Hi All,
Hopefully to alleviate some stress… I am currently studying in my final year and whilst now living in town had the best two years of my life in a Hall I didn’t choose.
To cut a very long story short there were a few things I wanted when applying for accommodation; a self-catered room, an en suite shower and 4 ft bed.
Like many of the comments above I wasn’t able to get any of these and ended up in Faraday (a catered hall), single bed and shared bathroom. In hindsight I am so happy I got put in Faraday and feel a little silly how worried I was before arriving.
A number of my friends & I weren’t assigned to the Halls we originally wanted, each and every one us has had an amazing time. Each Hall has a unique community spirit, events and traditions you will fall in love with as soon as you arrive and would be gutted if you got moved out after a week of being there.
Don’t get me wrong the rooms in Elvyn/Bakewell/Rigg Rut are lovely but that really isn’t what’s going to make your student experience so special!
I know it is hard not to worry when you are entering the unknown but you will absolutely love it when you arrive. My advice would be to find the Hall page on Facebook and start hearing from the committees about exactly what they have planned for your arrival and you’ll soon start to get excited.
Best of luck and I hope you all are excited to join Loughborough in September. I ’ll try and reply to any direct questions if that is helpful.
Cheers,
Henry