waiting list for halls in brighton :(

i appied thorugh extra therefore i didnt have the advantage to apply by the deadline for accomodation and they put me on the waiting list! anyone is this situation???? do you think there is a chance of being placedin the halls i dont want to start uni in the private sector!! :confused:

Reply 1

Acaila

I got stuck on the waiting list last year and magically (and I mean magically, the head of accommodation couldn't figure out how it had happened) got a place in my first choice halls, despite there being 80 people above me on the waiting list.

Are all of the uni's halls full? I know at mine there are four choices, but you get put on the waiting list if you don't get into your top two. If you'd rather live in any hall rather than the private sector, it's worth finding out about.

And cross your fingers that lots of people with rooms booked miss their grades :smile:

Reply 2

nikk

I'm not sure if all universities are the same, but at Plymouth, the more expensive halls generally don't fill right up. Perhaps by changing your preference to something in the next price bracket (if you can afford it of course), then they might have something? The cheaper halls are always the most popular and fastest to fill up.

It might not apply to your uni, but is something to think about - just in case it does. Good luck.

Reply 3

ladyportacabin

Well, a lot of people will still miss their grades and not take up their places in Brighton so you might be ok. I went to an open day there and they seemed to have plenty of accomodation for first years.

Reply 4

Lyds117

I'm at Sussex (just finished first year) but lots of my friends are at Brighton and a few had problems sorting out accommodation because, like Sussex, there aren't enough halls to accommodate all the first years. If there aren't any spaces in September the uni will probably offer you a host family to live with for a few weeks until people drop out etc and rooms become free.

Alternatively I think Brighton have housing days for people who couldn't get uni accommodation to meet people in the same situation who they might want to live with and they also have a housing website where students at the uni advertise for housemates.

Don't worry if you don't end up getting uni accommodation, one of my friends lived with 5 second years she'd never met before last year and still had a great time so it's not the end of the world :smile:

Reply 5

CheesyBeans

I applied for Chester as my firm but when it came to exams I got dropped from one and didn't think I'd get the grades. Stupidly I didn't apply for accommodation until after I found out I'd been accepted. I was a bit like you and wanted to live in halls rather than a private sector house. I ended up moving in to a house with 6 strangers but I loved it. Some of my housemates were also on the waiting list for halls and a room became available at Christmas.

If you definatly can't get in to halls by September then do give private sector housing a go. You might get on really well with the people you live with. If a room becomes available and you still want to move out then do so. Just discuss this with your landlord when you sign your contract.

Reply 6

rabbit

I was at Brighton last year (though I am now moving to Sussex) and I applied too late for halls as well (kept changing my mind about where to go), I didnt bother putting my name on the waiting list, but I know of people who did and were in halls within a couple of days. Though its risky to rely on people dropping out...