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lipizzaner99 in ucl

Anyone else coming this Sept for Bsc Economics?

Feb 26, 2007 20:29

helloo aall!

I'm new here & in LJ as well. I got an offer from UCL for economics for 07 entry yay!! nice to meet you all (hopefully my A level grades will make it >_< *fingers crossed*) does anyone have tips for applying for accomodation? seems that they randomly allocate you to the halls if you choose self catered ones...sigh ( Read more... )

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djeneh February 26 2007, 22:31:16 UTC

The "max amount your willing to spend" does factor into which hall they'd allocate you in.

lipizzaner99 February 26 2007, 22:40:03 UTC

hmm well i am willing to pay max 200 pounds..en suite & single. do you have any recommendation?
(:

djeneh February 28 2007, 21:36:55 UTC

200 pounds? you know it's rated per week, right? If you're willing to pay 200 pounds per week, you can get yourself a nice decent single apartment in a good area. Decent, but perhaps not spectacular because London housing can be a big sham. (I'd check gumtree.com to get some idea of the housing market here first.) There's also this place which should be opening up soon. It's actually right around James Lighthill House. But in regards to UCL student residences ( ... )

djeneh February 28 2007, 21:38:30 UTC

oops. That link was http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/main.jhtml?xml=/property/2006/11/04/pstudent04.xml

Good luck with your A-Levels

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djeneh March 4 2007, 00:09:25 UTC

There's a link to the main Nido site at the bottom of the article. It should tell you all you want to know about the pods there. The bathrooms at Max Rayne are shared between the sexes. And yes, laundry is 1.60. Judging from the accommodation booklet, John Dodgson looks really nice and the bathrooms resemble those at James Lighthill. The Economics dept. is extremely close to King's Cross, compared with the rest of the campus, so I think John Dodgson would be a good choice in your case. Have you tried looking at the discussion board on the UCL website at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/discussions/? I found it helpful when I was first starting school.

Also, undergraduates are fine. I didn't mean for the previous post to sound like a swipe against all undergrads. It just took a bit of getting used since I've been outside of the dormitory situation for quite some time now. I'm an ol' fogey who misses her own flat.

lipizzaner99 March 10 2007, 00:41:56 UTC

yeah been there..it's quite deserted tho. hmm i'm thinking of visiting other halls this week & maybe i should just write an email & appeal to be allocated to john ;p haha