hey, thanks for the help guys, im applying to Sussex, and they've been really cool and helpful when i contacted them before about changing my application to go this year instead. there's one place, kent house, (which was my favourite anyway) which has a lift to all floors apparantly, and its not overly popular so i'll possibly see if they could just plonk me in there. the trouble with some of the other places is that they are either on a huge slope, or only some rooms have access, so it would be luck of the draw i guess. i'll see how it goes. presumably some students request ground floor anyway, for personal reasons, just as people want same-sex flats or non smoking, so hopefully it shouldn't be too much of a problem? cheers for the help anyway.