The UCL accomodation thread

I'd like ensuite (my parents insisted) so im hoping for James Lighthill or Frances Gardner rather than Goldsmid because of relative proximity, and less travel expenses. However, if i was given standard accommodation I would probably want Schafer

Out of curiosity, how do you/ will you go to UCL? Is it a lot to walk from there or is it alright?

hi! I'd be grateful if anyone could give some advice concerning what to choose between 150 and 200 as the maximum amount of money which I am ready to spend on accommodation.As I want both catered accommodation and living close to ucl, I have no other choice than having to spend about 160-170 pounds per week.

On the one hand I'm afraid if I will put 150 as maximum I will be given a place at Ifor Evans or any other hall, which are most likely to be quite far from ucl. On the other hand if I will put 200, taking into consideration that what I really want is 160-170 pounds (Canterbury Hall or International Hall), I will also have to take the risk of receiving an offer of 190 or even more than 200, because sometimes those from the accommodation office guess that we are flexible in terms of our budget. In other words, there's a noticeable difference between 170 and 200, and I couldn't afford spending more than 170 pounds on accommodation.

Well I dunno how much the accommodations cost now - but is there any that cost £200 per week? Also, I guess the form has changed now and you can only pick out of options such as £150 and £200 instead of just writing whatever amount? - Cause a couple of years ago you could have just wrote £170. And.. the maximum amount per week is just used as a guide as well if that helps- you could still get a place more expensive than what you wrote.

Thanks! Yes, the form has changed and also there's College Hall which is around 200. do you think that it would be better to choose 150?

You still get a choice for intercollegiate halls right? - and is it all done online now? cause before we could add a little note in saying which ucl halls we wanted even though there wasn't an option to do so.

Tbh, I would phone them and ask - it's probably the safest thing to do, nobody here could give a better answer than the people who are actually gonna decide.

why do they ask for a photograph on the application form? Are they strict about it? As in, does it HAVE to be a passport-type photo?

this might sound stupid of me, but how did you guys get your passport photo uploaded? did you get a digital image or scan or what? :/
if i just took a photo of me which fitted all their guidelines would this be ok?

I have 2 doubts :
1) I submitted my accommodation application 20 days back, the status is still "pending". Is this the case with everybody or just me ?
2) I have mentioned a preference for nutford place in the special needs section. Will it make a difference ?
and does anybody know how nurford place is ? background : I'm an international student planning to join MSc Management.

I'm sure this question has been asked hundreds of times but do UCL send you some information after you have firmed them telling you how to apply for accommodation or at least give you the information you need to make the relevant accounts?

Well I got a letter confirming my offer and with that they sent another piece of paper titled 'Information and instructions for students offered a place for entry in 2012 or 2013' That has all the information about applying for accommodation.