Accomodation at Imperial

You get to choose accommodation, yes; though I'm pretty sure that you'll be emailed the stuff later than those who've firmed ICL. Usually they email accommodation info to those who've insured Impy around August; but I've heard it might happen earlier.

Hi thanks for responding, does this mean that i have a much lower chance of getting accommodation in the most popular halls like eastside/southside and beit?

I just realised what ICL stands for after lurking 18 pages in this thread

(looks at question in disbelief...) Really? REALLY? *facepalm*

Anyway, ASAP - that is, as soon as you get your accommodation application email (which gets sent out in May onwards. Harangue ICL if they don't.) And make sure you get it in before late July as per what the website says, otherwise you might well end up being told that there's no room in College and get given info on hunting for private sector accommodation.

LMAO! You can't tell but I'm litterally crying with laughter here Max LAD points for you, and some rep for good measure I appreciate it anyway, so thanks for that. That's actually not too bad! What halls are you in btw, can I ask? And are the bathrooms about the same in all of the halls? Also they don't have weird showers or anything do they, which restrict all the hot water you can use and stuff? Because I had a really nice en-suite room when I was in Southampton but they had the worst showers EVER, one second it would be boiling hot and then the next it would be freezing cold and if you kept fiddling with it for too long, it just got stuck on semi-cold.

Ah, that's okay, I'll take your word for it that I won't be holding everyone back with a nice long shower, I'm getting better though. And I'm guessing you're a guy?

I'm in Willis Jackson. I think all of the Evelyn Gardens ones are of similar standard. I spend a lot of time in some Eastside halls and they all have ensuites so no shared bathrooms, but the ensuites are nice. Er, showers on my floor are pretty good.. can't comment about any other halls as the quality of our showering experience doesn't usually arise in conversation. But if your shower is broken or not working properly you can just send a moany email to maintenence and it will get fixed within a week. Our taps are getting replaced all the time in the kitchen because of drunken breakages.
Yeah I am a guy.. don't be fooled by the picture of Marina and the Diamonds in my profile.

Yeah but nobody calls it ICL because ICL rhymes with UCL, like we want that!
- Apologies if you're a UCL fan!

I'm in Willis Jackson. I think all of the Evelyn Gardens ones are of similar standard. I spend a lot of time in some Eastside halls and they all have ensuites so no shared bathrooms, but the ensuites are nice. Er, showers on my floor are pretty good.. can't comment about any other halls as the quality of our showering experience doesn't usually arise in conversation. But if your shower is broken or not working properly you can just send a moany email to maintenence and it will get fixed within a week. Our taps are getting replaced all the time in the kitchen because of drunken breakages.
Yeah I am a guy.. don't be fooled by the picture of Marina and the Diamonds in my profile.

southwell hall has a 42" surround sound tv, why would you go anywhere else in evlyn gardens!!

Does anyone know why the standard twin and en suite twin rooms in Pembridge Hall cost practically the same? Seems really weird that you would only pay ~20p more per week for an ensuite

Probably because the ensuite rooms are smaller than the standard twin? Besides I'd reconsider Pembridge if I were you because transport costs will be quite substantial unless you're planning to walk 1 hour or something ridiculous every day. I'm going to die if I get put in Pembridge, Orient or Parsons. Apparently their not looked after by Imperial as well so you won't get nice housekeeping.

Pembridge is only about a half hour walk away. Nothing to get stressed about and a good way of clearing your head before lectures after a night out! And it's in one of the coolest parts in London as well. You'll never ever get a room in Notting Hill(!!!) for ~120 pw. ever again.

Hey guys, sorry for asking a weird question...
I'm considering Garden now, but one thing that put me off is the lack of lift. As I'm aiming for its Triple room, does anyone know whether it's in on the first floor or not? If it is not then, I won't be putting Garden in one of my choices...
Thanks all

If you do choose to go for double an triple rooms, do you get matched with someone with a similar personality to you, or is it literally just pot luck who you get?

They do try to match you.. so you need to make sure you write as much as possible in the box on your application. It appears that if you apply for a double then generally you do get a fairly good match, but if you apply for a single and end up in a double then they could easily be a complete opposite to you.

However, you have to apply for doubles and triples knowing that the chances of getting an EXACT match are absolutely impossible. The reality is that even the best of friends would get strained at times living in the same bedroom for a year. For example unless you both want to go to bed at exactly the same time each night, go on the same nights out and get in at the same time, you're going to get in each other's way sometimes. A couple of girls in the floor below me have to work around each other's sex lives as well sometimes; so one will move out into a neighbours room for a night if the other wants privacy.

That said, everyone I know who applied for a double and lives in one seems to like it and think it has a lot of benefits. There was a guy on my floor who didn't apply for his double and actually moved hall this term.. but obviously he was just desperate for a single (and his room mate was fecking weird).