Best Inter-Collegiate Halls?

From what I've read, they're all fairly awful, and are largely full of foreign / postgrad students. Not that I'm saying foreign people are bad, but if that's not what you're after...

I've been to the UoL website and they all look relatively good on paper.
Why aren't they more popular with LSE students?
Which are the best ones and which Uni's do they share with generally?
Which have the best social scene?

My nephew was in intercollegiate halls last year (he was at KCL doing geography) and he had a riot. He made loads of mates, from loads of unis (read: all of UoL people are in there) and a fair few of his friends are internationals. I wouldn't have a problem with international students if they spoke English around me and socialised with everyone.

I considered the intercollegiate halls too, but they're all catered! Poo.
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Hmm interesting . Catering is not so bad but I am learning to cook this year so a kitchen would be nice I guess ;P

Ok set aside the fact that intercollegiate halls are good or bad. If you had to choose, which would be the top 3? It would be great if people who stayed in them replied too

But with catering, if you went out the night before and crashed into bed at 5am, do you really want to eat breakfast before 10? You're paying for it whether you're there or not. And what if someone's having a birthday meal out? Or you want to go out for the day around London? You've got to be back for meals. And what if you come down lateish, and all your friends have finished? And the meals are on rota, so you might eat lasagna 50 times a year.

Anyway, just something to think about. I haven't stayed in them myself obviously, and I need to learn to cook before 2nd year so the best thing is that I get thrown in the deep end I suppose (also, nobody will marry a girl that can't cook :P)

If I had to list them, I'd go by price first (and if the lowest one was an absolute s***hole, take it off the list) because I'm poor. Maybe distance to the uni too, and to the library. But I've never been in them and don't plan to, so I can't give advice

The UoL intercollegiate halls are incredibly popular with many LSE students - approximately 25% of students are accommodated in them.

I stayed in them during my first year, and had a fantastic time - a great variety of people, fantastic locations, good social life and they are very nice accommodation. With all of them approximately a 20 minute walk to LSE they're also very convenient (with the exception of the Postgrad Nutford and Lilian Penson residences).

Yes, the fact they are catered puts some people off, but the food is rotated carefully so as not to have the same thing every week/fortnight.

The three Garden Halls (Canterbury, Commonwealth and Hughes-Parry) are all adjacent to one another, with Connaught opposite and International just round the corner by Russell Square Tube. College isn't far away by Senate House.

They're also a great location for many other UoL colleges and facilities - including Senate House, ULU, UCL Union and more.

You will have to put three down on your accommodation application form, but they really are great halls, and relatively cheap as well, so don't completely dismiss them!

which 3 would you suggest? which one did you stay in?

I was in Commonwealth. They're all good - College tends to allocate slightyl more to PostGrad though. Commonwealth, Connaught and International tend to be most popular.

Also it might be better living with people who go to your uni, you'll see each other on campus, you'll have more in common and it will be easier finding people to live with in your second and third years.

To be honest, it really doesnt make a rats arse which one you go to. If you're open minded and friendly you will enjoy any and every one just as much.

Don't go for intercollegiate guys. Just don't do it. M'kay? M'kay.