Accommodation concern but also a friendly hello

Hi. I'm also a new masters student starting in September. How is the accommodation search going? I think I am deciding between Saul House or St Marks House as they are the postgrad halls but I'm not sure which to go for. So confusing!


Hello there = ) hope your weekend goes well. As for the accommodation i finally signed up the other day. Trust me it was no easy task, but narrowed down my 6 choices. I ended up picking St Marks for either 2 room or 3. It seemed close enough to the campus to walk and Saul house was way out of my budget, but that was literally my 5th or 6th choice. So hoping my lag on decision making pays off. now its just a matter of waiting. Coming from afar? or a bit closer?

Hi! I'm thinking of Lincoln in September for a MSc in Forensic Psychology, I'm stressed about finding accommodation! Do you know if St Marks and Saul House are the only postgrad halls? I don't want to put any of the other halls down if there isn't a postgrad bit- I agree, nothing against freshers, but they will think of me as a dinosaur if I'm sharing with them!

@Cessles: From the research i did pretty much Saul is dedicated to Post Grads. St marks is mixed from what i was told. but those seemed to have been the better options. St Marks was my #1 choice more for location and Park Courts i think but i chose Saul last as it was a bit out of my budget. But i understand about only having Freshers around but doesn't seem like there is a guarantee of what your roommates will be unless you choose only Saul. Best of luck. = )

@Sam Light: Oh very nice. I hadn't had the pleasure of visiting Bath while in England in 09 but maybe once there it will happen. As for the car, it does seem like most locations are limited on car parking spaces. But if a car is needed then i'm sure something will work out for you. I'm supposed to have a car for my 2nd year to do home visits and such for my courses so not sure that will pan out ahhahah we shall see. As for the freshers thing i totally get it. I doubt they would want and "oldie" in their flat, i'm not there to baby sit no one! hahahhaa

Recent posts re PG accommodation.
If you choose an alternative to St marks or Saul House. When you get your allocation you can ask for option with other mature applicants,

Problem can be if they don't hold back space for Pg older applicants. This would lead for a bit of risk if they didn't have such rooms and Saul or St. marks were full.

Saul house is dedicated to Pg Mature.


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@Cessles: From the research i did pretty much Saul is dedicated to Post Grads. St marks is mixed from what i was told. but those seemed to have been the better options. St Marks was my #1 choice more for location and Park Courts i think but i chose Saul last as it was a bit out of my budget. But i understand about only having Freshers around but doesn't seem like there is a guarantee of what your roommates will be unless you choose only Saul. Best of luck. = )

Good luck to you too! I put St Marks down first- couldn't believe how much cheaper it was to say I'd share a bathroom than go for en-suite! It doesn't bother me too much not having my own, I shared for all three years of undergrad, I can do it again! Especially when it saves a lot! Do you know when we'll hear back from them? It says the application is waiting to be confirmed or verified or whatever, but my offer is unconditional so I wasn't sure if that would make a difference, or if they'd do it all after results etc- perks of a year out there!

Its sounding like St Marks is becoming a better option. And i agree with you on the pricing difference from en-suite to sharing. I had roomies for a long time so to share with 1-3 ppl i'm okay with that. As for hearing back from Accommodation, I was just told by August i'd hear a result. I also have an unconditional offer so figured its just fine. but in my instance i have to jump thru financial aid and student visa hoops first before accommodation kicks in. pretty much from those i have chatted on this site all have stated St Marks as first options, would be funny if we all ended up on same floor/flat.

Hi everyone, what accommodation have you been given? I got Saul House- I was hoping for St Marks which was a bit more budget-friendly, but I'm excited about how new it all is! I think I'll only be the 2nd person to ever live in my room which, considering my undergrad halls have since been demolished owing to how old they were, will be a bit of treat!

Hey! I got Saul House as well it will be so nice to have my own bathroom and indeed, it's all so new! When will you be moving in? I'm currently living in The Netherlands, so I'm really excited for the big move!