When does accommodation booking open?

My daughter has firmed an offer with Lancaster Uni, when can she apply for accommodation? The website said June…..can you explain more about the process?

I thought you could apply all year round for student accommodation

My daughter has firmed an offer with Lancaster Uni, when can she apply for accommodation? The website said June…..can you explain more about the process?

Hi!

I'm currently a third year student at Lancaster University, and whilst it was a couple of years ago that I applied for accommodation on campus, I can tell you what I remember about the process!

As the website says, your daughter will be invited to apply for accommodation in June - you aren't required to do anything prior to that, unless you want to look at the different accommodation that is offered and get a head start on deciding which accommodation type would be best. When applying for accommodation, you are asked to put down three choices, with your first choice being the accommodation you would like to be put in the most. In these choices, you pick both the college and accommodation type, i.e., Pendle - Standard, etc.

I'm not sure when offers for accommodation are sent out, but when they are, you can either accept or reject the offer, and it's best to keep checking your email account so that you can respond as quickly as possible.

If you have any further specific questions, you can always email the accommodation team at: [email protected]

Here is the link to the accommodation website: Undergraduate Accommodation - Lancaster University

I hope this was helpful!

~ Cathryn (Lancaster University Student Ambassador)

Thank you Cathryn that’s very helpful information. Have you been happy at Lancaster?

Hey!
I can't answer for Cathryn but I can tell you a little bit about my experience here at Lancaster. I have just finished my second year as a Computer Science student a week ago. For a little background I am an international student and I live and grew up in Dubai, so you can imagine that the shift from a city like Dubai to a town like Lancaster was a big one for me.
In my first year I was living on campus and I honestly hated the place in the first 3 months of living there. Even though the campus itself is huge and has everything needed, the town felt like it did not have much to do in the weekends and nowhere to shop, no malls, no big activities as such.
However, now that I have completed my second year I can tell you that I have fallen in love with the quite life Lancaster has offered to me as a student.
A city university would have a lot of distractions for me personally and wouldn't feel safe.
Lancaster being a student town, is small but sufficient. Everyone there is very sweet, friendly, and always ready to help. The crime rate is low in comparison to bigger cities, the students feel comfortable being on their own, and the university provides all the mental/ physical/ financial advice you need.
So I think to answer your question personally- Yes, I am happy at Lancaster

I hope this helps,
Vyomika

Thank you Cathryn that’s very helpful information. Have you been happy at Lancaster?