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

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Reply 6561
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Jeesss
I'm after some advice on the accommodation form! I can't decide whether to say I want to live in a quiet area or not (what a dilemma.. haha) but whilst I'm pretty sociable and want to be around people who want to go out/quite lively/have fun etc, I also reaally need my sleep.. so I wonder if the 'quiet areas' often attract people who would be less keen on going out partying or just people who want quiet during the night when they're trying to sleep? I realise there's no clear cut answer to this but if anyone has any advice about what they did/useful experiences please share! :smile:
Original post by Jeesss
I'm after some advice on the accommodation form! I can't decide whether to say I want to live in a quiet area or not (what a dilemma.. haha) but whilst I'm pretty sociable and want to be around people who want to go out/quite lively/have fun etc, I also reaally need my sleep.. so I wonder if the 'quiet areas' often attract people who would be less keen on going out partying or just people who want quiet during the night when they're trying to sleep? I realise there's no clear cut answer to this but if anyone has any advice about what they did/useful experiences please share! :smile:


I would probably advise against checking the quiet area box. If you just describe yourself in the personal statement box, then you will be placed near other similar people and so noise shouldn't be an issue. That said, I probably still wouldn't advise applying to Rootes as it is very close to the SU and so will be much more noisy there.
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Original post by brittanna
I would probably advise against checking the quiet area box. If you just describe yourself in the personal statement box, then you will be placed near other similar people and so noise shouldn't be an issue. That said, I probably still wouldn't advise applying to Rootes as it is very close to the SU and so will be much more noisy there.


Okay, thanks :smile: is Cryfield as close as Rootes is to the SU (and therefore likely to be as noisy)? i think i'm going to put Westwood/Cryfield/Rootes as my top 3..
Original post by Jeesss
Okay, thanks :smile: is Cryfield as close as Rootes is to the SU (and therefore likely to be as noisy)? i think i'm going to put Westwood/Cryfield/Rootes as my top 3..


Do NOT go to Cryfield.
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Original post by Makaveli_The_Don
Do NOT go to Cryfield.


haha, any particular reason? it looks alright and is the cheapest, I think, so at least I'll be saving money if I'm there!
Original post by Jeesss
haha, any particular reason? it looks alright and is the cheapest, I think, so at least I'll be saving money if I'm there!


A bit dead - but if you get decent flatmates, I guess it will be fine
Original post by Jeesss
Okay, thanks :smile: is Cryfield as close as Rootes is to the SU (and therefore likely to be as noisy)? i think i'm going to put Westwood/Cryfield/Rootes as my top 3..


Cryfield's a bit further out, but you can still definitely hear the noisier things.
Original post by Khallil
Isn't there a pdf with a list of all the accommodation, prices, facilities ticklist etc.?


You mean this one? :smile: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/accommodation/studentaccommodation/all/campus/facilities_summary_table_1415.pdf
Original post by Jeesss
Okay, thanks :smile: is Cryfield as close as Rootes is to the SU (and therefore likely to be as noisy)? i think i'm going to put Westwood/Cryfield/Rootes as my top 3..


Avoid Cryfield. Small rooms, quiet, tiny corridors. There's a reason it's cheap!

I stayed in Westwood and loved it, but it is a little further out. There's lots of other advantages of being there though, like a 5 min walk from Tesco and being right next to the Westwood facilities ofc.

Rootes is a solid choice but will be noisy, although almost everyone I know who lived there though it was fantastic.
Is it likely that I get into one of my top 3 choices? I put Cryfield, Whitefields, Rootes, Westwood, Jack Martin, Claycroft.
Yeah, you'll probably get into one of them. None of them are massively oversubscribed.
Hiya, my top 3 choices are Arthur Vick, Heronbank and Sherbourne - anybody else looking there? Or know how likely it is we'll get our preferences?
Just to check, I sent off my application today. I still get the same priority right, as it's before 1st August???
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Just to check, I sent off my application today. I still get the same priority right, as it's before 1st August???


Yep that's right, what did you go for?
Reply 6575
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burakk
Has anyone got an accommodation offer?
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Original post by burakk
Has anyone got an accommodation offer?


Nope. Why should we have?
It'll be a while before you do, usually early September. Last year, I believe they arrived around 9th ish of September.

If you're in temporary accommodation, like sharing a room in Westwood, it'll be late. e.g. mine was the 13th, still have the email!
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Just got a place through clearing! What's the completion like for accommodation? Am I screwed????


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Just got a place through clearing! What's the completion like for accommodation? Am I screwed????


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Well done. Cant answer this I am afraid. Accommodation is done on a ballot and you put in 5 choices and apparantly you usually get one of your first 3 choices. Dont know how this effects clearing probably the same as it effect insurance choice applicants.

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