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Reply 20
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Lauren___e
Original post by charlielouise1
Well done :biggrin: I've got an offer for Primary Education


Ah I've got an offer for this course too! Which specialism are you? I find it quite annoying how apparently we only have four choices for accomodation due to the 42 week year…


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Original post by Lauren___e
Ah I've got an offer for this course too! Which specialism are you? I find it quite annoying how apparently we only have four choices for accomodation due to the 42 week year…


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English, you? :smile: Ahhh no don't say that! I*rang up accomodation because I was confused whether to select new undergraduate or teacher training, and the woman on the phone told me to choose new undergraduate because she thought the 42 week thing was for the pgce students. I'm slightly concerned now, I've already sent off my accomodation application haha :/
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Original post by charlielouise1
English, you? :smile: Ahhh no don't say that! I*rang up accomodation because I was confused whether to select new undergraduate or teacher training, and the woman on the phone told me to choose new undergraduate because she thought the 42 week thing was for the pgce students. I'm slightly concerned now, I've already sent off my accomodation application haha :/


Maths :smile: Are you serious?!? I sent off my accomodation application with the 42 week choice which is pretty annoying because the halls I wanted to choose weren't an option! :/ I guess I'll have to phone up on Monday and see if I can change it to the undergraduate application…


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Maths :smile: Are you serious?!? I sent off my accomodation application with the 42 week choice which is pretty annoying because the halls I wanted to choose weren't an option! :/ I guess I'll have to phone up on Monday and see if I can change it to the undergraduate application…


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It might be me that's wrong though because when I spoke to them, the woman sounded like she didn't have a clue what she was on about haha :frown:
Reply 24
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U.esther
hey everyone.. i chose Mackinder Hall and luckily got it!. anyone else choosing that also?
Reply 25
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Rheannan
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Original post by U.esther
hey everyone.. i chose Mackinder Hall and luckily got it!. anyone else choosing that also?


do you get allocated before results day? or was this in a previous year?
Reply 26
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rchinhara1
Applied to Dunsden Crescent and got in!
Reply 27
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rchinhara1
Original post by U.esther
hey everyone.. i chose Mackinder Hall and luckily got it!. anyone else choosing that also?


I applied to Dusden which is part of mackinder and got in too! What course will u be doing? Ill be doing law.
Reply 28
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U.esther
Original post by Rheannan
do you get allocated before results day? or was this in a previous year?


no you don't. i have an unconditional offer because i'm on a gap year. but i think normally everyone else gets allocated on results day. :smile: what accommodation have you applied to?
Reply 29
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U.esther
Original post by rchinhara1
I applied to Dusden which is part of mackinder and got in too! What course will u be doing? Ill be doing law.


Great!! congratulations!! :smile: i'm going to be doing the Accounting and Business course. i'm super excited! are you on a gap year?
Reply 30
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Anyone help! I still haven't received an email letting me choose my accommodation, I received a reduced conditional offer but I haven't been able to do get it sorted and it is my firm choice... Any ideas why?
Reply 31
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Original post by U.esther
Great!! congratulations!! :smile: i'm going to be doing the Accounting and Business course. i'm super excited! are you on a gap year?


Congradulations to you to! I am not on gap year though.
Reply 32
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Rheannan
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Original post by U.esther
no you don't. i have an unconditional offer because i'm on a gap year. but i think normally everyone else gets allocated on results day. :smile: what accommodation have you applied to?


ahh okay! I applied to mackinder and then stenton, but i've heard through other people that everyone gets their first choice if they get the grades so woohoo!
Original post by Rheannan
ahh okay! I applied to mackinder and then stenton, but i've heard through other people that everyone gets their first choice if they get the grades so woohoo!


Not necessarily true. I over-exceeded my grades, applied on time for accommodation, but was given my 4th choice of halls.
Original post by Rheannan
ahh okay! I applied to mackinder and then stenton, but i've heard through other people that everyone gets their first choice if they get the grades so woohoo!


That's not true at all, as the person before me said... last year, I applied as soon as the applications opened, I'm not from the UK so I've received my grades before everyone in the UK (in June), Reading was my firm, and I achieved my offer, and still I was given my second choice - I think that they try to give you the type of room you'd like to have, not a concrete hall, but it's not a 100% certain.
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Original post by Thatstudentdude
Not necessarily true. I over-exceeded my grades, applied on time for accommodation, but was given my 4th choice of halls.


ah okay! just what i heard through the grapevine haha!
Original post by CherryCrush
That's not true at all, as the person before me said... last year, I applied as soon as the applications opened, I'm not from the UK so I've received my grades before everyone in the UK (in June), Reading was my firm, and I achieved my offer, and still I was given my second choice - I think that they try to give you the type of room you'd like to have, not a concrete hall, but it's not a 100% certain.


ah right! I've appied for the same hall in the same area (mackinder stenton and childs) as my first 3 so i should be ok with any of them :-)
Hi! I don't know what accomodation to pick and I'm a (to be) law student here... From this thread though, it seems that Stenton is a popular choice, but I still don't know!!
Original post by racheltam
Hi! I don't know what accomodation to pick and I'm a (to be) law student here... From this thread though, it seems that Stenton is a popular choice, but I still don't know!!


what exactly do you want? There is a wide range to choose from. I am actually also a to be law student this year and I choose a catetered ensuite hall because I do not fancy cooking and prefer my own bathroom. So my choice became Dunsden which is part of mackinder! It all depends on what you want.
Reply 39
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KM1994
Just to say to anyone doing a course around education I would recommend staying in either Wantage Hall (catered, big community atmosphere and not too large of a hall) or St. Georges (self catered and from what I have heard is good for different kinds of people - though this year was a lot of party people). This is due to the closeness to both the lectures (as you would study on the smaller campus) and main campus where everything else is. I know a number of people who study primary ed in both accommodations so either is okay.

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