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Reply 5200

An4w42

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Is anyone in constable terrace?

Reply 5201

lilGem

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Original post by emtheelf

I have been told that's my only real option if I'm completely rejected from accommodation. I don't really want to live in the private sector first year though. It's a bit of a dilemma. I'm considering deferring but I'm not sure if they'd let me if this is the reason why.

have a look at homerun :smile:

university approved landlords and there are students looking to fill a room

Reply 5202

EllaEvans

Original post by thatalienET

In Colman House, CH14M, anyone else or some Facebook groups?

colman house fb group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/956285774389707/1012257118792572/?notif_t=group_activity

Reply 5203

EllaEvans

colman house, flat 10 anyone????? we have a fb group.

Reply 5204

Faris480

They just e-mailed me and said we'll know by the 25th if we get accommodation at UEA or not

Reply 5205

emtheelf

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Original post by lilGem

have a look at homerun :smile:

university approved landlords and there are students looking to fill a room

I've registered for it but don't really want to be with second years or third years just as a filled room, I'm trying to find first years but don't really want to live in private accommodation at all. We'll see what happens.

Reply 5206

kpwxx

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Original post by emtheelf

I've registered for it but don't really want to be with second years or third years just as a filled room, I'm trying to find first years but don't really want to live in private accommodation at all. We'll see what happens.

Try and look at it from the perspective that you will have to live in private after first year anyway, so this is just a year sooner. Yes it will be with strangers but so would uni accom.

I understand wanting to be with first years, but hopefully you will be able to as there will be many others in your situation. Norwich is a reasonably small city and most of the private student accommodation on offer is close to the uni - feel free to ask about any particular locations if you would like to (PM if you want!!).

Having said that, my husband (then boyfriend) moved in with a group of UEA second years he'd never met. He was incredibly nervous but he ended up becoming great friends with them and they are now still, several years on, some of our closest friends. I spent lots of time with them too so wasn't in my uea accom much (back when even insurance and clearing students got rooms!!) And I still made friends in my year/on my course as well.

Best of luck!

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Reply 5207

emtheelf

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Original post by kpwxx

Try and look at it from the perspective that you will have to live in private after first year anyway, so this is just a year sooner. Yes it will be with strangers but so would uni accom.

I understand wanting to be with first years, but hopefully you will be able to as there will be many others in your situation. Norwich is a reasonably small city and most of the private student accommodation on offer is close to the uni - feel free to ask about any particular locations if you would like to (PM if you want!!).

Having said that, my husband (then boyfriend) moved in with a group of UEA second years he'd never met. He was incredibly nervous but he ended up becoming great friends with them and they are now still, several years on, some of our closest friends. I spent lots of time with them too so wasn't in my uea accom much (back when even insurance and clearing students got rooms!!) And I still made friends in my year/on my course as well.

Best of luck!

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I understand that but it's not the university experience I really want (being so far away from where the majority of first years are and not being with people from my year) add to that how little help we're getting and what a mad scramble it is to find any sort of private accommodation and it's really turning me off the whole thing.

I'll wait until Tuesday to hear for definite that I haven't got accommodation before I decide anything but I don't want to be in that situation and also know my parents (who will be paying for my rent almost fully) don't really want me in it either.

I've been talking to other first years but we've had little assistance and have no way of viewing properties. There's not a huge amount of houses really so everyone is trying to get the same ones. It's just really not what I wanted to be doing four weeks before I left for uni.

Reply 5208

Cate1976

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Original post by emtheelf

I understand that but it's not the university experience I really want (being so far away from where the majority of first years are and not being with people from my year) add to that how little help we're getting and what a mad scramble it is to find any sort of private accommodation and it's really turning me off the whole thing.

I'll wait until Tuesday to hear for definite that I haven't got accommodation before I decide anything but I don't want to be in that situation and also know my parents (who will be paying for my rent almost fully) don't really want me in it either.

I've been talking to other first years but we've had little assistance and have no way of viewing properties. There's not a huge amount of houses really so everyone is trying to get the same ones. It's just really not what I wanted to be doing four weeks before I left for uni.

If you do defer, you'll have a higher chance of being in halls next year, not only due to having place at uni confirmed but also the new halls of residence will be open.

https://portal.uea.ac.uk/estates/improving-your-campus/buildings-and-projects/theblackdaledevelopment.

Reply 5209

emtheelf

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Original post by Cate1976

If you do defer, you'll have a higher chance of being in halls next year, not only due to having place at uni confirmed but also the new halls of residence will be open.

https://portal.uea.ac.uk/estates/improving-your-campus/buildings-and-projects/theblackdaledevelopment.

Oh my goodness, thank you, I didn't even know this was happening. I'll ask to make sure if/when I phone the university about this but thanks. I know my parents were worried the same thing would happen all over again.

Reply 5210

kpwxx

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Original post by emtheelf

I understand that but it's not the university experience I really want (being so far away from where the majority of first years are and not being with people from my year) add to that how little help we're getting and what a mad scramble it is to find any sort of private accommodation and it's really turning me off the whole thing.

I'll wait until Tuesday to hear for definite that I haven't got accommodation before I decide anything but I don't want to be in that situation and also know my parents (who will be paying for my rent almost fully) don't really want me in it either.

I've been talking to other first years but we've had little assistance and have no way of viewing properties. There's not a huge amount of houses really so everyone is trying to get the same ones. It's just really not what I wanted to be doing four weeks before I left for uni.

Fair enough. I understand your feelings totally - before getting results I had already decided that if I didn't get in to UEA I was going to defer and try again. If you have a certain idea of what you want it may be worth that year to wait to get it. I hope that if that's the choice you make the uni allows you to defer. And best of luck for this year, you still have a chance with that!

Like the poster above said I would find it highly likely you'd get a place as a confirmed student next year, however of course always check thoroughly. Make sure that having applied previously won't have an impact on it either.

Xxx

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Reply 5211

emtheelf

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Original post by kpwxx

Fair enough. I understand your feelings totally - before getting results I had already decided that if I didn't get in to UEA I was going to defer and try again. If you have a certain idea of what you want it may be worth that year to wait to get it. I hope that if that's the choice you make the uni allows you to defer. And best of luck for this year, you still have a chance with that!

Like the poster above said I would find it highly likely you'd get a place as a confirmed student next year, however of course always check thoroughly. Make sure that having applied previously won't have an impact on it either.

Xxx

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Thanks

It was just already tough after not getting into my firm and being really close to that and then having all these issues now. It really feels like UEA has abandoned us too. Everyone I've asked only found out that they didn't have accommodation because we asked them, not because they told us and have found them really lacking when they've emailed or phoned to ask for assistance. I'm still talking it through with my parents but I'll triple check with the uni too before I actually defer or anything like that.