u/Admirable-Nothing-66

Got a conditional offer for Chester, hopefully confirmed after results day. Trying to decide between Tramways and Towpath for accommodation, both Student Roost, both near Queens Park campus, so hard to tell them apart just from the website.

If you've lived in either, would appreciate some honest input on:

• Noise levels, decent for actually studying/sleeping, or pretty loud?
• Walk to campus and town from each
• State of the rooms/kitchens in reality vs the photos
• Whether it felt worth the price
• Anything you'd have wanted to know beforehand

Has anyone else on an apprenticeship had a confusing start date situation?

The programme was advertised with a start date of 9th September, but I've just received something saying I need to be in the office/start on 17th August. Nothing in the communication has actually explained what the August date is for.

I'm guessing it might be some kind of induction, onboarding, or pre-programme training, but I'm not sure. Has anyone experienced something similar? Would be good to know whether to expect a full day as in thats when i start going into the office all the time, whether it's mandatory, or if its just like an induction or something