Accomodation bedroom standard? What does this mean?
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Re: Accomodation bedroom standard? What does this mean?Well, what uni is it? Each uni will probably have their own coding system e.g. at Cambridge 'standard' is going to be way more luxurious than at most other unis.(Original post by ANewStudent)
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That is what is said on my accomodation offer. Does this mean no en-suite?? -
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Re: Accomodation bedroom standard? What does this mean?So it does not apply to all Uni? This is new. Anyways it's Bedfordshire and you probably don't even know so I will check on the website. Is their a Bedfordshire University forum about?(Original post by Junaid96)
Well, what uni is it? Each uni will probably have their own coding system e.g. at Cambridge 'standard' is going to be way more luxurious than at most other unis. -
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Re: Accomodation bedroom standard? What does this mean?What, unis having varying standards of accommodation is new? Doubt it.(Original post by ANewStudent)
So it does not apply to all Uni? This is new. Anyways it's Bedfordshire and you probably don't even know so I will check on the website. Is their a Bedfordshire University forum about? -
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Re: Accomodation bedroom standard? What does this mean?^ ^ Okay you won.(Original post by Junaid96)
What, unis having varying standards of accommodation is new? Doubt it. -
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Re: Accomodation bedroom standard? What does this mean?If they're anything like the rooms at some of the Oxford colleges then 'luxurious' isn't exactly the word that comes to mind.(Original post by Junaid96)
e.g. at Cambridge 'standard' is going to be way more luxurious than at most other unis. -
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Re: Accomodation bedroom standard? What does this mean?Depends - the rooms I saw at Trinity Hall Cambridge were insane - I poked my nose into one and saw a fireplace, armchair, huge bookcase, double wardrobe, bed (ofc), desk, sink with draws, bedside cabinet, proper working chair, and enough room between them all on the floor to fit another three mattresses(Original post by MancStudent098)
If they're anything like the rooms at some of the Oxford colleges then 'luxurious' isn't exactly the word that comes to mind.
it was probably better than normal accommodation, but nothing I saw was that much smaller 
Oxbridge is the cheapest and best for accommodation - Trinity Hall is the cheapest in Cambridge (70 - 100 a week) and apparently voted the best too
Oxbridge have loads of monies to throw around, I suppose, so everything is subsidised
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Re: Accomodation bedroom standard? What does this mean?junaid the accommodation at Oxford or Cambridge is going to depend on the college - you'll find 'insanely large' rooms at at uany HEI who have old buidling adapted for accommodation because unless they've been gutted and rebuilt you will find room proportion of the era it was built ... some of the rooms in Leazes Terrace at Newcastle are equally insane as they are on the ground or first flooe or a georgian terrace and have the depth and height of grand rooms in such properties ( meanwhile some of the 3rd floor rooms are tiny as they were built for below stairs staff in the day)
in answer to the OP i suspect you may have missed out on en-suite unless ensuite is the standard for the accom you've been allocated
it was probably better than normal accommodation, but nothing I saw was that much smaller 
Oxbridge have loads of monies to throw around, I suppose, so everything is subsidised 
