York Uni Help!

Hi there,

Congratulations on your offer to study at York! That's brilliant news!

I personally wouldn't let your accommodation dictate your university choice - it ends up being quite a small part of your university life really, as you'll likely be out quite a lot for your degree, at lectures, seminars, etc., and socially, with societies etc. So you won't necessarily spend lots of time in your room, unless you want to, of course. Additionally, you will likely change accommodation after first-year.

Whichever accommodation you find yourself in at York, don't worry if it's not your top choice. In my first year at York, I was allocated my third choice, and initially I was quite upset. But once I'd moved into my accommodation and had got settled, I was really happy there, and not remotely annoyed that I hadn't ended up with my top choice - if I hadn't been allocated the room I was, I wouldn't have met some of my closest friends.

Our accommodation is split across 10 undergraduate colleges. So whichever room type you're in, you'll still be part of a college community, and have access to a range of facilities, from pastoral support, to college music and college sport.

It could be worth checking out our accommodation playlist on our @UoYstudentvlogs YouTube channel to see some room tours to help make your decision.

I hope this helps - Hannah