The place you will spend most of your time is where you live. While this may vary depending on several factors, the average person spends about 70 hours a week at home, and that’s not even including the time we spend sleeping.    It’s safe to say that where we live matters and has a potentially big impact on the rest of our lives in either a good or bad way. Students are no exception as the accommodation you end up in can change your

Finding somewhere to live at university can be a challenge. There’s lots to consider when choosing your room, including whether or not you’ll share with housemates, what bed size bed you’d like, what kind of room you see yourself in and, of course, how close you’ll be to university.   From studios to en suite bathrooms and shared bedrooms, you have plenty of choice. To help you make the right one, we’ve decoded all the room types on Student.com so

Finding an apartment that suits you can take weeks or months (and after you finally find your apartment, you won’t be able to move in right away). You can expect quite a lot of hurdles, from when you are viewing properties until when you move in.      Inspections Before renting a new place, you should inspect it carefully. Take notes about what you like or did not like about it – perhaps take some pictures on your phone

One of the biggest problems which occur when students are going abroad is finding accommodation which is safe and secure. It is crucially important that online booking accommodation companies have feedback from other students who have already use their services; these comments and reviews will help you decide which landlords you can trust and are reliable. Before booking an accommodation, read carefully the private and policy statements which will help you to

Knowing where you’re going to live while you’re studying abroad is very important because it can impact how much you enjoy your experience studying in another country. If you’re living somewhere you don’t like or somewhere don’t feel safe, it can make you feel down about your overall experience. However if you’re living with people you get on well with and you feel comfortable, you can focus on your studies and make lifelong friends in the process.  

What do you do when on-campus accommodation isn’t available? Homestay and residence hall programmes are widely recommended for not just offering safe accommodation, but also offering students a closer look at how people live in that country. In a homestay, a student lives as a guest in a citizen’s own home; meanwhile a residence hall is an apartment shared between students off-campus. Sara’s Homestay  is a US-based company which