University of York accommodation/college info and questions 2011/12

As a warning to all students. From my experience as a student at York, the accommodation is particularly bad. St. Lawrence Court is known as the 'ghetto' of campus. Bullying, racism and harassment are rife. The accommodation office are sometimes discriminatory to students in allocation of accommodation. There are some real issues at the University.

As a warning to all students. From my experience as a student at York, the accommodation is particularly bad. St. Lawrence Court is known as the 'ghetto' of campus. Bullying, racism and harassment are rife. The accommodation office are sometimes discriminatory to students in allocation of accommodation. There are some real issues at the University.

Last year my ensuite shower was really crap, the water pressure was just.. really low. Like, it just sort of slowly dripped out of the shower head, impossible to take a decent shower. did I get unlucky and get a duff one or are they all that bad? (I was in James)

I was thinking this year of buying a replacement shower head myself and swapping it see if it makes a difference.

As a warning to all students. From my experience as a student at York, the accommodation is particularly bad. St. Lawrence Court is known as the 'ghetto' of campus. Bullying, racism and harassment are rife. The accommodation office are sometimes discriminatory to students in allocation of accommodation. There are some real issues at the University.

I've heard that new Langswith isn't nice, is that true? I basically want an en-suite self catered, preferably on campus so I'm thinking James (but that's really popular so actually getting a room worries me), or new Vanburgh. I was also thinking Langswith too if the rooms are nice. Any advice? I've firmed for English.

I'm probably best waiting until I can apply for accomadation. I plan to go to Hes East anyway but wondered if you can specify this on the application for accomadation.

Seeing as the new sports centre is opening up on Hes East, does anyone know what's happening to the old one on main campus?

And to add to that, does anyone know if they offer free membership to the sports centre for first years like Leeds do?

I've heard that new Langswith isn't nice, is that true? I basically want an en-suite self catered, preferably on campus so I'm thinking James (but that's really popular so actually getting a room worries me), or new Vanburgh. I was also thinking Langswith too if the rooms are nice. Any advice? I've firmed for English.

When I went to Leeds for an interview I got told there was a free gym for first years and he showed us it outside one of the corridor windows. It was close to campus is all I remember.

£35 seems steep!

Ah right. not the shiny new edge gym, which costs roughly the same as the new york one

Yeah it's not cheap (unless you sign up now £24/month for students - I got mine ultra cheap for £200 the whole year) but it has a pool and the only other place that has that is David Lloyd's which is much more expensive... if you just want cheap weights you could go to ebor fitness in fulford i guess.

I know you probably won't be sure of this, but do you think you'd be able to use the pool on as pay as you go basis? I'm thinking of living on main campus next year, so will probably buy membership to the old sports centre. My lectures are at main campus though so it would be nice to be able to go for a swim before/after, while I'm there.

No I inquired about that as my gf wanted to know and you can use th pool on pay-as-you-go. The gym is membership only thoigh

Hi everyone,

I went up to York today to check out some of the accommodation in person, and really liked New Vanbrugh. The trouble is, I really want a 39 week let, and I know that only House A does that let length in New Vanbrugh. That would be fine, except I've just seen on this about in on the uni website:

Undergraduate; Quiet block with top floor designated strictly Quiet; Resident Dean

So the whole block is meant to be quiet?! I don't want that?! And what exactly does it mean by Resident Dean? Questioning myself now, I don't want to be in a quiet block..

Argh, can anyone help in clarifying, explaining?

Edit: I know when you have a 33 week let you have to move out over Easter, but can someone clarify what happens when you move back in after Easter? Do you go in the same room, or.. just what happens? Very confused.

The 33 week let you move back into the same room after Easter. You have a small overhead cupboard where you can keep most stuff and you can leave your kitchen stuff.