The UCL accomodation thread

Yeah, I wouldn't want a job for the first week, obviously, but it's quite easy to fit in a job if you have good time management skills! I worked 17 hours a week through sixth form, and I still had time for a social life and to get my work done, and that was while I was doing eight hour schools days!

I'm sure it'd be easy to find a job in London. The wages'll be higher than in other places too, so you'd have to work less hours than in other cities!

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rockrunride

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CYensePHIction

May be true, but supposedly its a 30 minute walk from campus which wouldn't be fun every day :smile:

That's why the 29 bus conveniently stops right outside.

Bus pass costs £35 a month, still a serious saving on Ramsay if you go there purely because it's closer.

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ExRx123

Joanna May

Yeah, I wouldn't want a job for the first week, obviously, but it's quite easy to fit in a job if you have good time management skills! I worked 17 hours a week through sixth form, and I still had time for a social life and to get my work done, and that was while I was doing eight hour schools days!

I'm sure it'd be easy to find a job in London. The wages'll be higher than in other places too, so you'd have to work less hours than in other cities!

That's true!

Well, I work at John Lewis at the moment, so probs would be easy to get a job at the one in Oxford street, maybe a Sunday a week wouldn't be too bad :biggrin:

I think I'll probably save up a bit more of what I'm earning now too.

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Couldxbe

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Joanna May

Yeah, I wouldn't want a job for the first week, obviously, but it's quite easy to fit in a job if you have good time management skills! I worked 17 hours a week through sixth form, and I still had time for a social life and to get my work done, and that was while I was doing eight hour schools days!

I'm sure it'd be easy to find a job in London. The wages'll be higher than in other places too, so you'd have to work less hours than in other cities!

It's not the same though tbh. I worked 16 hours per week, had an amazing social life (out 3 times a week in Liverpool city centre), had a boyfriend and went to school obv, doing 5 subjects and not your usual 3...
I would not be able to cope with the job I had last year, even though I do similar hours, if not less hours than I did last yr.

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Couldxbe

It's not the same though tbh. I worked 16 hours per week, had an amazing social life (out 3 times a week in Liverpool city centre), had a boyfriend and went to school obv, doing 5 subjects and not your usual 3...
I would not be able to cope with the job I had last year, even though I do similar hours, if not less hours than I did last yr.

How is it different? I'm genuinely interested. Seems logical to me that doing less hours in actual lessons would mean that if I manage my time properly and don't slob around like my friends so in their spare time, there's no reason I couldn't work the same hours per week as I do now. Even if we said I was spending the equivalent of 8 hours a day either in lectures or doing my reading/coursework/revision whatever, I don't see why my free time in which to work part time is any different?

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Couldxbe

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Joanna May

How is it different? I'm genuinely interested. Seems logical to me that doing less hours in actual lessons would mean that if I manage my time properly and don't slob around like my friends so in their spare time, there's no reason I couldn't work the same hours per week as I do now. Even if we said I was spending the equivalent of 8 hours a day either in lectures or doing my reading/coursework/revision whatever, I don't see why my free time in which to work part time is any different?

The time isn't different no, but the difficulty is. Like my days are hard now, and obviously you're not doing the same course or whatever but my lectures are stimulating but you need to concentrate, workshops the same and obviously lab experiments you can't be tired otherwise it's dangerous! I spend around 6 hours a day in, and then I have extra work ontop of that. I'd be way too tired now to do 16 hours.

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Couldxbe

The time isn't different no, but the difficulty is. Like my days are hard now, and obviously you're not doing the same course or whatever but my lectures are stimulating but you need to concentrate, workshops the same and obviously lab experiments you can't be tired otherwise it's dangerous! I spend around 6 hours a day in, and then I have extra work ontop of that. I'd be way too tired now to do 16 hours.

Oh,well I'm not a science student. I'll have about three hours a day. So quite easy for me to keep a job,I'd have thought.

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Couldxbe

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Joanna May

Oh,well I'm not a science student. I'll have about three hours a day. So quite easy for me to keep a job,I'd have thought.

I didn't know what course you were doing. But you do know whatever time I'm in and your not you're meant to be doing 'independent study' :p:

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Ed.

Yes the but independent study which non-science students should be doing is nearly always carried out asleep or in the bar !

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saeun

how much do meals cost in general in the catered colleges?

What sort of food do they cook?

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Ed.

saeun

how much do meals cost in general in the catered colleges?

What sort of food do they cook?

If you are living in a catered hall it works out at about £2 something a day [edit: forgot to say, yeah it's included, but if you are going away you can claim back the cost of food for the time]. If you are self-catered and just go for a meal the price depends on which halls, ranging from £3.50-5. I'm self catered but have been to a few dinners in an intercollegiate hall, the food wasn't amazing but it was plentiful and satisfying.

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If you're catered, it's included in your rent.

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oCapulet

Hi, I'm going to do an MSc course at UCL next year and just submitted my accommodation application. How slim exactly are the chances of getting a place as a UK graduate student? I think we are the last people to be allocated. I was really looking forward to living in halls one last time, but it seems I should abandon hope now..?

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rockrunride

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oCapulet

Hi, I'm going to do an MSc course at UCL next year and just submitted my accommodation application. How slim exactly are the chances of getting a place as a UK graduate student? I think we are the last people to be allocated. I was really looking forward to living in halls one last time, but it seems I should abandon hope now..?

My hall, Hawkridge, is chock full of postgrads. In fact of the ~250 residents, probably about 160 are postgrads.

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oCapulet

Good, thanks. Does anyone know of other halls that postgrads are mainly put into? I'm trying to guess at an overall figure, though I assume most of those places will be for international students. The accommodation booklet isn't that helpful here, basically the message is 'please, just go away.' :tongue:

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atoms4peace

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saeun

how much do meals cost in general in the catered colleges?

What sort of food do they cook?

its inclluded in the price. The food isnt great but not terrible. They usually have three options; veggie, then a meat based dish and a fish, or something tonight.

tonight was; chicken (which was nice), or cheese and broccoli bake or pollock (apparently a type of fish) with rice or roast potatoes, then you choose veg or salad (DEFINATELY CANT HAVE BOTH. They make that clear). I usually go for the salad, its quite good. Lots of choice.

then dessert was some kind of crumble or [tinned] fruit salad with yoghurt or fresh fruit (apple/ banana/ pear/ orange...nothing too fancy). Oh and they have soup and bread too for starters. The soups a bit hit and miss. Sometimes its nice but other times it's just the leftovers from yesterday.

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ExRx123