westwood accomodation 2010

It's irritating how both group 2 and 3 (and even 1 it seems!!) are considered for the balllot! But meh that's the way it's done I guess, just need to make the best out of it.

If the ballot occurs in group 1 then we have to start asking questions

I saw someone post on here that even though they have a medical condition that requires ensuite with a bath, they got put into Westwood sharing :\

They won't change their mind. That's the only offer you will get. Things will sort out after 4 weeks anyway and you will be in single rooms. Westwood sharing is only temporary. You or someone else will move out either to another place on campus or off campus.

Warwick have set targets when it comes to offers. The number of places offered can't simply be limited by the number of places on campus. Second years have to live off campus. Some final years have to live off campus.

If everyone had to live on campus then Warwick will be 6 times smaller than it is now.

Warwick Accommodation has come up with solutions in order to deal with this situation. They add an additional 75 places on campus as a reserve (150 people share rooms in Westwood). Some of these 75 people will then take up places at empty/no shows in other rooms on campus. The rest will be offered off campus accommodation. There are then 150 off campus places at Liberty Park, a hall shared with Cov uni students. The rest then will have to live off campus in smaller houses.

There is an allocation system in place to try and give accommodation fairly. There are 4 priority groups:
1) Medical reasons mean they are top priority.
2) Firm Warwick and apply for accommodation by 31st July, meet the offer by 31st August.
3) Insure Warwick and apply for accommodation by 31st July, meet the offer by 31st August.
4) Apply after 31st July, miss offer and come in via clearing, etc.

If the places on campus fills up by group 3, a random ballot is used to determine if you are on or off campus. Group 4 is done on a first come, first served basis.

All this information would have been available when you apply: WA has a strategy and policy here: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/accommodation/studentaccommodation/all/campus/accommodation_strategy_and_policy.pdf

I understand this, but as I was in group 2, surely I should have had priority of a single room on campus. It's just so frustrating - If I was told I would have to share a room 6 months ago, I would have chosen an alternative University. As much as I love Warwick, accommodation is a factor.

Note that the email said we were being asked to live sharing in Westwood, and to reply stating whether we would accept this or not. It didn't say what the alternative was if we declined, whether they were just looking for enough people to volunteer and then if enough people did then we'd get somewhere closer, or that if we declined then we'd be put in an off campus residence. I replied querying this, I'll have Westwood sharing as a last resort if I can't get into any others, but I'd rather put up a fight for one that was actually in my five choices. I don't mind sharing, the distance just annoys me. The fact that I was in group 2 was even more annoying.
I can only wait until the morning I suppose.

A 15 minute walk, depending on how fast you walk. The two guys in my hall who did chemistry were adamant it only took them 10, but I suspect they were power-walking!

Pretty sure Westwood was either my 5th or 6th choice of accom, so very disappointed. 18 people per kitchen is actually ridiculous. As soon as a space opens up, I'm out. It's actually stopped me looking forward to uni; instead I am dreading the awkwardness of room sharing with a complete stranger.

It says we get two beds, but it doesn't mention desks. Do we get two desks? Or do we have to share, like we have to share our personal space and our kitchen and our bathroom?