not on provisional list for Halls

feargal05

my number is not on the provisional list for a place at Halls. Is this a cause for concern?

as in does this mean i won't be gettin a place?

and anyone else in the same situation?

Phareon

feargal05 wrote: »

my number is not on the provisional list for a place at Halls. Is this a cause for concern?

as in does this mean i won't be gettin a place?

and anyone else in the same situation?

I read somewhere that's there's over 1000 places in Halls. For anyone who hasn't bothered to count the numbers on the provisional list, there's only 637 there. So there will most likely be another round of offers or something! I might be mistaken though..

feargal05

Phareon wrote: »

I read somewhere that's there's over 1000 places in Halls. For anyone who hasn't bothered to count the numbers on the provisional list, there's only 637 there. So there will most likely be another round of offers or something! I might be mistaken though..

ahhh right nice one, thanks for the reply and for takin the time out to count up all those on the list! you not on the list either?

Phareon

feargal05 wrote: »

ahhh right nice one, thanks for the reply and for takin the time out to count up all those on the list! you not on the list either?

Yep, I'm on it, but it just looked suspicious seeing as there weren't as many numbers as I had expected!!
Good luck in finding accommodation though lad!!

Crush525

Just noticed the list seems small. I'm also not on the list, but hopefully will get it sorted out. I found this table for 2009/10 which was an estimate for accommodation in both Hall and Campus, though it may be of no use:

http://www.tcd.ie/registrar_of_chambers/criteria09-10.php

feargal05

Crush525 wrote: »

Just noticed the list seems small. I'm also not on the list, but hopefully will get it sorted out. I found this table for 2009/10 which was an estimate for accommodation in both Hall and Campus, though it may be of no use:

http://www.tcd.ie/registrar_of_chambers/criteria09-10.php

well according to that, there was 1008 places at halls in 09/10. This number has hardly changed this year and considering the fact that only 637 people are on that Provisional list, I'm not too worried!

Groinshot

feargal05 wrote: »

well according to that, there was 1008 places at halls in 09/10. This number has hardly changed this year and considering the fact that only 637 people are on that Provisional list, I'm not too worried!

There's also postgrads living in halls, and second year students.

AgathaK

How did you find the provisional list?

fh041205

Groinshot wrote: »

There's also postgrads living in halls, and second year students.

OP I'd imagine the 1008 is all of these people not just freshers. If you're not on the initial list I'd see no reason why you should expect to get a place. You're relying on people rejecting the places.

Sir Ophiuchus

Halls frequently doesn't fill up its places though, so it couldn't hurt to keep an eye out for vacancies.

Crush525

AgathaK wrote: »

How did you find the provisional list?

http://www.wardentrinityhall.tcdlife.ie/rooms/Round1.html

feargal05

fh041205 wrote: »

OP I'd imagine the 1008 is all of these people not just freshers. If you're not on the initial list I'd see no reason why you should expect to get a place. You're relying on people rejecting the places.

well don't they give priority to freshers? and like others have said, It doesn't fill up every year so I'm not too wprried about not gettin a place but we shall see over the next two days or so!

AgathaK

Yay! Got a place!

Raawron

On the site it says my application hasn't been reviewed yet. I applied before the 26th but my number isn't on the list :S

I'm from the north and chose that i'd prefer to share and i'd be willing to be in a mixed gender apartment so i thought i'd have a really good chance, i'm super confused can someone help me out? :S

feargal05

Raawron wrote: »

On the site it says my application hasn't been reviewed yet. I applied before the 26th but my number isn't on the list :S

I'm from the north and chose that i'd prefer to share and i'd be willing to be in a mixed gender apartment so i thought i'd have a really good chance, i'm super confused can someone help me out? :S

yeah I'm pretty much in the same boat as you being from Cavan. only I picked my own room. but still don't lose hope, I haven't..............just yet!

Raawron

feargal05 wrote: »

yeah I'm pretty much in the same boat as you being from Cavan. only I picked my own room. but still don't lose hope, I haven't..............just yet!

I haven't just yet

sent a somewhat angry email and they should expect a similar call tomorrow morning

feargal05

Raawron wrote: »

I haven't just yet

sent a somewhat angry email and they should expect a similar call tomorrow morning

ahh I don't know if that's the route to take but I might give them a ring tomorrow! but still I'm pretty sure I'll get a place.

AgathaK

OMG I marked the wrong box with ''no''. I thought that the gender sharing was for a room, and not an apartament... xD So I'm going to be in with girls only, I guess!

Mr.mojo

Hey everybody,I'M doing dentistry guys and havnt been accepted into trinty halls...I'm from Galway and they havnt offered me a place!Is there anybody who has a SPARE ROOM in decent accommodation near the TCD can you get back to me!!I'M in desperate need of a room with fellow trinners if possible

UrbanSea

Mr mojo wait until Friday where the second round offers are out,that's what I'm doing.

Groinshot

Angry emails are not the way to go. A polite phonecall can do wonders though... but I'd still be on daft by now...

AgathaK

Anyone got their confirmation email yet?

Phareon

For anyone who cares, there are now only 636 numbers, the last one in column 1 isn't there anymore :? Maybe someone declined the offer?
Possible good news for all you currently homeless people

DolceFarNiente

Heya I'm also on the 'unreviewed' application list - rang up this morning and apparently they have gone through everyone, the system just doesn't get properly updated...so basically anyone that isn't on that sacred list hasn't got a place in halls Apparentely when a lot of applications were seen as of equal merit so they just used random selection...my hopes for the second round were kind of dashed as well - again they pick at random from a large number of failed applications for few rooms. The woman on the phone said chances were 'slight'. I've sent a email to be considered anyway. So...unfortunately barring some uncharacteristic good luck ooks like I'm going to have to find somewhere myself...slightly scary as I know no-one in Dublin and live way down in the south-west...Still, I suppose if all else fails I can find a nice strong cardboard box and squat in St Stephens Green...I mean location is all right???!!!

Groinshot

DolceFarNiente wrote: »

Heya I'm also on the 'unreviewed' application list - rang up this morning and apparently they have gone through everyone, the system just doesn't get properly updated...so basically anyone that isn't on that sacred list hasn't got a place in halls Apparentely when a lot of applications were seen as of equal merit so they just used random selection...my hopes for the second round were kind of dashed as well - again they pick at random from a large number of failed applications for few rooms. The woman on the phone said chances were 'slight'. I've sent a email to be considered anyway. So...unfortunately barring some uncharacteristic good luck ooks like I'm going to have to find somewhere myself...slightly scary as I know no-one in Dublin and live way down in the south-west...Still, I suppose if all else fails I can find a nice strong cardboard box and squat in St Stephens Green...I mean location is all right???!!!

I did say that earlier...

DolceFarNiente

Oops...sorry didn't read through properly...didn't sleep much last night

UrbanSea

Lads just to confirm. Is it Friday the second round offers are?

irishgirl10

My number is On the list but I still haven't got my email.. Should I be worried?

Raawron

UrbanSea wrote: »

Lads just to confirm. Is it Friday the second round offers are?

I phoned up and the lady said thursday or friday

dublin newbie

I think I am in the same boat as all of you - rejected from Trinity Halls! Have you been looking at Griffith Halls or NCI accommodation as back-up? If so, do you know which are better?
Obviously Trinity Halls would be the best but I am getting pretty desperate now as I live in England! And DAFT doesn't really appeal to me as I am very keen on getting the 'halls' experience

Siobhan6

feargal05 wrote: »

my number is not on the provisional list for a place at Halls. Is this a cause for concern?

as in does this mean i won't be gettin a place?

and anyone else in the same situation?

If you don't get a place in the first and second rounds of offers, it doesn't mean you won't get one. People drop out/arrange other accommodation a few weeks into term which frees up more rooms, it happened to my friend and few other people I know and they got a call like 2 weeks later to tell them there was a place for them if they wanted it! You'll just need to arrange accommodation for the first month or so

Crush525

Siobhan6 wrote: »

If you don't get a place in the first and second rounds of offers, it doesn't mean you won't get one. People drop out/arrange other accommodation a few weeks into term which frees up more rooms, it happened to my friend and few other people I know and they got a call like 2 weeks later to tell them there was a place for them if they wanted it! You'll just need to arrange accommodation for the first month or so

I keep hearing that there is always a few spare rooms as the year starts and hopefully that's the case so that I can get a place. If not I'll either try to be a "guest" in someone's place or sleep outside the gates until they give me a bed. My friend said someone actually did that once!

Mr.mojo

2nd round offers....http://www.wardentrinityhall.tcdlife.ie/rooms/Round2.html

Crush525

Mr.mojo wrote: »

2nd round offers....http://www.wardentrinityhall.tcdlife.ie/rooms/Round2.html

Any chance of a Round 3? I am having zero luck with university related stuff, and it hasn't even started!

Mr.mojo

Crush525 wrote: »

Any chance of a Round 3? I am having zero luck with university related stuff, and it hasn't even started!

No round 3, but if you get other accomodation on a pay by month basis, then you can spend the 1st month or so in a house while continuing to hassle them about accommodation and as we know rooms tend to free up throughout the year and early on.

TexturedTie

I didn't get a place second round either! So....what other options are out there people?

Orlagh123

Ugh didn't get one either!! Sickened!!

DolceFarNiente

+1 to the depressing (if predictable) failure to get round 2 accom. So what now?... There weren't many second round offers were there....argh...

@TexturedTie Glad I'm not the only person living in Cork to not get it...I think there's a secret conspiracy not to give halls places to people from the wild South West...!

not_so_civil

DolceFarNiente wrote: »

+1 to the depressing (if predictable) failure to get round 2 accom. So what now?... There weren't many second round offers were there....argh...

@TexturedTie Glad I'm not the only person living in Cork to not get it...I think there's a secret conspiracy not to give halls places to people from the wild South West...!

Or the wild north west, but maybe its for the best.......Somehow

Orlagh123

not_so_civil wrote: »

Or the wild north west, but maybe its for the best.......Somehow

ha I'm from the north-west aswell! Just wondering do yere applications still say they haven't been reviewed yet?? Does that mean anything or it just that it hasn't been updated or something?

not_so_civil

Orlagh123 wrote: »

ha I'm from the north-west aswell! Just wondering do yere applications still say they haven't been reviewed yet?? Does that mean anything or it just that it hasn't been updated or something?

Somebody rang up and the person in the office told them that everything had been reviewed but the system doesn't update it. I love technologhy don't you, it's really made our lives so much more stress free.

To daft.ie

Orlagh123

not_so_civil wrote: »

Somebody rang up and the person in the office told them that everything had been reviewed but the system doesn't update it. I love technologhy don't you, it's really made our lives so much more stress free.

To daft.ie

Damn!! I thought I'd read that somewhere, but I was hoping it might mean something!

Raawron

did you guys who didnt get a place say that you preferred to have a twin or a single?

not_so_civil

Raawron wrote: »

did you guys who didnt get a place say that you preferred to have a twin or a single?

originally a single but changed to anything available for 2nd round. cén fath?

Raawron

dont get it, i said id prefer a twin, and id be willing to live in a mixed gender apartment and in not even from the republic and i still didnt get a place.

TexturedTie

not_so_civil wrote: »

DolceFarNiente wrote: »

+1 to the depressing (if predictable) failure to get round 2 accom. So what now?... There weren't many second round offers were there....argh...

@TexturedTie Glad I'm not the only person living in Cork to not get it...I think there's a secret conspiracy not to give halls places to people from the wild South West...!

Ha! Excatly...it's a pure conspiracy against boggers! It's gotta be! The wild south west...I like it! What are good sites for student accommodation guys?

Groinshot

TexturedTie wrote: »

not_so_civil wrote: »

Ha! Excatly...it's a pure conspiracy against boggers! It's gotta be! The wild south west...I like it! What are good sites for student accommodation guys?

daft.ie

lovetay

heyy

I was just wondering if there were any other freshers now looking for private accommodation after not getting a place at trinity hall and whether people wanted to try to look for accommodation together? I'm moving from London and actually have no idea what to do!

DolceFarNiente

I'm interested (also new to this whole private accommodation thing etc etc though not coming from quite as far away as you!)...what course are you doing? I was in London last year doing an art foundation...

TexturedTie

lovetay wrote: »

heyy

I was just wondering if there were any other freshers now looking for private accommodation after not getting a place at trinity hall and whether people wanted to try to look for accommodation together? I'm moving from London and actually have no idea what to do!

Yeah I'm definitely in for accommodation! Didn't get halls either! Same cork is just as far :P

lovetay

oh okay awesome I'm doing PPES how about you guys? where are you coming from dolce? I don't even know where to start. How many people you looking to share with?