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Hi - so the grades definitely fluctuate between majors as different departments have different requirements. However, I’m pretty sure that they treat Liberal Arts as one cohort with which they need to fill individual quotas for majors (if that makes sense?) so I’m not fully sure how to answer your question but i think it’s basically the same as applying for other places on non liberal arts courses ! x

congrats🥳 i actually recently got an email saying that they weren’t doing the survey anymore as they wanted people to meet more diverse range of people. but dw everyone is lovely anyway and all in the same boat :) x

@@nerissaaa Ok great thanks for letting me know :)

congrats !! the view on the other side of the block is of the bank and trees up to clydesdale road. it gets really pretty with all the daffodils but is a tad darker in the evenings. the kitchen feels huge unless everyone’s in there at once but even then there’s enough room for everybody :))

@@nerissaaa thanks. was there a bin in the bathroom too, or is there just one in the bedroom?

just in the bedroom

hey ! congrats and welcome to exe🎉so i think that i used ikea bedding - check out their european sizes? but i had a weird shaped bed at home too and i think just used the same sheets so i’m not sure how much help i can be :( xx

@@nerissaaa okay thank you <3

heya - so the walls are basically soundproof ! once you go out into the corridor you can hear what’s going on in other rooms sometimes, but you can’t hear much between rooms

@@nerissaaa ah ok tysm!! :)

Heya ! So as far as I know accommodation owned by Exeter isn’t allocated on a first come first serve basis which means you could apply as late as you needed to. It’s also done on a ranking basis which means you’re pretty much guaranteed a place somewhere. If you were looking at privately owned accommodation, you would definitely have to book ASAP. Hopefully this helps!

@@nerissaaa the on campus accommodation for PG is super expensive. And private student halls, the cheaper ones are all booked. I was thinking maybe if I wait till July maybe something would open up. I am scared however if even the ones available go unavailable

@@Selesady the important thing to remember is that there’ll always be somewhere to stay! i would definitely join some of the exeter fb groups (overheard at university of exeter is a good one) as a lot of the time people post about needing flat mates. Also check the student pad website. If you search for exeter student housing, loads of options come up, and a lot of them aren’t expensive.

@@nerissaaa thank you. That really calmed my nerves. I’ll be on the lookout then. Thanks once again. God bless 💜

& about personal statement/ applying please! It's kinda different writing a personal statement for a liberal arts degree, when compared to a one-subject degree

I’m glad it was helpful! Hopefully when I’m back in Exeter I’ll be able to do more videos :) thanks for the idea about applying, though - I’ll get on that!

Hi Amber ! At Exeter, you need to declare your major before you start and that happens via email in august/september (as far as I can remember), although this might be different at different unis. However, there’s a lot of freedom and flexibility and I know quite a few people who changed their major or hadn’t declared one in the first few weeks :) if you’re curious, I’d recommend checking out the module descriptions, potential readings and topics, and assessment types on the website and see which ones you find the most interesting. Hope this helps! 🤍

Hi Sophie! just want to double check that you’ve looked into Exeter’s flexible combined honours? bc i believe you can choose to do english and philosophy that way if you look into their subject combinations. however, if i’m wrong (which is v likely), then to address your point: you don’t go into depth on every subject you get a lecture on so it can be quite superficial. however, in your assessments, you can choose which subjects you want to go into detail on. for example, i chose to do my final essay on technology and politics in the 21st century - you just need to prove you’re comfortable using different frameworks in your degree (eg philosophical, political, geographical etc.) as that’s the point of liberal arts. even if you’re not as interested in one of the lectures (which is inevitable) you might find you’ll be able to use the things you learn anyway. for example, the economics lecture i had was actually one of the most fun lectures id been to! hope this helps somewhat! feel free to ask any other questions :)

@@nerissaaa Thank you so much for taking the time to write to me with such a detailed response! I will def look into it more, thank you so so much I really appreciate it! :)

Hey :) So the rules on fairy lights aren't really followed up on. Technically you're not allowed them as they're a fire risk but imo that advice is a bit outdated as most fairy lights will be 100% safe to use and won't overload the socket. I had a bit of a weird experience with inspections. If I remember right, we only had one while I was there (but we were only there for 5 months). I had a woman come in asking me if my lights plugged in. I said yes and she then told me to hide them! She also gave me some of my flatmates lights to hide for her as well! They never actually came back after that. I think they might have confiscated some airers but idk bc that didn't happen to my flat. They are allowed to come in while you're not there but they leave a note to tell you they've been. They're not allowed to go through draws or anything, they can just look at what's on your desk and no more than that. Before inspections, they send out an email about a month in advance telling you what date it will be, so there are no 'surprise inspections' or anything. I wouldn't be too worried about it! Hopefully that helps :)

yup - as far as i can remember, the ground floor is level -1

Nerissa thanks - assuming this doesn’t mean i’m underground? 😂

aha no 😂

np :) if you have any other questions let me know!

Hiya :) So that’s pretty smart as even though I don’t have much experience of Mardon Hall, people seem to love it! You get the perks of Holland Hall, you live near campus and you don’t have to go up cardiac hill. Plus because it’s a smaller accommodation you end up with a much closer community of people. (And it’s a really pretty place!) I’m sure you’ll love it. Hope you have a good time at Exeter :)

you’re welcome! i had the same problem before i came to exeter so i thought i would be able to help someone else :)

Nerissa I can’t remember if you mentioned it in this video, but are you allowed fairy lights?

✨technically✨you’re not allowed anything that plugs into the mains (so battery powered ones would be fine) but i had some and so did most of my friends and it was totally fine !

hiya - is block A catered? if so then your room will be slightly different to mine as you’ll have a double bed and i think you might also have a mini fridge. i think you might also have a proper bathroom instead of a wet room :)

honestly i can’t give you an amazing answer bc i don’t know much about studios, however, while a lot of socialising does happen in flats, most of it happens in lectures/seminars/socials etc. regardless of where you’re living you’re going to be meeting lots of new people. plus you can always go to other flats for dinner or to hang out if you have friends there so i wouldn’t worry too much :)

Hiya - 1) so i actually requested (on the questionnaire) to be in a flat with a girl from my course who i met on facebook and we were literally in the rooms next to each other! if you don’t request that then i think it’s all down to chance. having said that however, i think in my flat half of them were doing science / engineering courses so i think it depends on what answers you give in the questionnaire. 2) if you’re a slow walker, it might take you around 20 - 25 mins to get to main campus. but you’ll probably get used to it and get faster as term goes on. 3) i pretty much ended up going to main campus every weekday except wednesdays as i didn’t have class on wednesdays. sometimes i’d go up on weekends to go to the shop/library. i’d usually stay up once i’d walked up until my last class but it’s easy enough to pop back for lunch :))

Nerissa Thank you !!!!

aha lockdown fever hit but dw it’s back now😂

happy to help :)))

Yasmine Savage Hiya! You can pick minors from any faculty in the university! The only limits are the number of credits you have, timetable issues, or how popular the class is, but other than that you can choose any other subject you want. (This might be different at other unis - Exeter has a reputation for being very flexible with module choices)

Nerissa thank you so much!

hey! i’ve actually already filmed it but i have included some info about townhouses :) unfortunately idk a whole lot about them but they seem to be the favourite - they have a big social area and seem like nice places to live!

I can't believe it took me so long to edit this video but it's finally up now! Sorry it took literally a month <3 th-cam.com/video/H5gJ52XqMjo/w-d-xo.html

i’m actually working on it right now! thanks for commenting - is there anything specifically you’d like to know so i can answer those questions in my video?

@@nerissaaa That's great! Maybe about how sociable it is/ how it compares to Lafrowda? Looking forward to it!

Super sorry about how long this took but it's finally up now! Sorry it took literally a month <3 th-cam.com/video/H5gJ52XqMjo/w-d-xo.html

Hiya! I'm glad the video was helpful :) dw about asking questions- that's what I'm here for! 1 - imo I really appreciated having an en-suite. It was just nice to have a bathroom all to myself. That being said, friends from other unis who have shared said that they didn't mind having to share, so it's all personal opinion. Think about how comfortable you would be going to the bathroom in the middle of the night or how comfortable you are with other people. These might not even be issues at all. My flatmates and I did all agree though that we liked having our own bathrooms. 2 - I really did enjoy living in Birks! The people and atmosphere were really nice and it was a comfortable distance from town and main campus. I would definitely say it is as nice as people say it is (but bear in mind it is still student accommodation) 3 - Birks was my top choice! 4- townhouses are behind the central catered block. As far as I could tell, they looked really nice and sociable. (I'm gonna ask a few friends and get some more info re recommendations, pros and cons, distance from town and campus etc. but I hope this was a bit helpful)

Nerissa thank you so much! that was so useful, also your room looked really nice, you decorated it really well :)

If you still have questions about birks then i finally have a new video up! hopefully it answers everything :))) Sorry it took literally months <3 th-cam.com/video/H5gJ52XqMjo/w-d-xo.html

@@nerissaaa thank you so much, it was really useful, also i loved your earrings <3

haha thanks!😂it’s been a while - still appreciate the support though :)