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Thanks so much I feel reassured now, it's not that I'm unsociable at all but I like my sleep and want to work hard too
Having said that, I guess everyone at uni has that same mindset so it shouldn't be an issue )))

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Hi! I've firmed for Law with French, so how is it for you as a law student and getting to lectures etc? I'm not exactly a punctual person so I'm a bit worried about the distance of accommodation to the uni itself... (although maybe it's a good thing, I need to learn at some point )

Also, I'm guessing from reading through you're self catered? Is it a pain sometimes at all or do you like it?

Are we most likely to get what we put as our first choice? I'm not sure what to put as my second choice, so if I chose Endcliffe what would you say is the most similar to it for a 2nd choice?

Thanks

Congrats on your place!
Law is great here. All support is provided, you won't be disappointed. Lectures for me are on Mondays and Tuesdays, that's it. Although I have one on a Friday for part of this term now.
To walk to the union (where most Law lectures are) it is 20 mins max. If you're worried, you can always catch a bus or cycle, many people do. It's about 5 minutes without bad traffic if you cycle.
Lots of students turn up late, so you'll be fine if you're a tad late. Uni is different from school, you won't get in trouble for being late or missing it.

Self-catering is the best option I think. Catering is more costly and you have to be awake for certain times etc to get food. E.g. early on a Saturday... bad if you're nursing a hangover!
Endcliffe is the best I believe, followed by Ranmoor (just a mini Endcliffe) and then Opal, more central and different. I think on your application you can choose if you would prefer to have your room choice in another village or be in the same village with a different room type in the worst case scenario.
You should get your first choice provided you send off your accommodation application asap.

Thanks so much for your replies I just have one more question, is Opal the city accommodation and is it much different in terms of newness of rooms/ensuites etc?

Oh and also, so you do have to have your food at certain times? Because if that's the case then the website is so misleading lol!

Hey sorry this might be a repeated question but do you know how they allocate accommodation? like i heard its not a first come first serve basis so if someone applied for endcliffe but put their priority as ensuite..would they just be like oh they'll be happy at ranmoor cause they haven't prioritised the location? Thanks in advance!x

When I applied, they asked if in the worst case scenario, I'd:

- Prefer to be in a different room type in the same location
- Prefer to be in the same room type in a different location

It is on a first come first served basis though to my knowledge. Although obviously if A, B, C and D apply for Endcliffe, and apply in that order, but there are 3 places, D could be given Ranmoor hypothetically, but if C doesn't get in, D will get C's place. It really depends on who gets in to the university! The university will know your results a week before you do, so they'll have the opportunity to allocate rooms accordingly. If you've firmed it, they'll probably presume you're coming here, so allocate your room. I found out my room type the day after I found out my results, so it makes sense.
Get your application in asap if you haven't already. Although, a lot of people do actually apply to Ranmoor, so don't worry about missing out on Endcliffe, as there are 3500 places (literally!).

Hope this helps!

Oooh yeah that does help thanks for explaining! Yeah I did my application like 3 weeks ago just wasn't sure thats all. Dont know why I'm panicking about that,need to get the grades first!

i've actually contacted the accomodation people regarding all this fcfs stuff a couple of weeks ago and they specifically said rooms are NOT allocated on fcfs basis at all. you just have to make sure to apply within the accomodation deadline (whenever that is, i've already applied so i'm not too fussed tbh ) and you'll be fine as they start allocating rooms sometime in july for unconditional offer holders and a bit later for the people with conditional offers.

so basically, there's no rush.

Hi,

How does Sheffield Law school stack up against other law schools in the UK? And what do you wish you knew when you were a fresher?

Thanks!

Hi

I will go to study MA in departments of politics in this September. Now i am looking for an apartment and interested in Study Inn but I can not find any review or information about this apartment. Is this apartment is good? Can I walk to the university and how long does it take by walking? or do you have any advice about apartment that near crookesmoor. I want to rent an one bedroom apartment with bathroom that include bills and internet.

Thank you

Thank you for your answer

Apologies if this has been asked before...

How do you pay for accommodation? Is there a deposit; if so, how much? Can you pay in instalments? If so, when do they have to be paid, and how much are they?