Sharing campus accommodation with a friend?

Packet Of Gravy

Hi guys, thinking of going to UCD next year and struggling to decide between campus and private accommodation.

Can I book campus accommodation and specify that I want to share with a friend or two? Will they accommodate me? Sorry, excuse the pun! :P

beardedmaster

Packet Of Gravy wrote: »

Hi guys, thinking of going to UCD next year and struggling to decide between campus and private accommodation.

Can I book campus accommodation and specify that I want to share with a friend or two? Will they accommodate me? Sorry, excuse the pun! :P

If you mean share as in share a room together, then no.

Otherwise, there's no way of organising so that they put you in the same apartment, you just have to be sure to book two different rooms in the same apartment when the booking opens. It's tricky, because rooms go very quickly, but it's do-able.

Packet Of Gravy

Also, is it first come first serve or do they select randomly?

beardedmaster

First come, first serve.

Packet Of Gravy

Cheers, thanks guys.

TimeToShine

You're probably better off having two separate apartments in the same place anyway, you'd be a minute walk from each others house and have more property.

Packet Of Gravy

Okay thanks for the help guys. So do you think I should go for campus or private?
Here's my thinking...
House Pros:
stay with friends
more privacy
more space/facilities

Campus Pros:
get to know loads of people
have access to halls recreational actvities
get up for lectures only a few minutes beforehand!

haro124

Packet Of Gravy wrote: »

Okay thanks for the help guys. So do you think I should go for campus or private?
Here's my thinking...
House Pros:
stay with friends
more privacy
more space/facilities

Campus Pros:
get to know loads of people
have access to halls recreational actvities
get up for lectures only a few minutes beforehand!

House con: Actually finding a house! Was very hard last uear

ironclaw

Packet Of Gravy wrote: »

House Pros:
get to know loads of people (Socs, Class Parties)
stay with friends
more privacy
more space/facilities

Campus Pros:
get to know loads of people
have access to halls recreational actvities (Not a big deal in my eyes)
get up for lectures only a few minutes beforehand! (Depends where you live and how far to your building. Definitely not worth extra rent)

I'd move some of them around to be honest. Staying on campus is vastly more expensive though. I'd urge you to try get a house with some mates. You can literally do what you like, have parties when you like and come and go as you please.

Raphael

House share beats on-campus nine times out of 10. The only time I'd recommend going for on-campus is if for whatever reason you're not able to sort a house (can't get to Dublin to househunt, insufficient mates, can't find a place, etc.)