The Official Carr-Saunders Hall Thread 2011

definitely made a great decision!
as good as home can be, its best to stay out at least the first year! (if not all 3 )

saunders, rosebery and passfield have 31 week contract, which can be good for people who live in the UK
its also good during exam time for me, dont want to cook and clean for myself when i gotta work

I was wondering whether we could extend our contracts to 40 weeks????

Hiya,
You said you got your first choice accommodation. How soon after accommodation opened on Hallpad did you apply
Thanks

I was wondering whether we could extend our contracts to 40 weeks????

Hopefully i am not repeating someone else's questions because i only scan thru 5 pages of this topic very sorry if i did ><

I wanna ask if we are allowed fridges in rooms i mean, Passfield allows personal fridges for £25 a term i heard, i wonder if other halls are the same?

hey. im intending to put CS as my first choice. but just to clarify, as long as i apply early, i'll be able to stay over the hols and probably over summer?

'cause i might not be returning to my country over the summer.. the air tickets cost a bomb

thanks

Hey all

im also at Carr-Saunders halls im the Vice-President for the student committee
i'm happy to answer any questions aswell

i've also been fortunate enough to have visited nearly all other halls and been around them so i can help you compare and contrast them with carr-saunders

yes you can pay more and extend your stay

Hey, would you be able to give me a comparison between the area around Saunders and that of Rosebery? I don't really know a lot about the different parts of London
Also, on the LSE website, the bedrooms at Saunders look slightly bigger, is this the case?
Finally, is there any way of seeing pictures of communal areas e.g. common room?
Thanks!

when u say pay more, do u mean i'll have to pay more than usual? or do i jus pay the usual price which is approx 107 per wk?

the Saunders area is definitely better
within 10 mins walk you have totenham court road, oxford street and all of the surrounding area including regents park, look on google maps
theres plenty of supermarkets, liecester square picadilly circus is 15 mins walk which means on a night out you have the option of taking anything from walking, 1 bus, 1 tube journey or taxi that will cost less
there are plenty of bars and clubs nearby, soho is busy every night and saunders tend to go to soho quite a bit which is 10-15 mins walk
UCL is nearby, if you have any friends that go to ucl or you want to go to ucl events then its 5 min walk and 2 ucl halls are nextdoor

rosebery is in a decent area aswell, angel, opposite the sadlers wells theatre theres so many places to go and see around rosebery, i cant really answer this in detail becuase ive been to rosebery and inside to see people lols not really explored its area, it has buses everywhere and one advantage rosebery has over saunders is the straight bus from rosebery to lse! which sometimes when im late for lectures i really could have done with!!
if you want a nice lengthy detailed description, ask this on the rosebery thread


theres no new updated pictures online which is a shame... i could take some pictures when i go back there, around june, check back and maybe one night when empty i'll take some pics

when u say pay more, do u mean i'll have to pay more than usual? or do i jus pay the usual price which is approx 107 per wk?

Thanks very much for the detailed reply! Hopefully I'll have time on Tuesday while I'm up for the open day to have a look at the area around Saunders
Was certain about Rosebery this morning but completely changed my mind now haha x

cant remember sorry
it was probably a day or two after it opened because i knew i needed to get in there early

hey milan,

I didn't realise it was first come first served?
I wanted to ask which area you thought was generally safer for walking around at night- Carr Saunders or Bankside? I've heard that parts of south london are a bit dodge but since bankside is near the tate gallery maybe its in one the nicer parts?

thanks

both have bad and good things
youll hear bad stories about saunders and bankside
they're as safe as you make them!
just be smart about walking around late at night and by yourself

its all london after all, and crime happens!

Is it first come first serve? I read that its a lottery based system... why did u have to apply early?

dont know if its first come first serve, just apply early so you hear earlier