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ClaireBUk

ClaireBUk

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Hi
I’m Claire
My daughter Izzy is due to study Illustration this September. She is my 2nd child to attend Uni but I still find the process confusing 😂🤪
It would be great to get to know other parents in the same situation. I look forward to getting to know you all.
 
Hi all

I’m Anouschka.
My son Herbie will be studying Music in September.
This is the first uni process / experience for us however we are starting the visits again for our other son who wil start in September 2023 🤪 not looking forward to the double costs.

We are currently working through the finance mine field and application for halls.
If anyone has any info / first hand experience regarding the halls on Penryn campus it would be much appreciated.
Looking forward to getting to know you all.
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Hello Anouschka

My daughter will be studying illustration at Falmouth this September. Accommodation opens April 5th. Izzy already has a good idea of which one she wants. However I understand it’s a random ballot process 😬
 
Hi, I’m Amanda & my daughter Niamh will be studying Illustration in September. She is the first of our children to go to uni & Falmouth is over 300 miles from where we live in the north west (so I’m a little nervous)! She is hoping to live at the Penryn campus although her classes will be in Falmouth. We all fell in love with the place when we visited last summer. Super excited for them all 😍
 
Hello Amanda
I’ll tell my Izzy to look out for Niamh - Izzy is also taking illustration. We live very far away from the uni too (285 miles). Izzy initially was set on Brighton but after visiting found it too busy. She absolutely fell in love with Falmouth and was lucky enough to receive an unconditional offer.
Fingers crossed for accommodation opening today 🤞🏻 we are hoping for Tuke house or Carrick view.

Claire x
 
ClaireBUk said:
Hello Amanda
I’ll tell my Izzy to look out for Niamh - Izzy is also taking illustration. We live very far away from the uni too (285 miles). Izzy initially was set on Brighton but after visiting found it too busy. She absolutely fell in love with Falmouth and was lucky enough to receive an unconditional offer.
Fingers crossed for accommodation opening today 🤞🏻 we are hoping for Tuke house or Carrick view.

Claire x
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Ah Niamh looked at Brighton too - also Edinburgh, Manchester & Cambridge school of art. Falmouth was the best fit for her by far. She isn’t really a clubber/drinker but thought Falmouth seemed very cool. She’s hoping for small gatherings on the beach with friends. Sounds idyllic doesn’t it. We are looking at Packsaddle but I’ve seen you have to put 10 choices! Seems a lot 🙈
 
ClaireBUk said:
Hello Anouschka

My daughter will be studying illustration at Falmouth this September. Accommodation opens April 5th. Izzy already has a good idea of which one she wants. However I understand it’s a random ballot process 😬
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Hi Claire, we have already chatted on the facebook group previously. My daughter is also planning to go to Falmouth to study Illustration in September. Can I ask which accommodation your daughter is most interested in?
 
ALT said:
Hi, I’m Amanda & my daughter Niamh will be studying Illustration in September. She is the first of our children to go to uni & Falmouth is over 300 miles from where we live in the north west (so I’m a little nervous)! She is hoping to live at the Penryn campus although her classes will be in Falmouth. We all fell in love with the place when we visited last summer. Super excited for them all 😍
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Hi Amanda, my daughter is also planning to study Illustration at Falmouth in September. We haven't visited the campuses yet but are hoping to do so next week. We are confused about which accommodation to go for, whether to be in Falmouth where the campus is or in Penryn and travel in. Thinking it would be cheaper being in Falmouth but then do you miss out on the social side of things?
 
SMatt990 said:
Hi Amanda, my daughter is also planning to study Illustration at Falmouth in September. We haven't visited the campuses yet but are hoping to do so next week. We are confused about which accommodation to go for, whether to be in Falmouth where the campus is or in Penryn and travel in. Thinking it would be cheaper being in Falmouth but then do you miss out on the social side of things?
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Hi! It’s a tough decision isn’t it! Both campuses are beautiful but in Falmouth the accommodation is on campus so near the bar/gym/groups/support etc. We thought this would be better for the first year away from home. There is a very regular bus running from the Penryn campus to the falmouth one (every 10 minutes) so it’s easy to get to & lots do that with no problems apparently. I think it depends on the young person tbh - Niamh might become isolated living off campus as she’s quiet & not the most confident. I think cost wise they are quite similar. You’ll enjoy having a look around. I wished I was going there myself!
 
ALT said:
Hi! It’s a tough decision isn’t it! Both campuses are beautiful but in Falmouth the accommodation is on campus so near the bar/gym/groups/support etc. We thought this would be better for the first year away from home. There is a very regular bus running from the Penryn campus to the falmouth one (every 10 minutes) so it’s easy to get to & lots do that with no problems apparently. I think it depends on the young person tbh - Niamh might become isolated living off campus as she’s quiet & not the most confident. I think cost wise they are quite similar. You’ll enjoy having a look around. I wished I was going there myself!
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Hi Alison, I'm Sarah btw and my daughter is Lottie. Thanks for the info, we'll have a look at the locations while we are down there and hopefully she will then have made up her mind! I am rather nervous about the 10 choices and really hope she gets with her top few choices. It's a long time to wait to find out!
 
Hi I’m Mel. My daughter Indie is at Falmouth in her first year. She’s really happy there and has had a great first year. She’s at Glasney Village and studying Business and Digital Marketing at Penryn Campus.
 
MelH said:
Hi I’m Mel. My daughter Indie is at Falmouth in her first year. She’s really happy there and has had a great first year. She’s at Glasney Village and studying Business and Digital Marketing at Penryn Campus.
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Hi! That’s so reassuring to hear to hear 👍🏻 Thankyou!!
 
Hi everyone, I'm Eve and my daughter Kinsey is going to be studying architecture in September. Has anybody completed the accommodation application yet? We're confused as it says put 10 preferences, but we can only see 8 locations xx
 
Evie77 said:
Hi everyone, I'm Eve and my daughter Kinsey is going to be studying architecture in September. Has anybody completed the accommodation application yet? We're confused as it says put 10 preferences, but we can only see 8 locations xx
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Hi! Yes we were confused about this too. In the end we chose a couple that she would never accept such as a shared study room & a large studio flat. Hopefully they would never get their bottom choice 🤞😬
 
Spencer762 said:
Hi everyone- I am an art teacher and live in Falmouth- if you have any questions about the town - best doctors surgeries etc happy to answer them - also you can ask me about places to stay for when you come to visit :)
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This is really helpful, thank you.
I would like to know the nearest dr surgery please and anywhere super cheap to stay. We are a large family and live 6 hrs away, so any visits will require an overnight stay.
 
Hi - if students are in penryn the penryn doctors surgery is good with lots of doctors. In Falmouth I would recommend Trescobeas surgery .
Would you like self catering accommodation in Falmouth??
 
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