Study abroad: Student Accommodation

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

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.  

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!

So you have found your dream university, got you offer and now you need to choose where to live. The majority of universities offer student accommodation for international students with the option of catered or self-catered living.   Below is a checklist of questions to consider when trying to decide between catered and self-catered accommodation:   Do you want to cook for yourself? In self-catered accommodation you make all your