Official University of Portsmouth 2021 applicant thread

Hi! I'm Cristina and I recently applied to Portsmouth(and got an offer) for Psychology (4 years) starting in September!
I am currently doing biology,psychology and spanish A Level

Which accommodation / type of accom is everyone thinking about

Hi im Jorja, I'm hopefully going to studying Psychology in September too!

Hi!

Everybody is different and has different preferences. In your first year, I would recommend going with one of the university halls accommodation. Here you will get more support from the university as these companies work in partnership with the uni. they can all be found on this link https://www.port.ac.uk/student-life/accommodation/our-halls-of-residence
It will depend on your budget, whether you want an en-suite, you're own kitchen, a double bed, catering etc.

I hope this helps!
Chloe - Official Student Rep

Thank you! I have a question I hope you can answer - today I was rejected for my course but they said they will try to consider me for a similar appropriate course. If they find one for me will I need to do another interview for that course or will they use my responses from my interview I already done to assist any new proposition?

Hi!

No worries.
I would contact the person that emailed you this. They should be able to talk you through the process in more depth. Maybe ask over the phone or gather a few questions you have for them.
Not every course at Portsmouth requires an interview process, so there might be a chance that you might not get one. I know with my course I was not required to complete an interview.
It would be a good idea to ask whoever contacted you about this or [email protected] because they'll be able to provide you with more specific information about this.

I hope this helps and good luck with securing a place!
Chloe - Official Student Rep

Hey, any idea what date we’ll be able to move into accommodation?

Hey guys! I got an offer for Law LLB at Portsmouth I wanted to know if anyone applied to Law and what do you think of their program? Is it as rewarding as going to Essex for example?

Hi! @Melia33

Congratulations on your offer!
If you would like to get to know people on your course then many students set up Facebook pages and stuff and this is usually a good way.
Also, if you have any questions about the course feel free to email the course [email protected]

Chloe - Official Student Rep

On the Facebook group I’ve seen a lot of people saying how Catherine house is already fully booked/sold out? How is this possible since the uni hasn’t released accom yet and how is this fair since some of us haven’t had all our offers back yet so can’t choose firms and therefore accom?

Its full for private booking. Those are just the rooms the housing company didn't let to the uni and kept for themselves. The majority of rooms are let to the uni and are not bookable till Portsmouth accommodation opens.

Its full for private booking. Those are just the rooms the housing company didn't let to the uni and kept for themselves. The majority of rooms are let to the uni and are not bookable till Portsmouth accommodation opens.

I initially thought the booked rooms were just for the current year, not 2021-2022. But the private booking makes sense (though not sure how people managed to do so). Good to hear there are still rooms available, then (not sure how many though so it'd be wise to apply asap)

Also, this page states that the accommodation application is opening "at the end of February", so most likely today or sometime this week: https://www.port.ac.uk/student-life/accommodation/guaranteed-room-in-halls