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

Hi, apparently we only find out on the day.

Ah ok thanks!

I wish they'd fell us now so that we could plan and meet friends.

I wish they'd fell us now so that we could plan and meet friends.

Yeah I know it's annoying, I suppose we find out when they literally give us our keys then? I wonder if it's first come first served (room-wise) or if they've actually allocated them beforehand.

They've already allocated them to try to match us to similar people, and apparently we might be able to find out a couple of days before, if you go onto student records, then look at your term time address, a second year says it gets updated a few days before you arrive Might not be true this year though.

I wanted to put Rootes because I want to be in a social hall, however I am reluctant to consider it as you have to share a toilet. Are they usually dirty? Also do you have to be constantly social?

I live in Jack Martin, but from what I've seen it's just down to luck with Rootes, I'd pray to be put with clean and tidy people, definitely mention it in the little bio you get to write about yourself when you apply for accommodation. Each hall has like a warden who is supposed to make sure everyone sticks to the rules and stuff but the ones in Rootes seem really chill because I've walked past several times in the early hours of the morning and people are having super loud parties whereas if that happened in Jack Martin you'd probably get fined lol. Rootes has so many flats though that I'm sure you would be put with similar people to yourself.

Great advice! My warden in Westwood hasn't charged anyone, but he would if forced.

Just a quick question, I saw on the uni website that they'v described student residents as first year/final year undergrad on most, if not all of the accommodation halls. So what if you are in your second year? Do you have to find your own private accommodation?


You can see, being an international student how that can be a problem, assuming I don't move into a private accommodation with my "prospective" friends. Hahaha.

Yes indeed. There is Warwick accommodation which provides off campus housing from September until June. I know some who arrange accommodation privately and some who go through Warwick accommodation.
(You can reserve houses through Warwick accommodation in the beginning of December).

In my experience Rootes is a bit of a lottery as to whether you will get on with members that you share your kitchen with. Sometimes you'll all just click and form a great friendship group, host parties, pre-drinks, go clubbing together etc. however on the other hand there is a possibility that you might just not see everyone enough to form a meaningful relationship and basically just ignore each other for the most part. Might also be quite overwhelming if you are shy being with so many new people.

Also Rootes is not the nicest accommodation. The rooms are nice and big but the bathrooms are grim, also its not uncommon for drunk people to ensure the bathrooms end up in quite a state! Also if you are in Rootes be prepared to be kept up at night because there are parties pretty much all the time! This is obviously better for some than others though.

Flats I quite like. There is no avoiding your flatmates with makes it easier to form friendships in my experience. Also they are cleaner and more private because they are self contained.

Any other questions about any of the accommodations please ask. I'm doing my best to procrastinate