Oxford Brookes Accommodation Thread 2012

I do have a general question I'd like to bring up about Crescent Hall. If anyone knows here...is it far from the campus? Is it a pain to get the bus to headington hill everyday or is it not that bad walking? The rooms don't look to bad and I hope the people won't be noisy and annoying either but that's something you don't know til you get there.

Crescent hall is fine! I live there at honestly its not as bad alot try to make it out to be because its the cheapest. you will be on the U5 bus route to gypsy lane to get you to campus. it means you have to get up abit earlier but honestly its not at all bad. you will find that you get the exact same as the other halls...including a very very similar kitchen. you get exactly the same appliances. The rooms are pretty decent. you get a big wardrobe, a large desk, lots of shelving, lockable underbed storage and then you have your sink which has storage for your stuff as well. Its around a 40min walk to gypsy lane so bus is the most practical option. takes just under 15mins. So for a 9am lecture you can get an 8.30 bus.

Just as a point if you live in clive booth get used to walking! Its all uphill to get from your room to campus and to the bus stop if you are going to wheatley. Buses to wheatley for gypsy lane (so all halls bar westminster, slade, paul kent and crescent) they will get very busy! there are several on at peak times but be prepared to stand on your bus journeys.

Those in the other halls bar westminster. The U5X is very very rarely full so you will have a comfortable journey there just runs less often.

Ah cool so its got all the usual stuff you need and its about 40 mins walking? That isn't bad but not for a 9 am lecture! Of course the halls are randomly allocated but ideally I'd like crescent as its out of the way and looks like a decent place to live. I just hope this random allocation stuff isn't as random as it would seem what would be the point of preferences if its all random?

Anyway thanks for the reply.

Thank God, I'm not the only one :L I've put oxford brookes as my insurance, but still, it's an absolute pain!

Haha! Well should've put it firm to be honest!... What are you going on to study then? and well I have read in some places that Brookes admin team isn't the best and sometimes a bit delayed but it'll reach us soon... I hope... Eventually...

Has anyone else not received their accommodation letter yet? Starting to get a little worried.....

I havent even recieved mine yet neither have my friends!!!! And peop0le in bloody romania are recieving them before me??? I just dont even know -.-

I havent even recieved mine yet neither have my friends!!!! And peop0le in bloody romania are recieving them before me??? I just dont even know -.-

i wouldn't worry about it too much. Although the accommodation on the website and prospectus is the official oxford brookes accommodation, they also own a lot of student housing so they'll be able to find somewhere alright for you if you aren't successful.
That's what my offer day guide said so i'm remaining hopeful

hahahah well thats good to hear, im soo relieved!! but the weird thing about oxford brookes is that y cant apply for any accommodation until results day! in bristol the accommodation applications opens first of june!

Got my letter this morning!

Nah, my firm is Kent and I'm pretty happy with that :P I'll be studying Anthropology which I'm very excited about What about you?
And yes, I emailed the accommodation 'people' and they said if it doesn't get here by June contact them again, but that our deadline isn't till August anyway (for conditional offers).