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wnolan1992

If you've applied, don't worry about induction. It's a completely pointless waste of time that as far aw I'm aware they don't check. I know I didn't bother doing it for the last 3 years I lived on campus and nothing was ever said about it.

RianF2

induction is just stuff such as "here's the kitchen" and "how to be a good housemate", etc

Anonymagician

I emailed them last month and they told me the best way to apply was on the phone. 40 minutes of calling and I get through to be told it can't be done through the phone

Got in my application before 10 anyway so here's hoping

thesash

Two second year lads looking for two rooms for the first semester, both non smokers. Would need to be in walking distance or a short bus ride to UL. Please PM if anyone knows of anybody who has spare rooms or of a house going...even just to accommodate one of them, thank you!

tr0llface

got a call around midday yesterday offered my first choice, delighted

Anonymagician

tr0llface wrote: »

got a call around midday yesterday offered my first choice, delighted

Were you on the waiting list?

kingfeek

Is anyone else as f***ed as I am? Courtyard village said they had spaces available on their website. I applied on the 15th and heard nothing back, and of course I ring today and find out they're full. I'm now on the waiting list of 4 different villages, aswell as on-campus accommodation. I've heard nothing from any of them, and a bit of panic is setting in. Should I wait for a cancellation from one of the villages, or would I be better off looking for a house at this stage? Would places open up during the second round of CAO offers?

wnolan1992

kingfeek wrote: »

Is anyone else as f***ed as I am? Courtyard village said they had spaces available on their website. I applied on the 15th and heard nothing back, and of course I ring today and find out they're full. I'm now on the waiting list of 4 different villages, aswell as on-campus accommodation. I've heard nothing from any of them, and a bit of panic is setting in. Should I wait for a cancellation from one of the villages, or would I be better off looking for a house at this stage? Would places open up during the second round of CAO offers?

My advice would be to start looking for a house. The longer you leave it, the harder it'll be to find a house. Like, you may as well look and you might find a nice house as opposed to just waiting by the phone y'know?

kingfeek

wnolan1992 wrote: »

My advice would be to start looking for a house. The longer you leave it, the harder it'll be to find a house. Like, you may as well look and you might find a nice house as opposed to just waiting by the phone y'know?

Thanks for the reply, I might hold out until tomorrow evening in the (slim) hope of getting a place in a village, and then seriously start looking for a house.

Aragneer

kingfeek wrote: »

Thanks for the reply, I might hold out until tomorrow evening in the (slim) hope of getting a place in a village, and then seriously start looking for a house.

At best, give one more day-evening and then you should probably look up new houses. The rent website have a 'share' option and some houses ask for first years and you'll be dealing mostly with students rather than through an agent or something so that may be the best choice for you at this stage?

cjcooly

Does anyone have any update on how many places ucd have left ?

Ave Sodalis

cjcooly wrote:

Does anyone have any update on how many places ucd have left ?

This is UL there's a UCD forum

wnolan1992

kingfeek wrote: »

Thanks for the reply, I might hold out until tomorrow evening in the (slim) hope of getting a place in a village, and then seriously start looking for a house.

TBH, I'd nearly start having a look on Daft, rent, collegecribs, etc tonight and just start getting some idea of what's there. Maybe put together a list of phone numbers to ring. You could even start giving some a ring tomorrow and set up viewings for next week. Then if you get a place in one of the villages tomorrow or Friday, grand, you can just call and tell 'em you've found somewhere, but if you don't get a place you'll have a fall back.

I'd especially recommend this if you're on your own. Finding a landlord that'll take just one person can be a pain in the hole at times depending on where you're looking, so the more time you spend at it, the better.

Best of luck with it all anyway.

irelandjoe

kingfeek wrote: »

Thanks for the reply, I might hold out until tomorrow evening in the (slim) hope of getting a place in a village, and then seriously start looking for a house.

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irelandjoe

As a landlord and some the calls I have been getting the last week there is VERY little left. the entire system is messed up and offers being so close to term start makes it really difficult for 1st years to get a good decent place.

Midkemia

A friend of mine rang the on campus accommodation the day she got her results to be put on the waiting list, has she got a chance ?

wnolan1992

Midkemia wrote: »

A friend of mine rang the on campus accommodation the day she got her results to be put on the waiting list, has she got a chance ?

There's really no way of knowing. I've known people who got on campus rooms in like Week 1 or 2 (people dropping out just as semester starts), but honestly, I wouldn't advise anyone on a waiting list to bank on getting a place at this stage.

I would say try and find off campus stuff, and delay paying a deposit as long as possible in case on-campus does come through. :P

Anonymagician

Just got a call offering me Thomond which was last on my list

kingfeek

Anonymagician wrote: »

Just got a call offering me Thomond which was last on my list

When did you put your name down on the list? I didn't put mine down until Tuesday, not sure if I have any hope

Anonymagician

kingfeek wrote: »

When did you put your name down on the list? I didn't put mine down until Tuesday, not sure if I have any hope

My application went in at 9:40 on Monday morning and they were only able to offer me my 5th choice today.

In order words, start looking elsewhere I would say.

kingfeek

Anonymagician wrote: »

My application went in at 9:40 on Monday morning and they were only able to offer me my 5th choice today.

In order words, start looking elsewhere I would say.

Ah well that seems to be that, time to book a house.

kingfeek

Anyone know which housing areas would be of better quality, or which ones would be rougher than others?

FlyingIrishMan

kingfeek wrote: »

Anyone know which housing areas would be of better quality, or which ones would be rougher than others?

They're all about the same really. College Court is considered the worst though, Elm and Milford would be around the same, both of them aren't too bad, then the further out you go Briarfield/The Ceders etc it'd get less and less student-y so less rougher. Though there's families living in Elm and Milford too so those ones aren't that rough.

kingfeek

FlyingIrishMan wrote: »

They're all about the same really. College Court is considered the worst though, Elm and Milford would be around the same, both of them aren't too bad, then the further out you go Briarfield/The Ceders etc it'd get less and less student-y so less rougher. Though there's families living in Elm and Milford too so those ones aren't that rough.

Thank you very much

iLaura

FlyingIrishMan wrote: »

They're all about the same really. College Court is considered the worst though, Elm and Milford would be around the same, both of them aren't too bad, then the further out you go Briarfield/The Ceders etc it'd get less and less student-y so less rougher. Though there's families living in Elm and Milford too so those ones aren't that rough.

Families live in College Court too! A friend of mine lives there with his family (Dad happens to be a lecturer who brings in serious money for UL), and has lived there for pretty much all of his teenage years!

FlyingIrishMan

iLaura wrote: »

Families live in College Court too! A friend of mine lives there with his family (Dad happens to be a lecturer who brings in serious money for UL), and has lived there for pretty much all of his teenage years!

Yeah I figured there probably was, but I didn't know for sure so I didn't want to say anything wrong.

wnolan1992

Anonymagician wrote: »

Just got a call offering me Thomond which was last on my list

Thomond's actually a grand spot IMO. In ways I prefer the apartments there to Dromroe.

kingfeek wrote: »

Anyone know which housing areas would be of better quality, or which ones would be rougher than others?

You'll get good and bad houses in all the estates tbh. Like, I'm moving into College Court in a week and it's a cracking house. But there's houses in there that are right tips. Ditto Elm Park.

I've lived in Oaklawns for the past two summers and I really like it. A lot of families and professionals there so it's a bit quieter than the more studenty estates. Nice enough houses too.

Briarfield would probably be a good bet at this stage. Since those are further out, they'd probably be more likely to still have rooms left.

Anonymagician

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Thomond's actually a grand spot IMO. In ways I prefer the apartments there to Dromroe.

I took it reluctantly due to the price but it's still better for me than staying off campus, plus the ensuite and double bed doesn't sound too bad

How long does it take to walk to the main building from Thomond?

wnolan1992

Anonymagician wrote: »

I took it reluctantly due to the price but it's still better for me than staying off campus, plus the ensuite and double bed doesn't sound too bad

How long does it take to walk to the main building from Thomond?

Less than 10 minutes depending on how fast you walk. That bridge is a b*tch when it's windy though. :P

irelandjoe

I have 1 room left in a house in The Cedars sharing with others 1st Year Girls.
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