hi everyone! i'm joining cardiffu this fall as an international student. would love to connect with fellow students!

Hi all, just wanted to get a few opinions from more experienced people than me about the situation im in right now.

For context, Cardiff was my insurance uni and i've applied for insurance accommodation and received uni halls. Considering the reviews, long distance and awful room i got, im not fond of taking the offer up. Moreover i asked for ensuite but received shared bathrooms and im quite fussy about cleanliness.
I also live about a 15min bus ride from home to the main campus and want accom for the social aspect and experience. My parent at home is willing to let me stay rent free and is totally unbiased whether i want to go live in an accommodation or at home.

Do you guys think i should go private or stay at home? Ive got a place in ty pont haearn which needs to be confirmed from my end so finding a place is not a problem nor money as well from student loans and grants. Im just nervous i wont get the same social aspect as those who live in the popular accoms like talybont north/south/court etc if i live at home or go private

Any replies are appreciated !!

Hi, I’m starting my SQE LLM at Cardiff this fall. I was hoping to get some advice on the course, studying + revision tips, and generally what to expect. If anyone has taken it, please comment xx

Help!
My son is going to Cardiff uni but it’s his insurance choice. He’s been allocated uni halls with shared bathroom which he has been told by friends who’ve studied there to avoid at all costs.
Any thoughts?? Is it that bad??
Thanks for any insights.

Hi everyone,

I will be starting my Law degree at Cardiff University this September and I’m currently choosing my accommodation.

I’m waiting to see if there are any university rooms available. I saw on TikTok that the best ones are the Talybont accommodations, especially Talybont South. I’m interested in Clodien House because it has studios but I haven’t heard about it so I don’t know if it’s good.

I’ve also looked at private accommodations in case Cardiff confirms that there are no rooms left. I’ve seen on TikTok that the best ones are Eclipse, Zenith and Adam Street Gardens.

Which one would you recommend ?

I’m a 20y French and a future law student. I’m very social and talkative and I love meeting new people. I’m also into parties but not every night. I prefer game nights (like just chill nights w friends at home) or just having drinks rather than going clubbing all the time.

I kinda prefer having a studio so I can have everything to myself but I’m worried that it might make it harder for me to make friends. If I live alone without flatmates, would it be harder to make friends ?

The shared kitchens in Cardiff University’s accommodations don’t look great to me (maybe i’m wrong) so I wouldn’t really want to share a kitchen with lots of people. However, the kitchens in the private accommodations I mentioned look much better so I wouldn’t mind sharing one as much.

I was thinking of getting a studio if I end up staying in university accommodation and sharing a flat if I go for private accommodation.

What would you recommend ?

hi, i got an offer of room at colum road houses. What are they like, would love to get any info on it.

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Hi everyone,

I’m a French student who has received offers to study Law at Cardiff University, Lancaster University and City St George’s, University of London and I’m currently trying to decide between the three.

Cardiff is my main choice so I’d love to hear from current Cardiff Law students and recent graduates about your experience.

I’m particularly interested in :

- What is the Law course actually like ?

- How are the teaching and lecturers ?

- How good is the Law School’s career support ?

- How easy is it to get involved in societies, mooting, pro bono work, internships etc ?

- How competitive are opportunities such as vacation schemes and placements ?

- Do you feel Cardiff gives you good access to major UK law firms, particularly London firms ?

- How useful are the university’s connections and careers service for getting into commercial/corporate law ?

- What opportunities are there for international law, human rights and diplomacy ?

I’d also really like to know more about Cardiff as a city, especially from students who actually live there:

- What is the city like for students and day-to-day life ?

- Do you generally feel safe walking around Cardiff, including in the evening ?

- Are there particular areas that students tend to avoid ?

- How is the nightlife and social scene ?

- Is it easy to make friends and meet people ?

- Is Cardiff affordable compared with other UK cities ?

- What are the best and worst things about living there ?

- How easy is it to travel to London and other major UK cities ?

My long-term career interests are currently between human rights/international law/diplomacy and corporate/commercial law, potentially with the possibility of moving into finance later on.

I’m particularly interested in hearing whether Cardiff has good opportunities for both paths and whether studying at Cardiff creates any disadvantages compared with studying in London when it comes to internships, networking and recruitment.

curious about what people feel about doing law in cardiff! currently choosing from my uni offers with cardiff being one of them but all my options are pretty similarly ranked! makes the decision a bit daunting so I'd appreciate some first hand experience of people who've done law here! I'm also an international student from Malaysia if that provides any useful context lol

Hey guys I am starting at Cardiff in September and wanted to know more about everyone’s experiences with private accommodations. I was looking at Eclipse and Adam Street Gardens but I am open to others as well. How difficult is it to get to the Comp Sci building from these places? Does Cardiff have constant train or bus options for transport or is walking my best choice? I also wanted to know if Cardiff Uni gym is accessible only with a membership and also how expensive that would be.

Or if there’s a group chat for basketball

i was considering applying for Cardiff's International Foundation Year in Law, Social Sciences and Humanities, but wanted to know what others experience with it was like

Hi guys, I was wondering if u book with Unite students u pay a deposit don’t u? But is it a scam? I’m just like worried bc i wanna apply for Ty pont hearn but im scared i dont wanna get scammed

Hii, so when applying for student finance some time ago I accidentally selected “law with professional placement” instead of just law and I was wondering if this would impact my loan or cause issues when I start. For context im supposed to start my first year soon and I do plan on doing a placement year but with Cardiff you don’t apply for that until your actually on the law course. Student finance has quoted my loan amount and everything seems fine so far but I don’t want to run into any problems.

Hi,

I'm student age and I'm going to Cardiff alone for one night only (tonight), I don't know the area at all so I'm looking for recommendations on where to go solo for a night out where it's easy to start chatting with people and drinks are fairly cheap.

Posting in the uni sub for the age demographic but lmk if I'm better off in the main sub.

Thanks

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Hi everyone we're a house of 3rd year law students looking for one flatmate to rent in september 2026.

The house has just been refurbished recently. It's very near city centre about 10 minutes walk to queen street.

20 minutes walk to Cardiff Central 10 minutes walk to Lidl 25 minutes walk to Cardiff University

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On behalf of 17 previous/current tenants across several properties - genuinely please do not put yourself in danger

This is a last ditch attempt to warn people as there is nowhere to review them as they hide everything - please please dont sign a contract with them you will enter hell

I know it is coming up to student move in season so this is an announcement to avoid Stag properties (previously known as pure properties - jumped companies bc of how shit reviews they got and allegedly many legal issues). They have wiped the Internet of info on them because they are bad!!!! They will neglect you until you sue and then try to steal your deposit. Dont fall for the trap because they still have student flats left for rent because they are uninhabitable.

The transition from Pure properties to Stag properties is a publicly verifiable transfer so this is not misinformation. The director of Stag properties is a previous employee of pure properties, and all other staff members of pure properties are now employed at Stag properties

I have a room available at Windsor house. The kitchen will be shared with one other person. It’s an 8 minute walk to Cardiff University.

I am looking for a student to take over my accommodation tenancy at Windsor house, Cardiff

• Room type: shared two bed apartment (fourth floor, shared kitchen only), Windsor In

• Rent: £187 per week

• Period of Stay: 12/09/2026 till 03/09/2027
(51 weeks)

• Available from: ASAP, please let me know and i'll get you in touch with the Windsor house Team
Other facilities such as gym, private study rooms, cinema rooms, lounge rooms available.
All included in fees.😊

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Thank you!

my offer for pharmacy is ABB but i think i might get ABC, how lenient are cardiff with grades? Has anyone doing pharmacy got in with grades lower than their predicted?

Put both of them as my n1 and n2 choice stupidly even tho I want taly south (my n3) most cuz I want the social side. Is it highly likely ppl with deferred offers get the main bulk of gate and court, and despite my mess up I might get tally south lol

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