Accommodation enquiry
It might be a dumb question but I was wondering
Uni accommodation is only for or at east the ones I've looked at have contracted between 39 and 44 weeks.
I researched and the school year is like 40 to 44.
So again a dumb question but let's say you don't intend to go back to your parents or family. What's the best thing to do during the half term holidays or summer holidays.
Uni accommodation is only for or at east the ones I've looked at have contracted between 39 and 44 weeks.
I researched and the school year is like 40 to 44.
So again a dumb question but let's say you don't intend to go back to your parents or family. What's the best thing to do during the half term holidays or summer holidays.
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by AnonymousIt might be a dumb question but I was wondering
Uni accommodation is only for or at east the ones I've looked at have contracted between 39 and 44 weeks.
I researched and the school year is like 40 to 44.
So again a dumb question but let's say you don't intend to go back to your parents or family. What's the best thing to do during the half term holidays or summer holidays.
Uni accommodation is only for or at east the ones I've looked at have contracted between 39 and 44 weeks.
I researched and the school year is like 40 to 44.
So again a dumb question but let's say you don't intend to go back to your parents or family. What's the best thing to do during the half term holidays or summer holidays.
There are no half-terms at Uni.
31 week contracts don't include accommodation during the main Christmas, Easter or Summer holidays, but you would still need need to remove all your belongings from the room during those breaks. Some London Unis offer this so they can let rooms to tourists/visitors during holidays.
39-week contacts are the standard Uni housing contract - and typically run from mid September to mid June, and cover Christmas and Easter holidays but not the summer. Its 39-weeks because the Uni year is several weeks shorter than the conventional school year. Btw, a 39-week contract means that very literally - you'll be given very specific move in and move out dates, and those are exactly what they mean, with no flexibility. Yes, you are expected to be 'somewhere else' during the summer holiday - ie. living at home.
40-weeks would typically run until the end of June, 42-week would usually just extend a week or so at either end of the standard 39-week contract (late August to early July) - good for Internationals who need to be at Uni earlier for intensive English courses, or those with late finish courses etc). 50/52 week contract are essentially 12-month housing for those on postgrad courses that run an entire year not an 'academic year'- or those who need continuous housing (ex-'in-care' etc with no home base to return to.).
Is that all a bit clearer now?
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