University of Leeds

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James Baillie!

.HollyB.

hey...i've just applied to JBP...and I was just wondering who else has applied there, or thinking of applying there?

Holly

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Reply 1

Pippa2244

hey, i have applied there too....but i havent seen it in the flesh...so i hope i like it, my friend suggested it so thought it was my best bet!!

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Reply 2

Jonny_Wales

I've applied there aswell :smile:

Hope i get in now and get this accomodation looks like a nice place. Went up on the open day and it looked one of the best in the nicest looking area :biggrin:

Hope to see you all soon! :biggrin:

Reply 3

Flugtag

ive applied there too. It seems like a nice place, although i havent been there before!

Reply 4

.HollyB.

yay!

hope we all get in!!

i had a look round on the open day and it was defo my fave from all the ones i saw! x

Reply 5

xsarahbx

i really wanna go to james baillie.. looks really nice and heard lots of good things about it.. wasnt one of the ones i looked at though when i went up to leeds! wonder what the chances are of gettin yout first option for accomodation! :confused:

Reply 6

oranges123

im thinking of applying here too!
just wondered what the 'common rooms' are like?
is there one big one for all of JBP or are there little ones per 6 people?

Reply 7

accomoffice

xsarahbx

wonder what the chances are of gettin yout first option for accomodation

Around 75% of people get their preferred residence. However, that depends on what you put as your preference. If you put a big residence that isn't particularly oversubscribed (e.g. Bodington, Lupton, Oxley, Clarence Dock) then your chances will be far higher than that. If you put somewhere small and/or oversubscribed (e.g. Ellerslie, Devonshire), your chances will be much less.

It's difficult for us to be certain, from year to year, which will be the most oversubscribed residences - I reckon that this year, Henry Price will also be very oversubscribed (as lots of people have seen it if they've attended departmental Open Days) and, by the sound of it, JBP may be more oversubscribed than Leodis. (unless it's just you lot :wink:

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But try not to worry too much - our annual survey shows that most people are happy with where they end up. And for those who aren't, it's relatively easy to change around after the start of term as vacancies come available (although we obviously can't guarantee that the particular place you want will be available - especially if you're looking for something like an en suite room at Ellerslie; there are only 39 out of our total of 7800 accommodation places :eek:

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Hope this helps :smile:

Reply 8

accomoffice

oranges123

just wondered what the 'common rooms' are like?
is there one big one for all of JBP or are there little ones per 6 people?

Just the one common room (with adjoining conservatory....) but the living area within each flat is really nice too.

Reply 9

ahhogarth1

James Baillie is lovely! I live here now and i love it :biggrin:

Reply 10

Glamourama

I applied to JBP :], self catered, standard room?
Haven't seen it though, eek!

Reply 11

aliclare

I applied straight after the open day.. I loved JBP compared to everything else. Really hope i get in there.. :smile:

Reply 12

Katherine123

i have applied to live in Jb, walked to it from the uni the other day, its not too far, and my friends who are at Leeds atm reckon its a cool place to live...

Very leafy in the hill leading upto it!
x

Reply 13

zain88

Katherine123

HILL!!!

Reply 14

Podge

zain88

HILL!!!

haha you dont think it is a hill when you drive up it...after a year of walking up it, it becomes the bain of your life! Hence the reason "North Hill Road" haha

sorry its not that bad. but yeah there is a gentle incline!

Reply 15

Jonny_Wales

Seems to be alot of females applying here.....is this the case? Not that im bothered either way lol could be an advantage lol soz anyway whats the male:female ratio like here?

Reply 16

Jonny_Wales

What are the contracts like in terms of dates your allowed to stay in accomodation until for example before christmas etc. Do you have to be out at a certain date? Thanks

Reply 17

Mikael

I've just applied to James Baile now! Haven't visited ANY but JBP seems to be popular and rated quite nicely among everyone on here. I was initially interested about Dev but apparently it's full of rahs. Don't mean to sound narrow minded about it but I'd prefer people on the same wave length as me. Really pleased I've chosen now, being so indecisive. However I will now go onto worrying about the room sizes! Excited now I've chosen my accomm though! Why did other people chose JBP??

Reply 18

Podge

hey to the person who asked above
when i lived at jbp this year ( the year just gone) it was 70 :30 females :males! but i think it just depends on the year!

Reply 19

The OK Kid Computer Thief

Hey everyone,

just saw my application to james baillie has been successful! Apparently i'm gonna be in Block A in room 022F...anyone else gonna be there for sure yet? And can anyone who's lived in JBP let me know what block A is gonna be like?