for med? lol, i'm pretty sure your going to think I'm kind of obsessed freak who's going to become one of "those" HSFYers, but trust me I wont AAAAAARGH. sorry. this is very frustrating, I REALLY BADLY WANT TO GO TO OTAGO
I think I may be going to otago next year (YAY) but I hadn't applied for any of the 'halls of residence' because I've only just managed to convince my parents that its better for me to come to NZ and do HSFY and try for med that way if I don't get into Med first year here in aus... I went onto the accommodation registration website and have looked at all the options - I'm still able to select all these halls of residence and I know the website says it's recommended that we apply before 30th september but I was wondering, since I didn't, what sort of problems am I going to be faced with? I've been reading this thread, and I've also noticed that people are talking about certain halls of residence and the stigma's associated with people who don't drink *sigh* and their chances of getting into med and all that - I went onto the individual sites of each of the "colleges" and I've looked around and I don't actually see anything about their chances of getting into med? I'm so confused :S Can someone please help me? Does every college have 'alcohol-free' floors? And can you pick like a sort of customised meal plan? (like as in can you ask that they leave certain stuff out? I don't need halal, just need certain stuff left out) and is there seriously some colleges that get more preference over others when it comes to getting students for med? lol, i'm pretty sure your going to think I'm kind of obsessed freak who's going to become one of "those" HSFYers, but trust me I wont AAAAAARGH. sorry. this is very frustrating, I REALLY BADLY WANT TO GO TO OTAGO OK, so the main round of applications for the colleges has already occurred, meaning that all the places have been allocated and you'll have to go on the general waiting list for a spot in whichever college someone pulls out of. I don't know what your chances of getting a place in a college will be, but I'd imagine they'll be alright if you can put forward a decent application. Chances are you'll have very little say in what college you end up in though (you'll just have to accept whoever offers you a place).
Some colleges traditionally get more people into med than others, but this is because such colleges are very popular (and so you need higher grades at school to get into them = more likely to do well in HSFY). It has led to the belief amongst some students that said colleges increase your chances of getting into med, which they don't. You've got the same chance of getting into med wherever you go.
As far as I'm aware, all the colleges have alcohol-free floors now, should you choose to stay in one.
Also, I'm pretty sure all the colleges can cater to any special dietary requirements you have. The only thing I'd note here is that Toroa college is self-catered, so you'd have to make your own meals if you went there. All the other colleges provide 3 meals a day.
Some colleges traditionally get more people into med than others, but this is because such colleges are very popular (and so you need higher grades at school to get into them = more likely to do well in HSFY). It has led to the belief amongst some students that said colleges increase your chances of getting into med, which they don't. You've got the same chance of getting into med wherever you go.
As far as I'm aware, all the colleges have alcohol-free floors now, should you choose to stay in one.
Also, I'm pretty sure all the colleges can cater to any special dietary requirements you have. The only thing I'd note here is that Toroa college is self-catered, so you'd have to make your own meals if you went there. All the other colleges provide 3 meals a day.
studyinghardatm
Member
Well I'm currently in my last day at UniCol, so I'll give you my impressions.
I didn't even put UniCol on my sheet, but figured I'd give it a shot, and I'm glad I did. Please don't go on the alcohol free floors, the types on those floors, to my mind, tend to be 'those' health-scis, who are way too competitive (or those with religious reasons for being there, these ones aren't so bad).
Um, there are alcohol-free flats in the 4th street mews, and in all likelihood, as a health-sci, you'll get put there (I was one of the few HSFY who didn't end up in the mews).
UniCol is pretty great, so long as you're not too fussy with food (I jest, it's not *that* bad), and don't set off the fire alarms. Oh, and buy earplugs
lol dam i already put down alcohol free floor..too late now..but i guess if i want to drink i'll just go to my mates place and go crazy hahaha...and yea i'm quite sad really that i might be put in the 4th street mews cuz the whole point of going to college is get on one of those floors instead of houses again dammit...so u prefer the mews? hrm i might use my headphones as earplugs...
chococroissant
Member
I put down alcohol area. Sorta wish I had put down alcohol free.
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Nimbus2000
Regular Member
ok thanks
cool, so no particular "college" gets like allocated more spots for med or anything right? ok cool that was what i was worried about, so i can just apply to whatever right? Hey btw, are there any colleges that you would not recommend at all? and any colleges that you would recommend - like the ones with nice "masters" haha lol, i hate having to explain/talk to grouches... sorry to be such a pain! 
OH and what if I don't get a spot at any of the halls? Do i go "flatting" - what's the disadvantage with flatting - apart from having to cater for your own meals?
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No, there definitely isn't a certain number of spots in med allocated to each college.
All the colleges would be fine for you - in fact, you'll love any of them. I say this because the reality is (due to putting in your application rather late) you'll probably get no choice in what college you end up in. You can apply to your preferred ones, but you'll probably end up getting an offer from whichever has a free spot when your name is drawn from the waiting list.
Flatting is fine, and most people who go flatting would never want to move into a college from their flat. However, the overwhelming trend is to go to a college in first year, then go flatting for second year onwards. The colleges are designed to ease the transition from home to flatting for you - leaving home to go flatting straight away could be a bit rough!
All the colleges would be fine for you - in fact, you'll love any of them. I say this because the reality is (due to putting in your application rather late) you'll probably get no choice in what college you end up in. You can apply to your preferred ones, but you'll probably end up getting an offer from whichever has a free spot when your name is drawn from the waiting list.
Flatting is fine, and most people who go flatting would never want to move into a college from their flat. However, the overwhelming trend is to go to a college in first year, then go flatting for second year onwards. The colleges are designed to ease the transition from home to flatting for you - leaving home to go flatting straight away could be a bit rough!
Nimbus2000
Regular Member
Thanks a bunch for your reply, but I've got another 3 questions :/ SORRY! Why is flatting "rough" going into it straight away? And what are my chances of getting into the halls of residence (ANY i dont care which one) providing I handed my application in late - do you know if its common for students who apply to miss out - even the ones who's normal place of residence is outside of dunedin?
Fitzwilliam
Member
I got an offer from one of their Halls during the first round offers, but I declined (because I didn't like that hall) and so I'm currently on the General wait list. (But I found out I got a scholarship and so they said I was guaranteed a Residential hall.)
After I declined I got a letter which gave me this information: "Your application has been returned from one Otago's Residential Colleges as you have declined their offer of accommodation. Your application is now on the General Waitlist help at the Accommodation Office. From now until the start of Semester 1, we anticipate that up to a third of applicants will withdraw their applications. Therefore as vacancies arise in the residential Colleges, the Heads of Colleges will continue to make offers during this time."
They also said, "We have seen students that have declined an offer, not receive another offer, and have to go flatting when they arrive at Otago." So yes, it was silly of me to decline my first offer.
So if you have good marks in tests and look good on paper, then you'll probably have a good chance of getting into one of them.
I would say flatting is quite hard for the first year, unless you're independent and can cook for yourself etc., but I would still say a residential college is best because it's a good way of making friends and getting involved in events.
After I declined I got a letter which gave me this information: "Your application has been returned from one Otago's Residential Colleges as you have declined their offer of accommodation. Your application is now on the General Waitlist help at the Accommodation Office. From now until the start of Semester 1, we anticipate that up to a third of applicants will withdraw their applications. Therefore as vacancies arise in the residential Colleges, the Heads of Colleges will continue to make offers during this time."
They also said, "We have seen students that have declined an offer, not receive another offer, and have to go flatting when they arrive at Otago." So yes, it was silly of me to decline my first offer.
So if you have good marks in tests and look good on paper, then you'll probably have a good chance of getting into one of them.
I would say flatting is quite hard for the first year, unless you're independent and can cook for yourself etc., but I would still say a residential college is best because it's a good way of making friends and getting involved in events.