[meganeira]

Just found out I'm SHARING a SINGLE room in Westwood. Gutted isn't the word. It might be like that for up to 2 months. I can't share a desk and wardrobe with someone for two months. Oh and I can't bring all my stuff up either as there won't be room.

[2^Oscar]

(Original post by meganeira)
Just found out I'm SHARING a SINGLE room in Westwood. Gutted isn't the word. It might be like that for up to 2 months. I can't share a desk and wardrobe with someone for two months. Oh and I can't bring all my stuff up either as there won't be room.

The rooms are really very big and you'll have additional storage space under your bed and in the trunk rooms available for sharers in the Westwood halls. When I shared it was pretty tight for space but it was manageable.

[meganeira]

(Original post by 2^Oscar)
The rooms are really very big and you'll have additional storage space under your bed and in the trunk rooms available for sharers in the Westwood halls. When I shared it was pretty tight for space but it was manageable.

I have LOADS of stuff though. If you're a guy and found it tight for space, how am I going to cope?!

What are the approximate sizes of the rooms by the way? Where did you get moved to?

Were you sharing a single room by the way? Or were you sharing a twin room?

[TheTallOne]

(Original post by meganeira)
Just found out I'm SHARING a SINGLE room in Westwood. Gutted isn't the word. It might be like that for up to 2 months. I can't share a desk and wardrobe with someone for two months. Oh and I can't bring all my stuff up either as there won't be room.

Sorry to hear about that

Just to let you know 2^Oscar did write a review of his experiences in Westwood Sharing a few days ago: here

[meganeira]

(Original post by TheTallOne)
Sorry to hear about that

Just to let you know 2^Oscar did write a review of his experiences in Westwood Sharing a few days ago: here

Thanks so much for this. It does help quite a bit.

[TheTallOne]

(Original post by meganeira)
Thanks so much for this. It does help quite a bit.

Oh, and don't forget the Westwood Hall society - perhaps create a post there and find other sharers

[georgia]

(Original post by meganeira)
Just found out I'm SHARING a SINGLE room in Westwood. Gutted isn't the word. It might be like that for up to 2 months. I can't share a desk and wardrobe with someone for two months. Oh and I can't bring all my stuff up either as there won't be room.

Also remember there is a chance your roommate won't show up. That happened to a couple of my friends who were allocated Westwood sharing a couple of years ago.

[Regwell]

(Original post by meganeira)
Just found out I'm SHARING a SINGLE room in Westwood. Gutted isn't the word. It might be like that for up to 2 months. I can't share a desk and wardrobe with someone for two months. Oh and I can't bring all my stuff up either as there won't be room.

I stayed in Westwood last year, originally I was meant to be sharing, but three days before I was due to arrive I was notified that I was moved to a different, single, room in Westwood.

On my floor of 26 rooms, there was:
one room that was no one turned up to,
one person who was meant to share but the partner never showed up
one pair that was sorted out in the first week
another pair that was sorted out in freshers fortnight
one more in the first month
another in the first term
and one final pair two weeks into the second term

All the pairs on my floor became best friends and have remained so for the whole year. You will have plenty of chances to get your own room due to people who simply don't turn up and the new halls that is being built, so just don't worry

[meganeira]

Is it just me or is anyone else really jealous of the Bluebellers' 4ft double beds? It was my first choice too...

[josephgama]

Hey, I logged on to my.warwick with intent on paying the fees and accommodation, but the accommodation charge didn't show and it didn't show even when I tried to put it on the "pay in advance" option. Does anyone know if this is normal? if it is, when should this charges be up (considering the October 3 deadline for the fees and the fact that for the accommodation fees are due on October 27 it seems reasonable that they would already be up at least as a "pay in advance" option). If this is not normal, who should I contact to correct it, the accommodation office or the student finance office?

[TheTallOne]

(Original post by josephgama)
Hey, I logged on to my.warwick with intent on paying the fees and accommodation, but the accommodation charge didn't show and it didn't show even when I tried to put it on the "pay in advance" option. Does anyone know if this is normal? if it is, when should this charges be up (considering the October 3 deadline for the fees and the fact that for the accommodation fees are due on October 27 it seems reasonable that they would already be up at least as a "pay in advance" option). If this is not normal, who should I contact to correct it, the accommodation office or the student finance office?

Well if you set up a direct debit you won't have to worry about anything. If you are interested in paying in advance, why not pay your tuition fee now and accommodation fee at a later date??

It's pretty normal I'd say - you have 5 weeks until accommodation is due.

[jennnnnnn]

Whitefields 10 anyone?

[giublas]

Hi there!
Living on-campus is sooo cool *_*
I am en Erasmus student and I'm 3 years older than Freshers but I'm really fine even if they are a bit "little" to me. They are really mature (I think that in my home country guys are much more immature when they are 18 years old), in a week and a half here I have met a lot of nice people and I had so much fun!

By the way, let's get to the point.
I am staying at Tocil, and the more I live here the more I think it is the BEST on-campus option. We are 12 in our flat and we have 4 bathrooms: 3 with shower and one with bath. Only one guy likes to use the bath, I use it for handwashing (in a washtub, of course) my underwear and some t-shirts. The rooms are really nice and the location is awesome both for the facilities and the landscape.
Bathrooms are never busy since people live with they own timetables, it's perfect.
Actually, we have the laundry!! The website says we don't, but we have!
It is 2 pound for the washing machine and 1 pound for the dryer.
The kitchens are quite old, but in my friend's block they are new. Hopefully they are going to re-new them all, block by block.
The only thumb down I have to recognize is the non-presence of a basin in the room, I think I would really need it.
But for the rest, we have the best accommodation. So central, so nice, so close to EVERYTHING. I really recommend it. We all do.

I also went to Jack Martin and Whitefields.
The first one is really nice, but corridors are not as safe as flats.
And I wouldn't like to have the cleaners inside my room (as you know, JM is en-suite).
Whitefields is something awful, don't put it down. It's really bad, really.
I know a gilr that is staying at Old Rootes and she hates it, her room is so old. But other people feel ok about Rootes (I don't know if they are in Old or New, though).

Sorry for my English, I tried to write the best that I could.
Hope you're all enjoying your stay!
This campus is fantastic, even if I don't really appreciate the teaching method here. Really few hours, and you have to do it all by yourself at home/library. And you can actually choose what to study more and what not to study. I don't like it. I prefer the method that my home univerities use.

[TheTallOne]

(Original post by giublas)
Hi there!
Living on-campus is sooo cool *_*
I am en Erasmus student and I'm 3 years older than Freshers but I'm really fine even if they are a bit "little" to me. They are really mature (I think that in my home country guys are much more immature when they are 18 years old), in a week and a half here I have met a lot of nice people and I had so much fun!

By the way, let's get to the point.
I am staying at Tocil, and the more I live here the more I think it is the BEST on-campus option. We are 12 in our flat and we have 4 bathrooms: 3 with shower and one with bath. Only one guy likes to use the bath, I use it for handwashing (in a washtub, of course) my underwear and some t-shirts. The rooms are really nice and the location is awesome both for the facilities and the landscape.
Bathrooms are never busy since people live with they own timetables, it's perfect.
Actually, we have the laundry!! The website says we don't, but we have!
It is 2 pound for the washing machine and 1 pound for the dryer.
The kitchens are quite old, but in my friend's block they are new. Hopefully they are going to re-new them all, block by block.
The only thumb down I have to recognize is the non-presence of a basin in the room, I think I would really need it.
But for the rest, we have the best accommodation. So central, so nice, so close to EVERYTHING. I really recommend it. We all do.

I also went to Jack Martin and Whitefields.
The first one is really nice, but corridors are not as safe as flats.
And I wouldn't like to have the cleaners inside my room (as you know, JM is en-suite).
Whitefields is something awful, don't put it down. It's really bad, really.
I know a gilr that is staying at Old Rootes and she hates it, her room is so old. But other people feel ok about Rootes (I don't know if they are in Old or New, though).

Sorry for my English, I tried to write the best that I could.
Hope you're all enjoying your stay!
This campus is fantastic, even if I don't really appreciate the teaching method here. Really few hours, and you have to do it all by yourself at home/library. And you can actually choose what to study more and what not to study. I don't like it. I prefer the method that my home univerities use.

Hey, thanks for the comments - just being completely anal about everything but could you edit it into this form?? It would be really great, thanks

[bishbash72]

Any third years living on campus this year? I'm on Erasmus atm and I need to decide whether to live in Leam (friend doing a 4 year course will have a space for me) or on campus? If I do live on campus it'll probably be Hurst, unless you can convince me somewhere else is better :P

[georgia]

(Original post by Callum828)
Any third years living on campus this year? I'm on Erasmus atm and I need to decide whether to live in Leam (friend doing a 4 year course will have a space for me) or on campus? If I do live on campus it'll probably be Hurst, unless you can convince me somewhere else is better :P

For next year? Hurst won't be around any more, I don't think. I heard this year is the last year people will be in it - they're apparently knocking it down.

I'm on campus this year after being on Erasmus last year...I'm so glad I chose to go for campus. I have friends who chose to live in Leam instead, and the buses are always an issue.

In fact, for next year I'll probably see if I can get on campus again, and if I can't I'll try to get a house in Canley/Earlsdon so I can cycle/walk to uni nice and quickly instead of faff around with the buses.

[bishbash72]

(Original post by georgia)
For next year? Hurst won't be around any more, I don't think. I heard this year is the last year people will be in it - they're apparently knocking it down.

I'm on campus this year after being on Erasmus last year...I'm so glad I chose to go for campus. I have friends who chose to live in Leam instead, and the buses are always an issue.

In fact, for next year I'll probably see if I can get on campus again, and if I can't I'll try to get a house in Canley/Earlsdon so I can cycle/walk to uni nice and quickly instead of faff around with the buses.

Knocking down Hurst? Lame. Any other recommendations for accommodation then?

[georgia]

(Original post by Callum828)
Knocking down Hurst? Lame. Any other recommendations for accommodation then?

Well there's Redfern which is basically Hurst with minor differences.

Personally I love Claycroft - was there in first year.

[bishbash72]

(Original post by georgia)
Well there's Redfern which is basically Hurst with minor differences.

Personally I love Claycroft - was there in first year.

I'll probably go for Redfern then, Claycroft's a little too far away for my liking.

[TheTallOne]

(Original post by Callum828)
I'll probably go for Redfern then, Claycroft's a little too far away for my liking.

Claycroft is right next to Tesco???

That's a massive plus in my book.