The UCL accomodation thread

August? I have to wait til August to find out where I've been allocated, if at all?!

Consider yourself lucky, a lot of people gotta wait until September

And they do it then cause then everyone will have their grades etc, and they know all the people who will defitently be coming. I think I saw a uni that gave them out already though, or might have seen wrong :/

A small number will be allocated before that to continuing students who wish to stay in or move back in to halls.

I have a question, or rather two: is it true that unconditionals get their accommodation allocation earlier than others? (I've heard July) and 2. is it first come first serve on move in day, ie. can I pick a room when I'm the first person to arrive? thanks.

Consider yourself lucky, a lot of people gotta wait until September

And they do it then cause then everyone will have their grades etc, and they know all the people who will defitently be coming. I think I saw a uni that gave them out already though, or might have seen wrong :/

I emailed the accom office and they said mid July, although they did state again that they were under no obligation to do so, and I could be waiting until september, but most likely not. Probably to cover their own backs!

From what Ive read though you only get your actual room number when you arrive?

Hey kids- I'm the guy who made that UCL accomodation episode ("Yankin' it in Europe" - www.youtube.com/artifex85). If you have any questions about UCL or whatever, or want me to make an episode on something specific, please don't hesitate to ask!

-Rob

I found this on page 88:



If you post it with some safe option (possibly with tracking), that should do I think the card is for people who don't want to spend money on an insurance option, so you should be fine if you do that instead.

Great video, thanks! I only really have one question right now, what do the people who share room say it's like? Have you seen any of the shared rooms? Is it very similar to the ones shown in your video but two beds, two desks, etc?

Cheers

shame - cause I applied for astor and I want to live on one of the nice floors but thanks
I'll wait for more answers to the first one then.

I didn't get a chance to see UCL's accommodation, but when I saw other unis.. the rooms on the ground floor were clearly visible to anyone outside, so anyone walking past could see everything. Is it like this at UCL? If it is, I'd hate to have ground floor

It really depends on the residence hall. The ones in the busier, more central parts of London don't seem to have that many (if any) rooms on the bottom floor. The Ifor site is walled and gated and a couple of yards removed from the sidewalk, so it's not a problem. But your room should have blinds, just in case.

So it really depends on the Hall, good to know, thanks. They say we can move in during business hours on the 26th. So if I arrive at nine I should be safe, right?

@Waterstorm: without wanting to frighten you, I'd worry more about basement flats being broken into (one of my worries). But about the blinds, as artifex85 said, you'll probably have blinds and if not you could always get/make some.