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

In Rootes, apart from the kitchen, is there a communal area?

If you put Rootes as first, you're probably gonna get it.

I'll answer your other question anyway. Tocil is quite practical. It's a flat-style with 6 boys and 6 girls, for 39 weeks (you'll probably never regret this, due to the hassle 30 week people go through after each term.. and if you wanna come back earlier to study for exams during spring), an OK-sized room, 3 bathrooms (2 showers and 1 bath), and in a GREAT location especially if you get one of the flats around the round-about. Howeverrrrrr, there is no common room besides the kitchen.. It has a relatively quieter reputation than Rootes or Whitefields, but then again.. Rootes has one hell of a loudass reputation, so. To summarise it, Tocil is quite normal, and mediated in terms of everything, like noise, price, etc.,

Hiya, just wondering if anyone could talk me through the app process? You have to write some sort of personal statement right?

My question is not directly about accomodation. I am a foreigner and thinking of working during uni holidays. First question: is it actually possible? Are there many jobs available? Second: if yes, then should I choose hall with 39 week rent?

Thank you for your reply!
Is the having no common room thing a real problem?
Argh, decisions. Being indecisive was always going to become a problem sometime.

My question is not directly about accomodation. I am a foreigner and thinking of working during uni holidays. First question: is it actually possible? Are there many jobs available? Second: if yes, then should I choose hall with 39 week rent?

It is possible. There is a unitemps in University House that is specifically there to help you find temporary jobs. If you're looking for something you can do on campus during the holidays, the arts centre is always looking for stewards to help. If you're an international, I'd suggest you get 39 weeks regardless of whether you have a job or not because if you were to go back for the holidays, you don't have anywhere to store your stuff, and in general it's less hassle anyway.

Anyone know when the apps open? It just says Spring but surely people from last year know?

:O They've changed rootes from a 30 week contract to a 39 week one! Making it £729 more expensive!!! Noooooooooo....

where does it say this?? Has the website been updated?

TBH it's made me even more want to go for JM... but I think Rootes will still be second. Not sure what'll be third. Cryfield or Tocil may be..

Cryfield is in an inconvenient spot and is the laughing stock of the campus accommodations, go for Tocil .

I'm very surprised Rootes has been changed to 39-week lets - making the price difference between it and AV / JM much more negligible is bizarre. And I don't imagine there's huge demand for holiday rent in Rootes either - maybe making 50% of Rootes a 30 week let and 50% 39 week would've been more sensible.