Thread for accommodation questions for 09/10 entry - READ & POST HERE FIRST :o)

Got my first choice of New Arthur place flat 2

basically because its close to the sports centre. Anyone else? lol

Howdy neighbour! Flat 3 for me. I have no idea what the layout of the place is like, I'm assuming we'll be on the ground floor?

Am I the only person who specifically applied for a shared room? It's just not a big deal to me. I've shared rooms plenty of times before. Plus, the difference in price is more than worth it for first year.

I can understand if you specifically wanted a single room and weren't able to get it, but why is it such a nightmarish thought to have to share a room? In the US, it's expected that Undergraduate university students do.

I got put into the Sciennes accomodation.

However, my sister's friend who lives in edinburgh says the Meadows are pretty dodgy! But I have to walk through them to get to lectures and to the unions and stuff.

Please tell me she's exaggerating!

The Meadows aren't dodgy. It's a big park, but there's only trees of any kind by the sides of the paths so you can see the whole thing by standing in one spot. On top of that there's always a lot of people walking through it, especially till the library closing time (midnight), and when the pubs close and then again when the clubs close. There could be more lights I suppose, but all in all it's fine to walk through it by yourself. The only time I've been creeped out by the Meadows was really early one morning when it was all foggy. And if you live in Sciennes walking round the Meadows isn't usually that much trouble in the first place, if you prefer it that way.

What about walking through it at 3am after a night out?

I think it's fine. That's when the clubs close and there's a lot of people crossing the Meadows at the same time, especially on the couple of the paths that go through the middle of it. I've never heard of anyone I know or friends of friends etc get in trouble on the Meadows. Just don't leave the paths in the dark if you're by yourself.

Apparently there's quite a few muggings in the Park though. One of which happened on the middle path (whatever it's called). I remember reading it in the scotsman I think.

Anyway, I prob won't walk through it myself at stupid o'clock.

Okay, I haven't heard ANYTHING from accomodation services. Applied two months ago and got the conformation letter and everything. Just checked my email, and MyEd- nothing. Should I be worried..?
(Edinburgh is Conditional, Firm for me).

Edit: Just noticed the accomodation channel. But it's down?! hoping I haven't missed an offer... :|

I'm in Fraser Court, FC252 I think! Second choice but still really looking forward to it.

Sorry to bother someone with this question as its probably bein answered a hundred times but when are people actually moving up there accomadation in September early or just before freshers????

Grr.. I want to know where I'll end up! Any Internationals/EU applicants know yet? At first glance it seems to me that only UK people are getting their reply so far.