The Warwick Accommodation Thread (+Guide in Post#1)

hahaha.wow,you must have lotsa awesome recipes then.btw,i don't have a microwave oven at home so i've no idea any precautions that i should be taking when using it.any tips????the tall one also?

You can't microwave whole eggs in a microwave, it will probably explode. Similarly the cake in a mug thing on Facebook doesn't really work.

Hi,

I'm a EU postgraduate student (Msc engineering business management; location: IMC building).

My choices: 1) Claycroft 2) Heronbank 3) Lakeside 4) Tocil

What are my chances of getting a place on campus?

When choosing, I wanted to be close to the gym and shops like tesco and the IMC. So Tocil and Claycroft were the best options but I did not like Tocil reviews.

Few questions:

a) is it true that in tocil, there are singe sex flat? (with like 12 guys!)
b) I don't understand where the bathrooms are in Claycroft ? Are they between two rooms?
c) Which halls have the best social life between my 4 choices?
d ) Where the erasmus students are allocated?

ZOMGF it totally does!
I was amazed when I tried it!
But then again, we have a Sainsbury's Basics microwave, and I can imagine that anything with any decent amount of power would have made a complete scene everywhere!

I much prefer my own chocolate cake that I baked myself:



(Using university ovens)

Chances of getting a place on campus seem to be measured by "how many Home/EU postgraduates applying to live on campus" divided by "number of places for Home/EU postgraduates on campus". They do a random ballot if oversubscribed - essentially you either live on campus or you don't as you have the same chances of getting a place on campus as a UK (or other EU) postgraduate. You need to remember to apply + pay the deposit before the end of this month though.

Tocil (along with Claycroft, Heronbank and Lakeside) have single sex flats, flat number vary - I'd say single sex flats would more likely be in 6 and 9 person flats than 12 (unless demand is high enough). The majority of flats would be mixed - you can choose if you want a mixed or single sex flat - and if you would accept the opposite situation, should the first not be available.

Bathroom sharing in Claycroft: This is taken from the guide at the start of this thread.

[field="Bathrooms" Claycroft="Claycroft"]"You share one full bathroom (toilet, sink, bath with a shower over it) between two bedrooms - you have a mini front door off the main corridor that links to a vestibule with three doors - two bedrooms and one bathroom."

Thanks to georgia for the review for Claycroft and this useful extract.[/field]

At undergraduate level it seems that Heronbank and Lakeside seem to have quieter surroundings and quieter people (perhaps no less sociable but there are more 'borderline' cases). This is because HB and LS are 39 week en suites that are far away from campus - they are much more expensive than any other halls of residents over the year so perhaps some sort of stereotype forms here. However, at postgrad level this is slightly different as all lets are 50 weeks (I think, unless Tocil do 39 weeks for postgrads) so the difference would be less. Tocil seems to be more lively at undergrad level, perhaps because of the proximity to everything, but you can't 'roam' about unlike in CC/HB/LS.

Erasmus students - I don't quite know the answer to the question. Full time undergraduate Erasmus students don't get a place on campus, part time undergraduate erasmus do get a place on campus. Postgrad Erasmus would probably be mixed in with all the other postgrads.

Hi everyone

I'm applying for accomodation at Warwick (specifically Arthur Vicks) and the 30-week let seems to be cheapest in terms of duration which is why it appeals.

But when they say you are required to leave during Christmas and Easter vacation, does that mean I have to completely completely empty my room at those times? As in take EVERYTHING in my room home...clothes, lamps, heavy stuff etc...? If that's the case how much of a pain is it doing this a couple of times a year?

Advice warmly appreciated! Thanks

Yeah it does, but it's a small price to pay if you wanna live on campus. If you get your accomm, consider yourself lucky to get such a privilege. Also, I think you get to keep some stuff locked in 1 or 2 cupboards - spoilt.

Don't put metal in a microwave. #1 top tip.

hahaha.wow,you must have lotsa awesome recipes then.btw,i don't have a microwave oven at home so i've no idea any precautions that i should be taking when using it.any tips????the tall one also?

I actually thought you lived in Westwood. Meh.

If the OP firms Warwick they still should get a place on campus.

I was just about to finish my application off, and looking at my final list after a long while, I see that I've swapped Rootes and Tocil at the last minute to make Rootes a higher choice - but I just can't remember why!