University of Warwick

Coventry

The Warwick Accommodation Thread (+Guide in Post#1)

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asanonymous

cheers mate, that was very useful....talking to a couple of ppl i know there though, they barely knew benefactors existed since they personally don't know anybody from there. I found this weird considering its seemingly prime location. Would it be a better bet to pay the extra £6 or so a week for a froom at jm or av then?

thanks in advance

Its because its houses so few people, I think its something as small as 60?

If I had to choose again, benefactors would def be in there as it is massiiivveeeee and great location.

University of Warwick

Coventry

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asanonymous

mangomaz

Its because its houses so few people, I think its something as small as 60?

If I had to choose again, benefactors would def be in there as it is massiiivveeeee and great location.

i mean, it looked really nice, but i was beginning to get put off due to its obscurity. Do you think its small size will hinder social life; its closest but one to the student's union (which will be temporarily moved anyway.)

i guess all those within benefactors will become quite close, maybe.

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KING IS HERE

Also it really depends how much money you really want to spend on your accommodation i mean choose your accommodation carefully

Reply 223

mangomaz

asanonymous

No not at all, there's still plenty of people there. And to be honest even in rootes etc people generally stick to their kitchens, bar a few random excursions in the first few weeks exploring everywhere else.

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theArchitect

Thanks all, there's some really good info in this thread. Does anybody have some photos of their rooms/kitchens/bathrooms(obviously when it's empty!) so we can see what they're really like rather than the tiny photos on the uni website.

Thanks and I will try to rep any photos :smile:

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omi21

Being a postgraduate student which one is better...lakeside or heronbank????

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omi21

Being a postgraduate student which one is better...lakeside or heronbank????

in terms of what criteria?

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mangomaz

theArchitect

I might have some on my other computer which doesnt have internet access at the mo... I'll try and remember to come back to this thread next week when it does :p:

Oh, and search the threads because I know that people have put up photos of their halls. My ones will probably be there as well actually.

Reply 228

Notebooksecrets

Is AV really as quiet and anti-social as you guys make out? I think it looks really nice - the rooms are big, en suite, 6 minutes from union. It actually looks perfect. But I don't wanna be a social outcast?

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tomdav

Notebooksecrets

I was thinking the same thing, when I looked round everyone I spoke to was really nice and seemed pretty fun and down to earth. Im strongly considering applying there and I like to go out as well haha.

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Notebooksecrets

tomdav

Tell you what, we can both go live there and drag each other out drinking every night! If no one else wants to join us it'll be their own problem :p:

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tomdav

Notebooksecrets

Tell you what, we can both go live there and drag each other out drinking every night! If no one else wants to join us it'll be their own problem :p:

Sounds like a good deal to me :biggrin:

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aza484

If anyone wants to post photos I'll link them in to the OP.

When I get back to Westwood, I'll take some photos before most move back in.

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plus_one

Where do I have more chances of being allocated if I put AV or JM for first choice? As in which one is more popular? Help? Someone?

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spark911

plus_one

Where do I have more chances of being allocated if I put AV or JM for first choice? As in which one is more popular? Help? Someone?

As far as I am aware, there are no official statistics on that. There are more JM rooms, so you'd assume your chances are better there, but then its also less expensive, so more may apply. Really, I don't think you can pick on popularity, you're just going to have to pick one!

I'd personally, if you wanted one, go for the more expensive (£3 more a week - AV) and hope less apply due to the price, but then everyone may think this!

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thoseanythings

When can people start choosing their accommodation? I mean, are those of us that are still waiting on replies going to be disadvantaged by this in terms of what accommodation is left?

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spark911

thoseanythings

When can people start choosing their accommodation? I mean, are those of us that are still waiting on replies going to be disadvantaged by this in terms of what accommodation is left?

I honestly can't remember the dates, but no you wont be. I am pretty sure you apply for accommodation after June (which is when they have to reply to all applicants by).

Reply 237

KING IS HERE

yes yes last year accommodation application started in june and the they waited till august to see if all the conditional offers from A-levels and IB were met than they distributed the accommodation and i was notified of my place around early September i believe....

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spark911

KING IS HERE

and i was notified of my place around early September i believe....

Sounds about right! I remember the "WE GET THERE IN 2-3 WEEKS HOW COME THEY HAVENT TOLD US OUR ACCOMMODATION YET" posts :biggrin:

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aza484

plus_one

Where do I have more chances of being allocated if I put AV or JM for first choice? As in which one is more popular? Help? Someone?

For this year's freshers, AV was more popular, and people were advised to apply to JM because of this. Following the typical trend of things like this though, i would not be surprised if this year it reverses (it happened with many UCAS offers compared against departmental typical offers this year).

I really think though that JM is less popular - if people want en-suite, they tend to think "if I'm already spending this much, why not go all the way" and apply to AV. PLus, as Sparky already mentioned JM has more rooms, so statistically speaking your chances are greater.

But then, it is up to you! To be fair, the worst you can get is Westwood (if you don't apply there, that is), and I got that this year (sharing a single room at first), and it really isn't that bad. So it doesn't matter, you'll have an awesome time anywhere!! :biggrin: