UCD Accomodation Thread - All Queries Here

The_Minister

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Mimikyu

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Hero Of College

karmabass wrote: »

I'm from Wicklow and on campus.... Feel like a fraud!!

Don't.

Just make the most of it. Campus will take 3 hours off your travel every day.

devinejay

Just a few questions, this seems to be the thread to ask them!

What can I expect to pay for campus res? (If I get it!)
Are there other factors like income/home status taken into account when considering applicants for campus res or is it mostly to do with where you live?
Much chance of me getting it next year if I head to UCD? I'm from Maynooth

Any thoughts? Thanks!!

Raphael

€3,952 for Belgrove and Merville for the year, €4,976 for Roebuck Hall. Plus a €350 deposit for each

Distance is the main one, though Disability/Special Needs & "Contribution to college life" (running a society, or something along those lines). As may have been mentioned in this thread if you get an entrance scholarship you'll get guaranteed on-campus, points for that are here

Bugger all chance from Maynooth, I'm afraid, unless one of the above comes into play.

devinejay

Guess it's time to hit the books then, spending ages studying for the rest of the year sounds like a nice trade off for no traveling at seven in the morning all next year!!:D


Edit; 575 for engineering science! That's a whole lot of studying! Maybe I should think again...

theleprechaun

Hi all. I am looking for a place for next septemer ie. 2008/2009 year.
Had on-campus this year so it is my first time having to look for accommodation in the big bad world so all the help i can get would be greatly appreciated.
Is there anyone out there who is their final year, or wont be going to college next year for some other reason, that would recommend their place to me?
I am easy about it. obviously the loser to ucd and the cheaper without being a too rund-down the better. in relation to size, i am not too fussy. some place that will fit between 2-6 people.
Thanks.

gubbie

devinejay wrote: »

Guess it's time to hit the books then, spending ages studying for the rest of the year sounds like a nice trade off for no traveling at seven in the morning all next year!!:D


Edit; 575 for engineering science! That's a whole lot of studying! Maybe I should think again...

PS If you're getting into engineering but not too sure which one to do I'd recommend Omnibus. Its around 515. Plus engineering science is currently 5 years-3 years undergrad, 2 years masters which means your degree will cost you an extra €10,000 then if you did omnibus engineering. Any other engineering is 4 years undergrad and you can do a 1 year masters (which if you get it in UCD you get it pretty much paid for you). Even better if you know what sort of engineering you want to do since the points are lower still

remus808

Solitaryman666 wrote: »

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Wondering the same- about the situation regarding securing accomodation early

devinejay

gubbie wrote: »

PS Iyour degree will cost you an extra
€10,000 then if you did omnibus engineering.

€10,000!!! I'm gonna have to look into this further. Every time I think I have made up my mind!!!

I'll start a new thread, tis getting OT.

confusedbaby

looking for a summer accomodation.anyone has something to sublet over the summer?

remus808

karmabass wrote: »

Wondering the same- about the situation regarding securing accomodation early

Anyone any info? Really want to try secure accomodation now, but don't know how the process works... Such a thing as an "agreement to lease" prior to the commencment of lease?

Oh and also :

daft.ie wrote:

Sorry, but your search for 5 bed properties to let for less than €2,500 per month near University College Dublin (NUI) yielded no results.

Sorry, but your search for 4 bed properties to let for less than €2,000 per month near University College Dublin (NUI) yielded no results.

Sorry, but your search for 3 bed properties to let for less than €1,500 per month near University College Dublin (NUI) yielded no results.

Sorry, but your search for 2 bed properties to let for less than €1,000 per month near University College Dublin (NUI) yielded no results.

:(:(:(

gubbie

Best way is through people. Like the accomodation I'm in now is amazing. But we only got it because a friend had lived with the land lady before. €500 per month, right beside UCD in a beautiful house. Couldn't ask for anything better.

But looking for people moving out this year is the only chance. No landlord's gonna be advertising their property with 6 months to go, and everywhere near UCD's gonna be snapped up. Don't bother with daft.ie until the summer when things are actually advertised on it

remus808

gubbie wrote: »

Best way is through people. Like the accomodation I'm in now is amazing. But we only got it because a friend had lived with the land lady before. €500 per month, right beside UCD in a beautiful house. Couldn't ask for anything better.

But looking for people moving out this year is the only chance. No landlord's gonna be advertising their property with 6 months to go, and everywhere near UCD's gonna be snapped up. Don't bother with daft.ie until the summer when things are actually advertised on it

Thanks for the advice.. Unfortunatley I don't know a whole lot of final years, but shall persevere...

gubbie

karmabass wrote: »

Thanks for the advice.. Unfortunatley I don't know a whole lot of final years, but shall persevere...

Do you know any people who will be going into final year next year? You forget that they have the opportunity of going back onto campus next year. Thats my plan!

theleprechaun

I am looking for a place near UCD for next September 2008 for the academic year 08-09. The person who recommonds me the place that i move into will get a FREE BOTTLE OF WHISKEY OR VODKA from me. So on, please recommend the place you are moving out of if it is good and you will not be staying there next year.

MissLe

many postgrads stay on campus? easy for postgrads to get on campus accomodation? any info greatly appreciated!

kellyann

Not sure if people are still reading this but i will be a postgrad exchange student for spring semester only and need some help choosing the best residence. i've been told i'm only guaranteed a place if i live in one of the undergrad residences. would i feel out of place as a 23 year old (who still likes to have fun!) in merville, belgrove or roebuck... or do you think i should just risk not getting a place and try for glenomena? any help is appreciated! kelly

El Siglo

kellyann wrote: »

Not sure if people are still reading this but i will be a postgrad exchange student for spring semester only and need some help choosing the best residence. i've been told i'm only guaranteed a place if i live in one of the undergrad residences. would i feel out of place as a 23 year old (who still likes to have fun!) in merville, belgrove or roebuck... or do you think i should just risk not getting a place and try for glenomena? any help is appreciated! kelly

Okay Kelly, I just want to clear up one thing, it's very silly but I'm compulsive about these things. UCD doesn't do terms by the seasons, it's very simply 1st semester (1st week of September to the end of November) followed by exams, then it's the 2nd semester (end of January to the end of April, with a two week midterm break) and exams in May following the bank holiday.

Now onto business, if you are an undergrad, going into 1st year, then it's Merville, Belgrove, Roebuck.... If you are a final year undergrad it's Glenomena, Roebuck (I think), Blackrock, Proby.

Now you're an exchange postgrad, so it's not a matter of being guaranteed a place because of the make-up, it's more of being guaranteed a place based on numbers, but considering you're an exchange student you'll be guaranteed a place but there's a good chance it'll be in Glenomena or Blackrock/Proby, so go for the place that's assigned to your standing as a student i.e. postgrad with postgrads, not postgrads with undergrads, and if in the situation you end up with undergrads it'll be up to ucd, but more than likely you'll end up with postgrads.