MikeCottTrials Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Thinking about going to Salford for uni! Need some opinions of it in general. The uni? The night life? The class of girls? The riding locations? The number of Subways? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogo Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 I thought it was alright, if you can, go to leeds, feckin loads of girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeriding Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 (edited) Night life is pretty good but if you go in some clubs youll get alot of shit if your white, I wouldn't go out riding there, salford's probably the 2nd worst place Ive ever been. really really horrible, bullet holes in my friends house, stabbings, muggings ect all the time. Last time i went up my friends car was stolen crashed then burnt out and a few houses on the street were trashed, I went for 2 days. Edited June 18, 2010 by ilikeriding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCottTrials Posted June 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 So what I'm hearing is...ghetto as f**k? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 I've never been, but from what I've heard its the Bronx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCottTrials Posted June 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 I've never been, but from what I've heard its the Bronx. ahahaha I don't know whether to be put off, or excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 I'd recommend Leeds, from what I've read on here the riding is good and I was there for 3 months last year on a training course and it was rammed with fanny! Enjoyed it so much I've arranged my mates stag do in Leeds next month!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Woo Leeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Yeah, leeds seems like a much better place. Think there's leeds uni and leeds met as well, so you can apply for both if they both do the course you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCottTrials Posted June 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 I have actually applied for Leeds but for some reason they haven't responded. I've got offers from everyone except two, which is Leeds and one other....slightly annoying! Anyone know what might be up with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Ring em, say, 'dicks, let me in, I live right round the corner anyway.' Or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konstant Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 (edited) I'm at University of Manchester and with Salford being one of the 'other' unis in Manchester, it gets pretty bad rep in my circles. I haven't been there much at all but went to a mobile NHS unit that was in the Salford area and it was a pretty grim place. It's always going to be in the shadow of the main city a bit, but don't let a couple of opinions on a forum put you off from at least going there and having a look yourself. Train tickets are really cheap if you have a railcard and book more than a month in advance. And more TF members in the Manchester area can only be a good thing! There's some half decent riding in closer to the centre of Manchester though and there are a few people about who I ride with regularly when I'm up there. I don't know what you're studying and what grades you're expecting, but I'd generally favour inner city unis like Leeds, Manchester etc over out of town ones. EDIT Despite the UCAS system, unis do whatever they want at the end of the day. I got a conditional from Birmingham but got a letter from them in May (Yes May!!!!) saying they couldn't run my course and offered me a place on a different course. They wouldn't even tell me why! I wouldn't worry about Leeds not responding, though confirming receipt of your application with admissions wouldn't go amiss. Edited June 18, 2010 by konstant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-Finger-er Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Salfords not really rough rough imo, theres rougher places out there, ive spent loadsa time in manchester over the past 5 years, and got mates in salford uni, as well as mates living in salford. and it dont deserve the rep it gets. my mates halls where in a rough area, we called them the concentration camp as they where surrounded by 15 foot fences, that were guarded, and it was no entry unless you had a fob or someone with a fob to sign you in. which sounds grim, but in reality, it means your halls are safe as fook,as is your car if its parked in there. nightlife, i wouldnt go out drinking in salford really, save for a couple of places, but do as every other student does, and just go into manchester city centre, where the night life is mint, and its only as rough as any other city in the uk. girls, well theres as many of them as in other uk cities, and lets be honest, its not how many there are, because once youve found the one your set for life. i wouldnt advise walking round salford itself at 3 in your morning, unless your a little nuts, but then i wouldnt advise walking round many places at 3 in the morning unless your a little bit tapped. and the roughest places generally aint that bad at night, when mates lived 200 metres from moss side(supposedly the roughest bit of manchester), id regularaly traipse in alone at 4am, and never had any aggro. yet when ive been walking home from sale (supposedly a much nicer part of manchester) at a similar time, ive had people try an mug me twice. but realistically town isnt walking distance, so you either bus or taxi back to your halls. in the day time, obviously you may well be walking to lectures, but providing you aint walkin round with fiddy's hanging out your wallet, you will more than likely be fine,none of my mates at salford uni have had any issue, im sure youll find theres some streets you should avoid, but you get that everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCottTrials Posted September 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Some time has passed but I'm coming to Salford I'm scouting at first but I'll bring my hopper up once I know how it's going to be stored. Anyone that fancies a ride get in touch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 As with everywhere, there are rougher parts and nicer parts. That said, I've not seen anywhere in Salford I want to go again. Leeds however I like, but Sheffield is my favourite city so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 One o my mates lived in salford when he was in UNI, went to stay with him a few times seemed ok to me. He survived, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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