Leicester accomodation

Was there over summer, and this was either at Beaumont or over the road at the other one, of which the name I can't recall.

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localfox1000

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Original post by Oromis263

Was there over summer, and this was either at Beaumont or over the road at the other one, of which the name I can't recall.

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The second picture looks like a good setting for a scene in a horror film.

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Oromis263

Original post by localfox1000

The second picture looks like a good setting for a scene in a horror film.

My thoughts when I uploaded it! It wasn't bad though, and the food was pretty good :smile:

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localfox1000

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Original post by Oromis263

My thoughts when I uploaded it! It wasn't bad though, and the food was pretty good :smile:

Yeah, tbf, from what i have seen, the accom seemed pretty decent.

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Oromis263

Original post by localfox1000

Yeah, tbf, from what i have seen, the accom seemed pretty decent.

Oh, I did just remember though, some of the old house parts of the accom. (we didn't stay in the rooms, but spent the evenings/meals there) were pretty creepy in the dark, especially up on the third floor, alone with flickering light bulbs. We totally played sardines... ^_^

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Original post by hollly

Does anyone know what date in March you can start to apply? Because I'm not going to firm Leicester until I've been to the UCAS open day on Saturday, so I hope that it won't open before then as it operates on a first come first serve basis.

I don't know exactly when (email the accommodation office and I'm sure they'll provide an answer) but if you do it over the next couple of weeks you should be fine for virtually all the rooms. JoFo is always rammed full of medics, who often get offers later 'cause of interviews, and that's the most popular so you should be fine :smile:

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inspiration91

How much are the bus passes? and are they monthy..?

How long would it take to walk to uni from GMS? :smile:

Thanks!

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Original post by inspiration91

How much are the bus passes? and are they monthy..?

How long would it take to walk to uni from GMS? :smile:

Thanks!

This is the bus prices: http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/accommodation/faqs/buses

You can also get a monthly pass, which works out pretty much exactly the same over the year, maybe about a tenner cheaper but more faff as you have to go to town to renew it.

The walk takes between 30-45 mins depending how frantic you are. If you aren't getting a bus pass a bike can be a good idea, as it only takes 10-15 mins.

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Flo[ProActiv]

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Has anyone managed to register online yet?

I just tried to do it, and it keeps say 'personal details not validated' :s-smilie:

I'm a postgrad if that makes any difference...

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Larsson

[QUOTE='Flo[ProActiv];36661866']Has anyone managed to register online yet?

I just tried to do it, and it keeps say 'personal details not validated' :s-smilie:

I'm a postgrad if that makes any difference...

i emailed them last week and they said that they havent opened it yet but were going to do so by the end of this week...

still not able to apply though which is annoying

Reply 312

TheBlackMonster

i'm loving the Beaumont love in this topic, haha

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hollly

Can someone talk me through Beaumont...

Like how the buildings are set out, what the rooms are like, are the majority catered or self-catered, what kind of people generally live there, is it social, how much does it roughly cost to live there, and the advantages and disadvantages, comparisons to John Foster, etccc.

[EDIT:] Oh and Bowder Court is apparently nice and they wouldnt show us it on the open day, so can someone tell me what thats like? :smile:

thanks

On the open day yesterday they didnt even show us a room at Beaumont and only showed us the dining hall basically so I didnt exactly get a good idea of what it was like for self-catered at all.

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whotosee

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Does anyone the price difference between self-catered premium singles in Jofo, Beaumont and GMS?

Also I read somewhere that some standard singles have sinks in them. If I apply for a standard single, can I specify that I want a sink or would it be down to chance?

Thanks!

Still waiting for Leicester to let us apply for accommodation...

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Original post by whotosee

Does anyone the price difference between self-catered premium singles in Jofo, Beaumont and GMS?

Also I read somewhere that some standard singles have sinks in them. If I apply for a standard single, can I specify that I want a sink or would it be down to chance?

Thanks!

Still waiting for Leicester to let us apply for accommodation...

Self catered premium single will be the same price everywhere, that's the idea behind the banding system, but there are only 12 places in JoFo (6 of each gender, Spinneys House) and relatively few in Beaumont for girls (Wardens Lodge which is pretty small and maybe Gatehouse which is tiny). GMS will be your best bet for that but it's still relatively small numbers cos Mary Gee is all premium single self catered.

Prices are here: http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/accommodation/fees-payments

I was led to believe that the reason for standard singles is that there's the odd room which can't be plumbed to fit a sink due to planning regulations in the listed buildings (mainly in GMS and Digby), though I'm not sure this is 100% true. You will notice that there are only a handful of standard single rooms, the vast vast majority are premium single, and I always thought the reason for this was the sink. When you get the form I think it should, or did, have the numbers available in each category (eg. 200 and something for Beaumont Catered Premium Single) which should make it clearer.

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whotosee

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Original post by roh

Self catered premium single will be the same price everywhere, that's the idea behind the banding system, but there are only 12 places in JoFo (6 of each gender, Spinneys House) and relatively few in Beaumont for girls (Wardens Lodge which is pretty small and maybe Gatehouse which is tiny). GMS will be your best bet for that but it's still relatively small numbers cos Mary Gee is all premium single self catered.

Prices are here: http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/accommodation/fees-payments

I was led to believe that the reason for standard singles is that there's the odd room which can't be plumbed to fit a sink due to planning regulations in the listed buildings (mainly in GMS and Digby), though I'm not sure this is 100% true. You will notice that there are only a handful of standard single rooms, the vast vast majority are premium single, and I always thought the reason for this was the sink. When you get the form I think it should, or did, have the numbers available in each category (eg. 200 and something for Beaumont Catered Premium Single) which should make it clearer.

Thank you! It's nice to know that the prices are the same for everywhere. I do hope that I manage to get a self-catered premium single, don't mind too much where. Slightly nervous that I won't as there's not many of those rooms :smile:

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