Lancaster University Accommodation

i'm not bothered by the choice of college to be fair - it just seemed wierd that i returned the form ages before the deadline (about a day after i got it) and they totally ignored me. I think it will be great in boland though
does anyone know if the beds are normal size in boland standard rooms (so i can use fitted sheets) + is there underbed storage in those rooms (or a space under the bed big enough to shove a suitcase)?
sorry for being a pain but these rooms weren't open on the open day so i'm not sure exactly what to expect. thanks in advance.

all the colledges have it,

It pays for all the freshers week stuff that your college does for you, as well as many and various other things... it pays for all the 'free' college stuff you get/do over your time at the uni, you only have to pay it once, it keeps them happy :P

i believe its there as that the colleges dont get that much in the way of core funding from the uni...

Yes, Bowland beds are a normal size, so fitted sheets are fine. And whilst there is no underbed storage, apart from a few rooms in main, there is plenty of empty space under the bed. It's where I keep my suitcases and stuff.

all the colledges have it,

It pays for all the freshers week stuff that your college does for you, as well as many and various other things... it pays for all the 'free' college stuff you get/do over your time at the uni, you only have to pay it once, it keeps them happy :P

i believe its there as that the colleges dont get that much in the way of core funding from the uni...

you used to have to pay ~£70 for internet access when it was opt in... [ie you did not automatically get internet access in your room]
caused alot of problems and generally a mess due to servers updating overnight..
thats now changed and its included in your rent now..

why they dont do that with the colledge fee i dont know, just add ~£0.75 a week and problem solved... no ones the wiser and it removes hidden fee's

Accomodation Deposit - £190
College Membership - £30
Purple Card - £30
Mail Key Deposit - £10
Welcome Dinner - £12
Freshers Pack - £10
Gym - £30
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£312! (but if we're good boys and girls we get £200 back end of first year)

Ouch! I didn't have to pay out for my mail key or for a freshers pack but our welcome dinner was more expensive. I remember being shocked - it is hard to find so much before the loan comes through...

what do you mean mail key deposit?

For extra security external mail is placed in locked mailboxes in the porters' lodge to await collection. Each resident student is required to obtain a mailbox key from the College Administrator. Unfortunately we have to charge a £10 deposit for the key, but this is refunded on safe return of the key at the end of your stay in the college. If you are resident off-campus, you will not need a mailbox key as all your post will be sent to your home address, but you can obtain a key for a locker in the off-campus kitchen - please see Juli, the College Administrator regarding this.

I got an e-mail from Lonsdale with the welcome information and it said;



I'm assuming this applies to all colleges.

Also, a question about the freshers pack, it says it has tickets to LOCO? Qu'est-ce que LOCO?

All mail is kept in locked boxes organised by surname I think so everyone on campus needs a key to access them. However, Furness last year did not charge for the key - we were given it along with our room keys - and they have not mentioned charging for it this year. So, the deposit may be a Lonsdale-only thing decided upon by the college.

Never heard of Loco sorry.

Sorry fot he random question, but as you are already a student you might know
Does everyone get pre arrival packs from their colleges? I havent recieved anything from bowland, but ive heard other people from other colleges have ?

I'm pretty sure that LOCO is a Lonsdale JCR Freshers Week social, something about the beach, or it being haiwen-themed I can't really remember.

Each College will be doing Freshers Week their own way, so whilst some Colleges like Lonsdale are charging £10 for their Freshers Packs which include stuff like a white t-shirt and marker pens (for one of their Freshers Week socials) others will have their own events and own system in place. I imagine though that every College will be making a Fresher Pack - Cartmel definitely is.

Oh, and Cartmel will not be doing the formal dinner, but something slightly different - basically a huge casino royale themed party instead (what?! the "boring" college ditching formality for partying?! :P)