Ahh! My mum is from Chlarach, just outside Aber, and my boyfriend is from 30 miles away from Bangor. Bangor is much bigger I would say, Aber comes into its own when their are no students around. Then its a nice peaceful town. I'm at UCL now and although I completely adore the dept and London, I hope to end up in Bangor eventually!

BTW, don't mean this to come out wrong, but why did you apply to somewhere you weren't sure about? I think you should re-assess your reasons for doing a PhD, because to be honest, I don't think you are going to last 6months at the moment...

I applied for a couple of reasons. It was a speculative application, I didn't know what to expect and I was hoping for some good experience of a complete application process - from the form and covering letter, up to the interview.
I also wasn't sure whether I'd like the place. I figured it's worth trying, and if I got it I could check the place out. I knew vaguely what it was like, but I wasn't sure.
Let's face it, it's not just about a supervisor being happy about a student - a student has to be happy with their working environment, too. I've definitely got the ability and drive to do a PhD, I've been working towards one for a while. I'm just not sure how much I'm prepared to sacrifice for one. And you're right - that is probably a stupid issue.

Might I just add - I want to go somewhere where I'll be happy and confident. Everyone says a PhD is a difficult thing, and I don't want to go into one with a concern already hampering me. I need to be fully confident that the subject, the supervisor and the location suit my needs as much as I suit theirs. This place is, self-declared, even remote to science. Is that going to be good for me!?