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

for a thirty week let i have to remove everything out of my room
nothing can stay
its a shame they dont have 39 week because i do really take the social thing to consideration

There's a load of stuff on here about how horrendously quiet AV is quiet is so I just want to clarify that its definetly not for anyone like me who's rather sociable because it does look the nicest accomodation. And how's JM compare? Is it really that much better, or once again that bit too quiet.

Which residence seems to be the most sociable behind roots while still having single rooms in halls? I need to decide what my third choice would be. It would be Westwood but I can't say i'd fancy a 15 minute walk to central campus multiple times a day, but I am considering bringing a bike along. (Yet another question, do many people bring cycle bikes, or is there no need?)

okay so i already applied n put av as my first choice...before reading any of this i might add...n rootes n then cryfields...tho i filled up all 6 i cant exactly remeber the order...the only thing is...that im an international student n i totally forgot bout the 30/39 week let..stupid i noe....but wat do i do if i get av now??? coz i seem 2 rem all my top three are 30 week lets...n i cant be goin back 2 india every holiday...ne solutions???

okay so i already applied n put av as my first choice...before reading any of this i might add...n rootes n then cryfields...tho i filled up all 6 i cant exactly remeber the order...the only thing is...that im an international student n i totally forgot bout the 30/39 week let..stupid i noe....but wat do i do if i get av now??? coz i seem 2 rem all my top three are 30 week lets...n i cant be goin back 2 india every holiday...ne solutions???

1) Chyyre (sp?) asked a few pages back but didnt get an answer. If i apply now for my accomodation, do i have an advantage? i.e. Is it first come first serve?

2) What would you say the deadline for applying for accomodation on equal footing with all the other candidates, is?

3) To the guy that ended up at Westwood, despite not picking it at all (im just vaguely remembering this - think it was gzad) - when did you choose your original offers? Late-ish?

4) Sorry if its been mentioned before, but ive been thinking about bills. Stuff like electricity and gas and water and what not. Are these all inclusive in the weekly rent?

Thanks in advance

1) Chyyre (sp?) asked a few pages back but didnt get an answer. If i apply now for my accomodation, do i have an advantage? i.e. Is it first come first serve?

2) What would you say the deadline for applying for accomodation on equal footing with all the other candidates, is?

3) To the guy that ended up at Westwood, despite not picking it at all (im just vaguely remembering this - think it was gzad) - when did you choose your original offers? Late-ish?

4) Sorry if its been mentioned before, but ive been thinking about bills. Stuff like electricity and gas and water and what not. Are these all inclusive in the weekly rent?

Thanks in advance

If you do end up in a 30 week let you can apply for additional on campus accomodation during the holidays, for all or part of it. It won't be your term time room but it will be a room in accomodation on campus. 30 week let accomodation has storage so you can leave things and international students get access to additional storage for the holidays. Plenty of international students live in 30 week let and seem to manage fine with the holidays and stuff.

Can someone help with my Tocil vs. Cryfield decision for my third choice? I've put Arthur Vick as my first and Claycroft as my second. So far I've got:

Tocil

Pros:
Very near the Sports Center
Quite close to Arts Center
Quite close to Student Union
Rooms are bigger than cryfields
Good ratio of people to a bathroom and kitchen

Cons:
Rooms not cleaned (well i'm fairly tidy so it's not much of a big deal)
No washhand basin in the room
Doesn't offer 30 week let...don't really mind 39 week let though

Cryfield

Pros:

Close to SU
Close to Arts Center
Washbasin in room
Rooms are cleaned
Cheap
30 week lets

Cons:
Walls are really thin therefore can be quite noisy
Rooms are apparently the smallest out of all halls of residence (i need as much space as I can get!)

Since warwick is my insurance, it could be likely that i won't get my top choices for accomodation so I wanna make sure I get a halls of residence that I'd be happy with.

but I'm worried that people @ Westwood won't actually want to go out to the union in the evenings and things and i'm pretty sure i will. I don't want to end up stuck with a bunch of people who would rather kick around in a common room drinking than actually going out...