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Originally Posted by Daniel-X

I essentially had to go into private though, it’s pissed me off tbh. I got an email on Saturday saying I had till Sunday midnight to cancel my accommodation contract (I was still with the bloody deluxe apartment for 7 grand at this point) and they hadn’t given me any alternatives. So I was kind of forced out tbh, rather frustrating.

Have you had experience in private accom ms? X

I can only talk about living in private from the perspective of second year onwards tbh... I found there was a big difference between the importance of where you live in the first year compared to the rest of it (I was way more independent after first year and kind of felt I'd outgrown uni accom, so private felt more liberating, especially since I could choose my housemates and it was cheaper since bills weren't included). For me I found it important to live with other people in the first year, but I found it just as important to have somewhere that I enjoyed living (i.e. not a dump) even if it was a bit pricier because the end of the day the finances are fairly easy to manage as long as you're a sensible chick. So yeah, if private is your only option, go for one you'll like regardless of price - within reason ofc - and it should be easy enough to socialise and make friends from your course etc even if you're not in halls.