Preparation and packing
Prior to coming to Aquinas you will need to give some thought to what you need to bring. To assist you here is an outline of what we provide and some suggestions regarding what to bring.
What the College provides
- Room: bed, desk, wardrobe, drawers, shelves, wall heater, sheets, pillowcase
- Floor: toilets and showers (unisex, unless on a single-sex floor)
- Laundry: washing machines and dryers available for use, irons and ironing board, clothes lines
- The dining room and first floor common room are left open 24 hours a day and can be used for making snacks and/or hot drinks at any time. A fridge is located for residents in the first floor common room of the main building and the Priory first floor kitchen.
Other facilities
- Lockable bike shed
- Wireless internet access in every bedroom
- Student printing
- Exercise room
- Two TV rooms, access to Sky TV, DVDs, Xbox and games
- Two Common rooms
- Multi-purpose recreation room
- Pool table, Darts Board and Table Tennis table
- Four tutorial rooms
- Two pianos
- Large dining room
What you need to bring
- Pillow, duvet, and duvet cover
- Any extra bedding
- Towels, bathmat
- Laundry powder
- Laundry basket
- Coffee mug and small amount of crockery and cutlery
- White tack for posters and pins for pin-board
- Age ID and Community Services Card
- Personal health and hygiene requirements
- Coat-hangers
- Personal first aid kits
- Personal medication (including pain relief)