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Shared Rooms At Uni
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I got my accomidation information from my soon to be uni (Exeter) this morning. Even though I applied for single rooms, I have been put in a shared room. I have already phoned the uni but they reckon its unlikely there will be any other places for me to go and have a single room.
I am fairly uncomfortable about having to share you see, i just feel as if I will have no privacy. And I wont be able to do my own thing. Someone will be there most of the time. I just, I just dont think I could put up with it that well.
Can anyone give me any advice how to deal with the situation? I mean what if the person I end up sharing with is someone I dont get on with?
I am fairly uncomfortable about having to share you see, i just feel as if I will have no privacy. And I wont be able to do my own thing. Someone will be there most of the time. I just, I just dont think I could put up with it that well.
Can anyone give me any advice how to deal with the situation? I mean what if the person I end up sharing with is someone I dont get on with?
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i dunno, i'd hate to have to share. I reckon you should look for a house like someone else said.at least you would have your own room, and its normally cheaper to live off campus
I guess I can just hope some rooms come available
less you go and get looked after in the army all your life, you'll have to do it yourself some day, why not start earlier?
you will meet plenty of people at uni, whether at or off campus.
these other rooms, where are they? are they in self catered flats or what?
From what I hear though, most people say that they never used the catering as it was gross food, or the food was there at a specific time, and if they weren't in then it was just tough luck.
Personally I'd rather get a private room without catering, than a shared one with.
I had one in first year at Durham, and it was alright. The roomie was a bit of a nutter, and he thought the same of me, but it wasn't too horrific.
You could try contacting the university and say that you have a sleeping problem, and you feel it would be unfair for someone to have to share with you. But other than that you will justy have to grin and bear it, at least for a few weeks. It's a good way of making an instant friend, unless he's a prick.
If you don't get a discounted room rate for sharing I would play hell with them. They don't discount at Durham and the only reason why I didn't play hell was because I got an ensuite room instead of a normal one.
At the end of the day, it should be tolerable - so long as the person doesn't snore really badly constantly
Yeh, that's something that I think i'll miss about halls - it's a bit more sociable. However from what I know, you only really properly get to know the people you live with or near too.
Urg I had to share a room with my dad last night staying at a relatives, he is a noisy sleeper and I hardly slept. I do have real trouble getting to sleep and Im quite a light sleeper also. I dont want to have to be tired all the time.
Also it just would feel weird someone else having access to all my stuff
Exeter is such a great place, sharing a room won't put a dampener on it!
I've just finished my first year there and I know a couple of people for whom sharing a room worked out really well.
You have to have the preliminary discussion of "look, we're gonna have to share but it'll be okay if we respect each other"
Ask questions like:-
- how do you want to decorate our room?
- do you like to get up early or lie in?
- do you like the lights off when you go to sleep or are you okay with a lamp on?
- how many nights a week do you like to go out?
- when do you study best?
- what music do you like?
- if you want some time alone, what signal should we use?
- which items of yours are borrowable if necessary (e.g. a pen from your desk drawer) and which areas of your room are totally off limits?
Consider investing in a lockable box/container for any personal possessions you'd like to keep private.
Also remember headphones so you can still enjoy your music and/or television whilst your roomie is sleeping/working.
Halls are noisy no matter what - invest in a sleeping mask so even if your roomie comes in and turns the light on you won't be disturbed, and several pairs of earplugs.
By the way I appreciate the way that some of you think i am capable of getting a girl back to the room.
Perhaps they were thinking of the person you'd be sharing with bringing someone back
The fee for 2004/2005 will be £ XXXX for the period stated in the agreement and is for a Twin EnSuite room. All rooms are for single occupancy unless otherwise stated.
Now on the letter it doesn't mention anywhere about me sharing a room with someone else, and elsewhere they say people do end up living in the twin rooms on their own. So maybe I am on my own in there? If im really lucky? I guess I will only find out when I go on the 26th.
It has stated, in the phrase "TWIN ensuite" that you ARE sharing. Hope hall is SERIOUSLY oversubscribed - they would not, under any cirumstances, leave a bed unfilled.
I knew it was a long shot but I had my hope. I'll just try not to think about it in the meantime.
Yes, but I'm sure i'll be too busy the first week or so to remember
No it's not.
If they say that and it has not been explicitly said in Renzo's agreement that it is to share a room, then they are breaking their side of the agreement.
It would be more likely that it's two rooms joining one bathroom.
I've never known anywhere in this country where you share a room, but I've not been in halls
as do st andrews. however, from what renzo has quoted from his accommodation stuff i would be very surprised if he is not in a room of his own. i think it meant that he would have to share a bathroom with another person, not a room as mist has pointed out it said "all rooms are single occupancy"
someone said this:
in one of the halls of residence in edinburgh they have 2 beds per room but they are still single rooms. i dont understand the logic but thats what they have.
like WHO PUTS ANTISEPTIC IN WITH THEIR WASHING!?
This means that you, and only you, are allowed to occupy the room under the tenancy agreement. Thus, you are not allowed to move someone else in, such as a GF, relative, or other 3rd party into the room.
It has nothing to do with whether you are in a twin room or not. As stated in your accomodation letter, you are in a Twin room in Hope Hall, and I know that there is no chance that you will be on your own, as aformentioned, the hall is heavily oversubscribed.
Atleast you do get a much bigger room, and ensuite. Plus, Hope is extremely nice accomodation, with good food and great staff (ok ok I'm slightly biased on that one ). You can ask Hospitality Services to move you, but from recollection, only after the first two weeks. And you are likely to end up somewhere thats far worse in terms of accomodation than Hope (heard of Duryard?)
If you think how you've ended up is bad, imagine being stuck in Duryard (now the oldest, and worst) halls, in a twin room. Happened to a friend of mine last year.
Yeah it could have been worse, I've got an ensuite room in my chosen hall. I just hope my potential roomy is alright, and isn't a loud sleeper I had the thought last night though, i guess my roommate could end up being someone i vaguely know from school if the coincidence is weird enough, because i do know *of* a few people going to Exeter...
Hmm. Well if someone told me that I was going into a "single occupancy" room and it turned out that there was someone else in it there would be hell to pay.