University of Edinburgh Accommodation Thread for Entry 2015/16

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Hi everyone! I'm having a bit of a dilemma with accommodation, hopefully someone can help me? I live in Edinburgh at the moment but my family and I are moving to Aberdeen in a few months' time after I've finished at college so really I need to be in some kind of student accommodation when I come to UofE in September. I'm not sure what to do about applying since my current address is within travelling distance of the uni so I wouldn't be guaranteed accommodation but my new address won't be be. I do know the address of the house as we've already bought it and are doing it up etc at the moment but we won't be moving in for quite a while yet - so which address do I put down on my application? If I put down my current one I might not get accommodation and would have nowhere to live but I'll need to have applied by the time I move into my new house!

If one type of accommodation is oversubscribed...how are students allocated? Is it purely by merit i.e exam results from summer 2015, first come first served or random?

I have firmed a conditional offer for Veterinary Medicine and I am trying to decide what (self-catered) accommodation to go for and finding it really difficult to figure out what would be best for me.. I have had a look on the website and think Warrender Park Crescent and Warrender Park Road look like they are in such a lovely area, and would also be good for me as the bus journey to the vet school would be quite short. However looking at the photos I am a bit worried about the rooms and kitchens looking really small and there not being a 'common room' sort of area to go to, has anyone stayed at either of the places and found this to be a problem..? I also looked at Mansion Fountainbridge due to it being close but also am a bit hesitant as it isn't just Edinburgh students and I am keen to be in halls with other students, also the area around doesn't look quite so nice? Deaconess also looks great but it is a bit further away from the vet school and a bit more expensive so I would want to make sure it is worth the extra, so if anyone has stayed there it would be great to hear a bit about the area, facilities, rooms etc. Any advice on any of the accommodation would be so welcome, I really want to make sure I have made the right choice!! Thanks

Accommodation allocation isn't based on merit or exam results for sure. Mostly it's random/lottery based. But there is also a methodology involved.

First they'll select all people from outside EU, and try to put all people from one department/school in one place and stuff like that...

really? they told me (and say on the site) that they try and mix people up by nationality/subject so you'll be with a range of people

really? they told me (and say on the site) that they try and mix people up by nationality/subject so you'll be with a range of people

Hi I'm also a mature student, will also be 26. Will be applying to sciennes, not sure where else yet. What have you applied to do?

I've applied for Abbeyhill (standard and large) and Deaconess. I'm an Economics firmer btw

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Glad to hear there's another mature student! I've gone for deaconess and blackfriers as they are closer to the uni. I'm hoping to do MA music, how about you?

I'm hoping to do Physics direct entry to second year so need to be close to the Kings buildings (also not too far from nightlife). I'm sure there will be lots of mature students, I am use to studying with teenagers atm as I am doing A levels but will be nice to have people of a similar age too. Are you doing A levels?