King’s College London Open Week 12-16 March

Hi usernamevoid

Thank you for your question! You should receive an offer holder pack from us in the post, which includes information about accommodation. If you haven’t received it yet, you can also download a PDF version from our offer holder website, or alternatively you can find out more information about applying for accommodation here: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/campuslife/accom/applying/index.aspx

Hope this helps
Emma

Hi,

I was wondering how much contact time and lab hours there are at kings for biomedical science.

Also if the kings course offers anatomy/dissections for biomed students or is this just medical students?

thanks

Hi KCL,

I have 2 questions:-

1) In Accommodation application, wherever I read 'Couple' does it necessarily have to be the opposite sexes sharing a room or it applies to the same-sex students sharing a room as well? Please clarify the terminology.

2) I have a friend in my country who's also going to King's. I want to share my room with her as it's less expensive and more viable in a new country. But there is no option to do so in the application. How do I do this then? Also, will it be guaranteed that I can share the room with her ???? Please help

Hello

Due to my attending kcl last year and then dropping out, I have been told that i will get low priority for housing, which isn't good as i live overseas. I have been asked to write a statement explaining why I should get housing, but i just wanted to ask when i would find out what priority they were going to give me after submitting the statement? sorry if thats confusing

Hi usernamevoid

Thank you for your questions. I have just tried to call Accommodation Services to find this out, but unfortunately they are closed today. I will try again tomorrow, but in the meantime you might want to fill in their online enquiry form. You can find a link to the form here: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/ug/international/Contacts.aspx

I’ll hopefully be in touch again tomorrow!

Emma

Hello

Due to my attending kcl last year and then dropping out, I have been told that i will get low priority for housing, which isn't good as i live overseas. I have been asked to write a statement explaining why I should get housing, but i just wanted to ask when i would find out what priority they were going to give me after submitting the statement? sorry if thats confusing

Hi KCL,

I have 2 questions:-

1) In Accommodation application, wherever I read 'Couple' does it necessarily have to be the opposite sexes sharing a room or it applies to the same-sex students sharing a room as well? Please clarify the terminology.

2) I have a friend in my country who's also going to King's. I want to share my room with her as it's less expensive and more viable in a new country. But there is no option to do so in the application. How do I do this then? Also, will it be guaranteed that I can share the room with her ???? Please help

Hi usernamevoid

I have just spoken with accommodation services and they said the nature of the ‘couple’ accommodation is that it is specifically designed for couples rather than friends. If you would like to share with your friend, it might be worth you checking out private rented sector accommodation, see http://www.kcl.ac.uk/campuslife/accom/kings/private/index.aspx.

I hope this helps
Emma

Thanks for your reply. So in thins link:- http://www.halls.london.ac.uk/student/garden/fees.aspx please see under Hughes Parry Hall the option 'Twin rooms with shared bathroom'. Does a twin room imply sharing a room with a friend??
Thanks

Hello King's,

I'm in the process of filling up the Accommodation form. Can you please tell me where to find the revised rates (2012/13 fees) for King's Residences ?? I have found the new rates for Intercollegiate halls but the rates for King's residences are for 2011 and, therefore, without the complete knowledge of rates I cannot make the final decision. I will be very grateful for a quick reply. Thanks!!!

Thanks for your reply. So in thins link:- http://www.halls.london.ac.uk/student/garden/fees.aspx please see under Hughes Parry Hall the option 'Twin rooms with shared bathroom'. Does a twin room imply sharing a room with a friend??
Thanks

Thanks for your reply. So in thins link:- http://www.halls.london.ac.uk/student/garden/fees.aspx please see under Hughes Parry Hall the option 'Twin rooms with shared bathroom'. Does a twin room imply sharing a room with a friend??
Thanks

Hello,

As a King's student staying at an intercollegiate hall (just next to Hughes Parry) I think I can help with this
Basically, a twin room with shared bathroom is probably a room which you will (have to) share with someone of the same sex. At the same time, I am 90% sure that if you do decide to apply for a twin room like this, you will not be able to pick your room mate, even if a friend of yours would want to live with you. I have a friend who came to live in this hall with a friend of his. He got a place in a twin room, his friend got a single room. They could not change it - until they all moved in when they asked the stranger roommate to move into the single. It was also lots of paperwork.

This might of course be different at Hughes Parry so, as said before, drop them an email! They are generally very helpful!

Best of luck!
erklam

Hello again!

You can find the most up to date fees for accommodation here: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/campuslife/accom/fees/index.aspx

All the best
Emma

Hi maxcartwright!

I have just spoken with Accommodation Services and they said they will respond to you within 10 working days of receiving the statement.

Hope this helps!
Emma

Thanks you so much erklam. I'll send a mail to Hughes Parry in this regard. I hope I can get back to you if I have any problems filling up the exhausting Accommodation form. Thanks, once again