University of York accomodation

Hello, I have just made York my firm choice for Uni and am deciding on accommodation but am worried about the accommodation being too noisy.
I am autistic and struggle with noise, so was wondering which college is best to pick?
Thank you

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Anonymous #1

Original post by biology234

Hello, I have just made York my firm choice for Uni and am deciding on accommodation but am worried about the accommodation being too noisy.
I am autistic and struggle with noise, so was wondering which college is best to pick?
Thank you

Alcuin and Goodricke have a reputation for being the quieter colleges

Reply 2

University of York

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Hi there, our Accommodation team are always happy to help answer any questions or give advice over the phone or via email. Applying with additional requirements may be the right route for you, we have more information on our webpage which explains it in a bit more detail.

You email the team directly [email protected] or call +44 (0)1904 322165 and we'll be happy to help!

Reply 3

Anonymous #2

Hey, fellow autistic here, I've also just firmed York for the biology department. Just based on the website Alcuin seems the best for location compared to the department and library. It's a shame York doesn't offer quiet accommodation like other universities. I'd love to chat to you though about accommodation and biology courses :smile:

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biology234

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Original post by Anonymous

Hey, fellow autistic here, I've also just firmed York for the biology department. Just based on the website Alcuin seems the best for location compared to the department and library. It's a shame York doesn't offer quiet accommodation like other universities. I'd love to chat to you though about accommodation and biology courses :smile:

Hi, thank you so for this! I would love to chat to you too about the course and accommodation- I am doing biomedical science so we would be in the same department.😀

Reply 5

lol.yolo

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As others have said, Alcuin's college stereotype is 'the quiet one', but if I were you I'd pay attention to the walls!!! Living in any shared accommodation you're likely to encounter different sleep/wake schedules, living habits and noise levels etc. some accommodation is built to insulate noise better than others. I can't speak for Alcuin but Eric Milner and Le Page have paper thin walls so maybe not the best bet. If you don't already, invest in some ear defenders/noise cancelling headphones just incase (DSA should be able to cover that sort of thing)

ditto on the "I wish York offered "quiet" accommodation like some other unis do"

Reply 6

anonmy179

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Original post by biology234

Hi, thank you so for this! I would love to chat to you too about the course and accommodation- I am doing biomedical science so we would be in the same department.😀

Hey! i have firmed York for biomedicine too

Reply 7

valiantsonofhel

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Original post by biology234

Hi, thank you so for this! I would love to chat to you too about the course and accommodation- I am doing biomedical science so we would be in the same department.😀

Hii!!
I'm also doing bio. at york and thinking about choosing alcuin. Honestly, what is the diff between 40 and 44 weeks, apart from the month less lmao. I'm only seeing 40 weeks for alcuin so

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Original post by valiantsonofhel

Hii!!
I'm also doing bio. at york and thinking about choosing alcuin. Honestly, what is the diff between 40 and 44 weeks, apart from the month less lmao. I'm only seeing 40 weeks for alcuin so

Hi!

The 40-week lets cover the academic year and Easter and Christmas vacations, up until the start of the summer vacation whereas the 44-week lets cover a bit of the summer vacation. So it depends if you'd like to stay on a bit longer into the summer (for example to get a part-time job) 🙂

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