[TheTallOne]

(Original post by amoled)
Has anyone done a thread on arthur vick accommodation?
just wondering, I did sorta use the search function.
Sorry if there is one already

I forgot there's already a review on the second post of this thread.

Nevermind, there are two now

[Tridentus]

(Original post by TheTallOne)
You will be housed next to some very quiet people (in fact I would consider my corridor to be quite dull, but there are adjacent corridors so that's OK). If 0 is never see at all (and probably do not know that they existed) and 10 is out/drinking every night (but does this count as 'good' sociability?) then of the 10 other people on my corridor I would say there is one '1', two '3s', one '5.5', two '7s' and four '8 or 9s'. This is based on their personality (or how it is apparent to me), rather than their interaction with me (which can be rather different: your friends at uni come from all over the place. Perhaps some of the '9 and 10s' who end up in JM will still end up spending more of their time outside of the room with Rootes and other '9s and 10s' will come to JM or will be on adjacent corridors where you mix frequently - it very much depends on what happens over the first 2 weeks as to how close your corridor is.

so there'll be a mix? i really hope i get a close corridor.

[TheTallOne]

(Original post by Tridentus)
so there'll be a mix? i really hope i get a close corridor.

Yeah there will be a mix. It's a bit of luck when applying to any accommodation on whether your corridor will be good: Rootes probably has a greater chance of a more sociable corridor, Arthur Vick stereotypically has the lowest chance with Jack Martin midway between the two. That said, it can also depend on how much effort people put in during the first week and even if you end up in Rootes, it isn't guaranteed (and in Arthur Vick a close corridor can also be formed).

It is for this reason I'm not a fan of Whitefields, as I would take a safety in numbers approach: if in a corridor at least you have others who you can turn to quite easily.

[mani92]

im hopefully going to Warwick this year doing Biomed and wanted to know which accommodation would be closet to were i will be studying out of AV and JM

also could someone tell me what Integral launderette is ????
because AV has it but JM doesnt

[TheTallOne]

(Original post by mani92)
im hopefully going to Warwick this year doing Biomed and wanted to know which accommodation would be closet to were i will be studying out of AV and JM

also could someone tell me what Integral launderette is ????
because AV has it but JM doesnt

JM is closer to Gibbet Hill Campus (but AV is maximum 2 minutes further away than JM).

AV has an 'integral' launderette (being inside the building), whereas if you are in JM the launderette is between Old and New Rootes - about 3 minutes walk from JM. You share it with everyone in Whitefields, Rootes and Benefactors, but it is larger: about 20+ washers and dryers. See also this map - the launderette is in the insert bottom left.

[mani92]

(Original post by TheTallOne)
JM is closer to Gibbet Hill Campus (but AV is maximum 2 minutes further away than JM).

AV has an 'integral' launderette (being inside the building), whereas if you are in JM the launderette is between Old and New Rootes - about 3 minutes walk from JM. You share it with everyone in Whitefields, Rootes and Benefactors, but it is larger: about 20+ washers and dryers. See also this map - the launderette is in the insert bottom left.

ah right cheers which one would you say is better ??

[TheTallOne]

(Original post by mani92)
ah right cheers which one would you say is better ??

Well, I applied and got Jack Martin and I like it

If you haven't already, there's an FAQ in the first two posts of this thread which has some reviews of accommodation (in the second post).

[Greg.]

Hmm, think I'm going to try and go for Arthur Vick. Now just need to work out my other choices.

[georgia]

Now I'm back!

Block: Claycroft 2

Summary: Claycroft 2 is for first years (plus a few exchange students who are not first years but not yet finalists either) whereas the postgrads and finalists are in Claycroft 1 and 3 respectively. There's a really cute duckpond and lots of trees and grassy courtyards and stuff outside, and there's really easy access to the footpaths that loop around the south end of campus and through Tocil Wood. The block is arranged into flats of eight sharing one kitchen and dining room, but since the doors between flats don't lock you can walk around the entire block so you're not limited to just those eight people and instead have around 200 students in easy reach! You share one full bathroom (toilet, sink, bath with a shower over it) between two bedrooms - you have a mini front door off the main corridor that links to a vestibule with three doors - two bedrooms and one bathroom. This year all but one flat are mixed, but bathrooms are shared between the same sex. It's 39 week rent so you don't need to move your things out in the holidays, and there's also an integral laundrette (four washing machines (£2), four dryers (£1), but there's usually at least one free) which makes life even easier - no trekking over to Rootes with laundry!

Pros: The bathroom is a lot bigger than the ensuite bathrooms in JM, AV, Benefactors and Heronbank/Lakeside and as you only share with one other person you will never have a clash unless you've got the same timetable. The hot water NEVER runs out. It counts as a 'shared' option and not 'ensuite' on your accomodation form too - bonus. It's about five minutes walk to the library and Humanities building, ten absolute maximum to the SU (aka drunk stagger pace), three to Maths/Stats, and in the opposite direction about five minutes walk to Tesco. The location is perfect - enough out of the way so you're never disturbed, but close enough to lectures that you can roll out of bed with ten minutes to spare and still be on time, and you'll be thankful that Tesco is so close because it's much better value than Costcutters so everyone uses it (it's probably about half an hour for the Lakeside/Heronbank lot to get back from Tesco with heavy bags). As you're not right by lots of other accommodations you tend to develop a good bond with your flat and the surrounding flats and will socialise with them before a night out (or even for a night in!). There's a good social mix, and the flats I know are usually well balanced as far as personality types go. There's not many fire alarms either.

Cons: The kitchen is quite small and there's only one fridge and one freezer between eight, and they're just normal domestic ones, not big ones. This means there will be arguments about space at varying points in the year, but everyone will get over it pretty quickly and you learn to live with what you've got. I'd say that's about it to be honest.

Photos:

[TheTallOne]

(Original post by georgia)
Now I'm back!

Lucky you with your 39 week let

Is it OK if I upload the photos onto the TSR wiki (in the very unlikely event that tinypic shuts down)?

This now leaves Rootes, Benefactors, Westwood, Tocil and Whitefields. I can't believe no one has written one for Rootes yet. Remember, +rep for any contributions

[georgia]

(Original post by TheTallOne)
Lucky you with your 39 week let

Is it OK if I upload the photos onto the TSR wiki (in the very unlikely event that tinypic shuts down)?

Haha I know, it's brilliant.

Sure thing

[TheTallOne]

(Original post by georgia)
Haha I know, it's brilliant.

Sure thing

I've run out of room on the second post. I can't put your review up until I get a third one (which hopefully should only take a bit if a mod is online).

[Krups100]

realistically what are the chances of getting either Arthur Vick or Jack Martin with the number of people that are going to apply to those halls?

[TheTallOne]

(Original post by Krups100)
realistically what are the chances of getting either Arthur Vick or Jack Martin with the number of people that are going to apply to those halls?

I'd say somewhere between 30% to 50% if you don't have medical conditions.

You must put it first choice to have any chance though.

[secretmessages]

(Original post by Krups100)
realistically what are the chances of getting either Arthur Vick or Jack Martin with the number of people that are going to apply to those halls?

To add to TheTallOne's comment, if in the "about me" section you say you're really quiet, go to bed really early, study hard etc., you will probably double your chances (for AV, that is). It's slightly harder to fiddle the system to get into JM because there's less of a stereotype surrounding JM.

[victor_b1992]

(Original post by secretmessages)
To add to TheTallOne's comment, if in the "about me" section you say you're really quiet, go to bed really early, study hard etc., you will probably double your chances (for AV, that is). It's slightly harder to fiddle the system to get into JM because there's less of a stereotype surrounding JM.

i was thinking about doing this but then i want to make good friends with people in my flat that i can go party with and stuff. beacuse i was told that most people go out with there flat mates for the first couple of weeks. and i dont want to be a loner. what do you think?

but i want AV OR JM lol

[secretmessages]

(Original post by victor_b1992)
i was thinking about doing this but then i want to make good friends with people in my flat that i can go party with and stuff. beacuse i was told that most people go out with there flat mates for the first couple of weeks. and i dont want to be a loner. what do you think?

but i want AV OR JM lol

Well, taking into account the trick I posted above, it's arguably easier to get into AV than JM. However, if you do make out you're unsociable, you may get put with people "like you", which is the risk you have to take. Obviously AV is never going to be the most outgoing block there is, but there are some awesome corridors in there. The thing about freshers' etc. is that yes, people generally go out with people in their corridor because they don't know anyone else yet, however there is nothing stopping you making friends yourself during the first night(s), and they can be from any block at all. You'll only be a loner if you don't make an effort to socialise

[georgia]

From what I remember, they don't actually look at the 'About me' section when allocating blocks. That's a random lottery. Only the wardens/subwardens look at it when deciding who goes in which corridor/flat.

[secretmessages]

(Original post by georgia)
From what I remember, they don't actually look at the 'About me' section when allocating blocks. That's a random lottery. Only the wardens/subwardens look at it when deciding who goes in which corridor/flat.

Ah, this might be true. This is what I keep forgetting . I swear it wasn't like this two years ago

[TheTallOne]

(Original post by georgia)
From what I remember, they don't actually look at the 'About me' section when allocating blocks. That's a random lottery. Only the wardens/subwardens look at it when deciding who goes in which corridor/flat.

That's true. I think the radio buttons about quiet/lively and single sex/mixed do affect halls allocation though.