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Reply 300

whydelilah

I've applied for cordwainers as my first choicee, is anyone else at Wimbledon going there? It's so far, i doubt it! but none of them are close by ):
I'm considering a house share, but im new to london, is anyone else in a similar position?

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Reply 301

lapin

Hey I'm going Wimbledon too, BA sculpture. I put Julian markham first choice but I only just applied so kinda scared I won't get accom. Also new to London so iv got no clue what I'll do if I don't get in! :/

Reply 302

tracenicole

Original post by lapin

Hey!! I'll be new too! Going to CSM.
I got Julian Markham but I want to swap to either Don Gratton or Manna Ash..
Anyone interested?

Reply 303

whydelilah

Original post by lapin

Ah cool (: I'm doing set design, stage and screen one, not seen anyone else from my course on here yet
Same, I messed up my application so I had to change it, I doubt I'll get any decent accommodation now!
I looked around earlier, and theres loads of decent house shares and stuff, just would rather find one that's all students so I can have fun! But I bet noone will need a flatmate till like august .. might just wait and get something then eek.

Reply 304

slightly

Got a place at Don Gratton, which is alright, but since I'll be at Chelsea next year, I'd much rather be at Manna Ash if anyone is interested in a swap...?
Also the price. Oh my life the price. Why are all UAL halls so expensive?! No internet included in the rent either, which is absolutely ridiculous. Factor in the daily travel costs and this is going to be a pricey year. I'm thinking of just turning down halls altogether and doing a flatshare instead, but feel like I might miss out of atmosphere/social side of things... Hard to decide.

Reply 305

whydelilah

Same heree, worried I can't socialise if all my money goes on accommodation.. there must be some fun people to live with somewheree for less than 150 a week !

Reply 306

slightly

Original post by whydelilah

Same heree, worried I can't socialise if all my money goes on accommodation.. there must be some fun people to live with somewheree for less than 150 a week !

I'm actually a Londoner already (admittedly Zone 5 on the tupe map, so a fair distance out, and in place which may as well not be London at all since it's so boring and has a distinctly suburban commuter town vibe to it) but even so. It takes me an hour to get to Chelsea from my house, which isn't that far, but I badly want to live away from home.

The only affordable places seem so far away from Chelsea, which means that I'll end up paying LOADS in travel instead, which kind of negates the cheapness. Pimlico is so expensive there's pretty much nowhere cheap within walking distance. Also, it's really boring and not studenty at all in that area. Frustration.

Reply 307

Regan-o

I Got A place at Don Gratton House, which was my second choice but its still good apparently. I'm Studying Media & Cultural Studies :smile:

anybody else doing a similar course/same course/got an offer for Don Gratton? :smile:

Reply 308

aspiringwhatever

Original post by Regan-o

I Got A place at Don Gratton House, which was my second choice but its still good apparently. I'm Studying Media & Cultural Studies :smile:

anybody else doing a similar course/same course/got an offer for Don Gratton? :smile:

I am doing a similar course: Media Communications.. Apparently we will even have lectures together or something like that (I am not sure, so don't quote me on it) :smile:

But I am staying in Julian Markham :smile:

Reply 309

Regan-o

Original post by aspiringwhatever

I am doing a similar course: Media Communications.. Apparently we will even have lectures together or something like that (I am not sure, so don't quote me on it) :smile:

But I am staying in Julian Markham :smile:

ah excellent! we're having lectures together? where did you hear that :redface:

Reply 310

aspiringwhatever

Original post by Regan-o

ah excellent! we're having lectures together? where did you hear that :redface:

My course director (nicest person on the planet), said something like that... We have some lectures or workshops or something together, can't totally remember what it was, but because our courses are so similar or something.

Reply 311

lapin

Original post by whydelilah

What kind of sites do you look on for house shares? Yea I'm so tempted to just leave it all till last minute, o well whats the worst that can happen- I'm sure there are some very nice bridges around Wimbledon I can live under! :tongue:

Reply 312

whydelilah

there's looads um, I googled some, which probably isn't safe.. and there's some linked from this site: http://www.studenthousing.lon.ac.uk/
they have a guide to stop yourself accidentally renting a pavement or something
I think they have an office for private uni accom. from here too
http://www.arts.ac.uk/housing/private_sector.htm

promise if you find something good to tell me too? I'm so easily distracted when i'm meant to be researching for my future..

Reply 313

lapin

Just got an offer for brooke hall; its the one i applied to without reading anything about it :/ Soo expensive, ugh not sure whether im up to finding a house share, oh decisions! Does anyone know what Brooke Hall is like? Im guessing its kinda quiet? What would it be like going to wimbledon from there? :redface:

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Reply 314

Regan-o

Original post by lapin

I don't know anything about the hall but I know you can reject the offer of the Uni, but it just means that you're not garunteed halls...if you reject it and dont get anything you can call back housing services on the 5th of June and see what they have available then? It's safer to just accept what you've got now though.

Reply 315

whydelilah

Okayyy so I got a place at cordwainers court (in Bethnal Green) , but have to travel to Wimbledon everyday, is it worth it? how long willl it take to get there?
Need some Londoner knowledge

Reply 316

Rossical

Original post by whydelilah

Okayyy so I got a place at cordwainers court (in Bethnal Green) , but have to travel to Wimbledon everyday, is it worth it? how long willl it take to get there?
Need some Londoner knowledge

it would take you about an hour to get from Bethnal Green to Wimbledon...you'd have to make 3 changes - Central line, then Piccadilly and finally District. You'd be traveling from North East to South West...so it would take a whilee :/

TBH there aren't really any halls very close to Wimbledon...I think that the closest is Brooke Hall, but thats still a 45 minute tube journey

Hope I helped!

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Reply 317

whydelilah

Yeah I had a look at a tube map :/
You have helped! thankyou (:
are you at Wimbledon too? Just can't decide whether it'll be worth it, want the security of halls and knowing where I'm going to live, but I've seen rooms for rent in Wimbledon that are loads cheaper and walking distance .. I hate decisions :/

Reply 318

Regan-o

Original post by whydelilah

you've just gotta consider whether or not you want to risk not meeting AS many people in Halls, I don't mean you'll never meet anyone 'cause thats ridiculous, but you'll meet different kinds of people (if you go in halls) within your flat, and then also within the actually building itself, theres always randomers that you'll meet and possibly get on with, which of course is important for the second year when you get somewhere else to live with friends that you make. You'll make friends on your course too obviously but a lot of people make friends to live with from within their halls too!

Reply 319

student1804

Original post by whydelilah

Okayyy so I got a place at cordwainers court (in Bethnal Green) , but have to travel to Wimbledon everyday, is it worth it? how long willl it take to get there?
Need some Londoner knowledge

Just thought id let you know that nearest station to cordwainers is either 2mins to london fields or a ten min walk to hackney central. Which is 55mins to wimledon & just 2 changes at highbury & islington, then vauxhall :smile: