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

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IB00
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Does AV have an advantage over JM for having a common room for each corridor?
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IB00
Does AV have an advantage over JM for having a common room for each corridor?

Only really in the sense that it means you have slightly more space to socialise. In AV, you get a big room split in two - one part is the kitchen, and the other part is the dining room/common room/lounge area. In JM, you just get the whole thing combined as one room and although the kitchen itself is bigger (because it has to incorporate a table and chairs too), the whole area is smaller than in AV. That said, it wouldn't affect your social life.
IB00
Does AV have an advantage over JM for having a common room for each corridor?


While the lounges are nice, the kitchens are awful. Rooms are generally bigger in AV, as are the corridors. JM 1 has a lift and new kitchens. I'm thinking that they will upgrade the other kitchens at JM over the holidays. JM kitchens are larger than AV kitchens, yet the kitchen itself isn't as big as the AV lounge.

AV is tucked away in the corner between Tocil and JM, meaning that JM is better placed with regards to the SU/Costcutter and Tocil (and Cryfield) are nearer to Tesco/Sports Centre.

It's a 2-3 minute time saving if you live in Tocil/JM compared to AV.
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aza484
I got that quite a lot in the first few weeks... was so weird. I remember when I went to review the View in the union for the Boar i had 4 people ask if I was aza484... :eek:


Do you have the face of aza484 xD I mean, how'd they even know you use TSR
IB00
Does AV have an advantage over JM for having a common room for each corridor?


Both are nice and the slight differences aren't significant. However it is worth nothing that a) I noticed that these residences tended to be quieter than Rootes/Tocil etc (perhaps depends who lives there) and b) it is worth making sure you also select non en-suite ones that you really like as so many people apply for the ensuite, you may not get that.
You must apply for 3 anyway.

There's this thing about Westwood that makes it so good yet so out of the way. Westwood gets few applicants (because it is so far away) yet the rooms are massive. Most people who put Warwick as insurance will either end up here (often shared) or will have to live off campus. It does form it's own community and from an outsider's point of view I know two very close blocks and it makes be go :h:

There's just one thing about Westwood (or any other accommodation you definitely don't want to end up in) - if you don't want to end up there then don't put it down and fill up all 6 your choices in order to avoid it. Putting something down a 5th or 6th option will act as a good failsafe, especially if you have lectures in Gibbet Hill and don't want to be 45 minutes away.
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madz90
There's quite alot of Rootes bashing going on here but I think it's all pretty exaggerated. I live in New Rootes and it's great. Everyone is really friendly and sociable and as long as you say hi to people during freshers and after you'll have plenty of mates there. There's at least four kitchens in my building that I get on with really well. I think there's a bit of a stereotype going around about Rootes that everyone is a complete party animal and goes wild every day 'til the early hours of the morning. This isn't necessarily true. There's loads of different types of people here, some of which like to go out every night and some who don't. It's your choice who you hang out with. Noise in the early hours isn't really a problem and we've had about 2 fire alarms this term so far which is nothing really. You can live in Rootes, have a great time and still do well in your studies. Many of the people down my corridor are currently averaging firsts. I've got mates in JM, AV, Tocil, Whitefields and Westwood and relatively their halls all seem pretty dead and quite frankly, boring. There are obviously some exceptions to this but on the whole Rootes seems like a much better place to be. Room size and sharing toilets really becomes a non issue once you get here unless you live in your room 24/7 and never leave! I can't imagine living anywhere else.
I still prefer Tocil to Rootes...

But at the end of the day, most current students will tell you their hall is the best (or the one they were in as a fresher).
Which goes to show you will probably have a fantastic first year wherever you live. I wish I could do it all over again :redface:
Westwood seems pretty go, Jack Martin/AV however, sound pro though. Going to be studying History (hopefully) and I play guitar, any recommendations? (thanks in advance)
Luke_Wiechula
Westwood seems pretty go, Jack Martin/AV however, sound pro though. Going to be studying History (hopefully) and I play guitar, any recommendations? (thanks in advance)

It's hard to say without knowing more about your personality and things like that. Doing history you'll most likely be in the humanities building, which is right in the middle of campus and therefore pretty much equidistant from most accommodation blocks (except Westwood, and I suppose Lakeside and Heronbank). AV and JM are both great, the stereotypes about AV being quiet are exaggerated but JM is generally more lively/loud than AV.
There's a guy who plays a guitar who lives below me in JM.

The Westwood community is great, it's just that it is caused by them living so far away and being so isolated. If only you could live close to main campus and get the Westwood community :moon:
ensuite worth it or not?
ronaldo91
ensuite worth it or not?

Personally, I would say so. It totally depends whether you have the patience to potentially put up with people who spend hours in the shower, and how much of a private person you are etc., you could end up with some really disgusting people too but it's unlikely. I had ensuite myself so I don't know exactly how it is to share bathrooms and toilets, but I suppose it depends on the people you are put with to an extent. I would always choose ensuite again.
secretmessages
Personally, I would say so. It totally depends whether you have the patience to potentially put up with people who spend hours in the shower, and how much of a private person you are etc., you could end up with some really disgusting people too but it's unlikely. I had ensuite myself so I don't know exactly how it is to share bathrooms and toilets, but I suppose it depends on the people you are put with to an extent. I would always choose ensuite again.


WTF MAN YOU GIVING ME MIXED MSGS?
lol

its like £40 difference right?
so like £5 a day for ensuite. thats like a open raise. tempting.

how exactly does the app process work? apply for like 4 in order and its drawn?

i think il just apply for rootes,jm,av,tocil so i can be close to gym.
ronaldo91
WTF MAN YOU GIVING ME MIXED MSGS?
lol

its like £40 difference right?
so like £5 a day for ensuite. thats like a open raise. tempting.

how exactly does the app process work? apply for like 4 in order and its drawn?

i think il just apply for rootes,jm,av,tocil so i can be close to gym.

:lolwut: How am I giving you mixed messages? I say it's worth it at the beginning and that I'd choose ensuite again at the end? :p:

The price difference varies depending on the specific accommodation you choose. The application process.. you apply for however many you want (I think), but at most one 30-week ensuite and one 39-week ensuite. You also choose your preferences like quiet area or not, and write a bit about yourselves, and then Warwick try to choose where you'd be most suited to according to your preferences to halls and your personality. Getting your first choice isn't guaranteed, especially if it's popular. You really have to try and be clever and play to the stereotypes of each hall if you want to be sure of getting your preferred accommodation. For example if you wanted to get into AV, you could exaggerate the "quiet" stereotype and say you hate loud people. Something like that.
secretmessages
:lolwut: How am I giving you mixed messages? I say it's worth it at the beginning and that I'd choose ensuite again at the end? :p:

The price difference varies depending on the specific accommodation you choose. The application process.. you apply for however many you want (I think), but at most one 30-week ensuite and one 39-week ensuite. You also choose your preferences like quiet area or not, and write a bit about yourselves, and then Warwick try to choose where you'd be most suited to according to your preferences to halls and your personality. Getting your first choice isn't guaranteed, especially if it's popular. You really have to try and be clever and play to the stereotypes of each hall if you want to be sure of getting your preferred accommodation. For example if you wanted to get into AV, you could exaggerate the "quiet" stereotype and say you hate loud people. Something like that.


oops i read 'so' as 'no' lol im an idiot.

but i like loud people but might want av? but dnt want to end up in av with quiet people lol tricky.

the personality bit sounds bs i doubt someone acttually reads it and analyses it lol
ronaldo91
oops i read 'so' as 'no' lol im an idiot.

but i like loud people but might want av? but dnt want to end up in av with quiet people lol tricky.

the personality bit sounds bs i doubt someone acttually reads it and analyses it lol

JM is effectively the louder version of AV. They don't have a common room, but I think all/most of the kitchens have been done up (or will be by the time you get here) so that'll be quite cool. And you'd be surprised - it takes Warwick long enough to get accommodation offers through, they probably do read every single one, or at least those for people who perhaps can't have their first choice for example.. so it is important definitely.
secretmessages
JM is effectively the louder version of AV. They don't have a common room, but I think all/most of the kitchens have been done up (or will be by the time you get here) so that'll be quite cool. And you'd be surprised - it takes Warwick long enough to get accommodation offers through, they probably do read every single one, or at least those for people who perhaps can't have their first choice for example.. so it is important definitely.


whats the jm stereotype. i really cant believe how personalities even exist, like surely all the people are all the same?

and if i was on the accomodation team id put some messy loud ****** with some quite ocd people just for kicks. meh
ronaldo91
whats the jm stereotype. i really cant believe how personalities even exist, like surely all the people are all the same?

and if i was on the accomodation team id put some messy loud ****** with some quite ocd people just for kicks. meh

JM doesn't really have a stereotype, I think it's more of an even match. Not too sure, TheTallOne would be the one to ask about that! :smile:
secretmessages
JM doesn't really have a stereotype, I think it's more of an even match. Not too sure, TheTallOne would be the one to ask about that! :smile:


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ronaldo91
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Right, so you want to be close to the Gym so that means main campus - ie AV/Tocil/JM/Whitefields (no)/Rootes and Cryfield/Claycroft/Benefactors to some extent. Note that JM/AV/Cryfield/Benefactors are 30 week lets meaning they you need to move your stuff out :colonhash: but don't really waste money during the holidays. This cuts the costs down - with clearly makes Cryfield the cheapest and makes the 39 week lets slightly more expensive (eg Rootes is only £411 cheaper per year than JM, slightly less than the £5 week difference).

With regards to some sort of stereotype - you are less likely to encounter financially strapped students and there is the 'oh you're from JM so you must be rich' feeling on this forum (but I don't think I've heard it much IRL, other than Totally Tom). There have been complaints from another JM block that the one I'm in (JM 1) is more value for money because the kitchens have been redone here and not there (probably will all be new next year) and it is closer to everything by about 90 seconds. There have been intentional fire alarms being set off between midnight and 6am though, perhaps because it's just JM :dontknow:

Relatively large number of internationals compared to other areas and it's honestly difficult to get any Chinese national to mix with everyone else. The majority of Chinese in the SU were born here, but there are the occasional few who integrate. Couple of other quiet people here and the stairwell is a bit of a barrier (there's two interlinked corridors and another one on the other side of the stairs) so you could end up on a quieter side of the block. That said, the social hub of a block is decided on the first few days so anything can really happen. Rooms are smaller than AV and even the corridors are noticeably wider when you enter AV. Compared to Cryfield though the space you have is massive.

Other than that I don't think what you write in the PS part actually affects residence allocation, only the check boxes and numbering of choices. The PS is for allocation into corridors. If you want an en suite, pick it as number 1 and choose good backups (and if you really don't want to be miles away pick all the central ones and fill up all 6 choices or something). Have any allergies, list them to improve the chance of getting first choice, say you are lively in the PS to get yourself in a more lively kitchen if you want so and take the top shelf of the fridge when you get there as you get an extra inch of storage space :yy:

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