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
At many universities, the dormitories are very small and you are expected to share this tiny room with someone you just met. Living in such close quarters makes it inevitable that some habits of yours might annoy your new roommate. Also, for many students, this is the first time they are living with someone else besides their family. That is why in the first few weeks of getting to know each other, it is important to set up some household rules and schedules. If you
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
In most cases, universities will set aside on-campus accommodation for international students to remove the stress of having to do so from another country or once they arrive. This is a benefit to students in a number of ways: They know for sure where they will be living when they arrive and can move in immediately They can have deliveries immediately forwarded to this address e.g. school books, equipment, furniture etc. They can message and get to
There are so many questions to ask when choosing student accommodation. Whether arriving in a new country and starting the search, or organising this from where you live, picking the right place can be essential in shaping your study abroad experience. Not everyone will want to have a social gathering occurring outside their room every night, and not everyone will be able to afford the most expensive form of accommodation – everyone is different!
