FRESHMEN ACCOMMODATION GUIDE 2012/2013 by the Warwick Singapore Society
Starting off your first year at university can be daunting, especially living with complete strangers in unfamiliar campus halls of accommodation. This guide serves to provide a peek into life in the campus accommodations, with articles written by Singaporeans who have lived in these halls in 2011/2012. We hope that this will help you to make a better informed decision when choosing which halls to apply for. For the 2012/2013 2/2013 academic year, the following halls are available for freshmen to apply for: 1) Arthur Vick 2) Benefactors 3) Bluebell
4) Cryfield 5) Jack Martin 6) Rootes
7) Sherbourne 8) Westwood 9) Whitefields
This guide includes write-ups ups for 7 of these halls, omitting Benefactors as there was no Singaporean living there and Sherbourne is a new hall that just completed construction. Some key questions that you should consider in deciding on which halls to apply apply for are: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
What is my budget for accommodation? Am I willing to move out during the holidays? Do I want an en suite room or am I okay with shared toilets and showers? Do I prefer a quiet & private environment or do I want an active hall life? Where on campus mpus is the th hall located?
In the application, you will be asked to rank your top 5 choices of halls. You will also need to write a short description of your personality and preferences – this is highly influential on which hall and which part of the hall you get allocated to, so take it seriously! If you have any medical conditions that would affect your life in hall, you would also be asked to write it in and it will be taken into consideration. Deadline for accommodation applications is 31 July, and allocations ocations will be released in September September. Do also refer to the facilities summary and the campus map for more details and locations of the halls. Sherbourne is not yet reflected on the campus map though; it is located right beside Lakeside (roughly grid C2 on the map). More information and the application form can be found on the Warwick Accommodation website: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/accommodation/studentaccommodation/all/campus/ http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/accommodation/studentaccommodation/all/campus/
If you encounter any difficulties or have any queries/concerns, feel free to send us an email at contact@warwicksingsoc.com and we will advise you as best as we can. Page | 1