Halls and Accommodation 2017

i think i might apply for the pooley house accommodation because even thought it's like £145, it has an en suite and seems the best for your money along with a private bathroom and a big kitchen!!! if i change my mind on shared bathrooms i might go for the cheaper ones but i am a hygiene freak ://

I have no idea which to apply for! No matter what I'm going to have to come up with £1000+ to cover it

How come?? You get £5479 loan regardless of parental income, and that covers most of the rent, I'll only be like £200 out I think

But then my loan will also have to go towards food and whatnot

I'm a first year here at QM- the actual uni halls are generally okay. Whatever you do don't go into Unite or Scape- prices are ridiculous for what you get. You might as well rent a room from a landlord (there's a page on the QM website guiding you about residences and where to look). The prices are generally lower than private halls if you can't get into uni accomodation.
The way it works is you apply for either economy, standard or deluxe (I think there is also the choice of economy with shard bathroom). The difference between the two really is not a lot- however if you're not big on flat parties I'd go with either standard or deluxe as they have smaller (5 people per flat) flats (+ larger living space). However economy gets own en suite and all the same stuff as standard so I'd place that as my first option.
I'm in Creed now which is standard price (I think about 155 a week?). Honestly okay, the kitchens feel very much like a hostel and everything feels really industrial, same for deluxe too so don't expect anything fancy.
Only thing about Creed is that if you're unlucky enough to be facing the court yard it's a little bit like a panopticon in that everyone can see into your room at all times unless you have the window closed. Very dystopian.

So go for economy if you like more people in a flat?

Yeah I think so, they have 9-10 people in each flat. It sounds like a lot but the kitchens are twice the size so there are 2 ovens and 2 hobs etc and a much larger table. I've just applied for single en-suite economy wooo

So did I, I would much rather have a larger flat than only 4/5 people!

me too, and the kitchen in the 4/5 people flats looked pretty cramped. also more likely to make friends with people in larger flats

I wish we could specifically choose which accommodation we want. I'd rather Pooley than Fielden

I've got an offer for Medicine and I'd like an ensuite room but unfortuantely, i think ive only got the choices of dawson and floyer, both of which don't have ensuite rooms I really hate bathrooms which are unhygeinic and it would suck to have flatmates who don't take care of their mess.

So go for economy if you like more people in a flat?

me too, and the kitchen in the 4/5 people flats looked pretty cramped. also more likely to make friends with people in larger flats

How come?? Is medicine on a different campus?