The official line is.........yes, you are allowed mini fridges. The reason why a lots of universities don't allow them (I presume) is because of potential damage to carpets etc if you don't defrost them for a whole year. I prefer to take the line that you're responsible enough to look after stuff like that yourself - but if you do damage the carpet, you will surely be charged for it Do check your fridge out before you do decide to bring it - obviously to make sure it's electrically safe (we'd rather you didn't go up in flames) but also check out how much heat they pump out and how much noise they make - you may find you don't want to/can't sleep with one in your room. And no way are you allowed a full-size or even a half size fridge