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[ScriptWolf]

i really cant seem to find anything on staffords website indicating what i will need ect.. also will i get anymore info from the university ? i have had my letter of acceptance which is used as proof

Do you know what accomodation block you'll be in? Some universities have applying for accomodation as a seperate process from applying to study there. Don't be afraid to phone up the university and ask.

Looking at their accomodation guide (http://www.staffs.ac.uk/assets/M3778%20Accommodation%20brochure%20V2_tcm44-47588.pdf), it looks like you'll want to bring the following:

-Cooking equipment
-Bed linen
-A bike
-Laptop
-Clothes, mobile phone, money, etc.

You'll be on a 36 week lease, which means that you'll have your room over the winter and easter holidays, but not the summer. You can probably get this lease extended for a few weeks, but you'd have to contact the accomodation pretty far in advance about that. You will be able to leave your posessions in your room over the winter and easter holidays, but over the summer you have to move out. Most places publish a fresher's guide which will tell you in more detail what you will need. Ask the university about that, it'll either be out already or in a short time.

thanks , how will payment work ? O.o will that come out of the student loan which you apply for ?

Here's this page for applying for accomodation. It's first come first serve, so don't dilly-dally. The student loan doesn't go direct to the university, it goes through you first. Poking around that website and calling them should give you more in-deth answers, though.

should i apply now ? O.o i dont even start till next september

[ed boy]

should i apply now ? O.o i dont even start till next september

It says on that site to apply as soon as you recieve a conditional or unconditional offer.

[nenjin]

Also, enjoy the astronomical fees I paid £2k a year for mine, they've since raised it to £9k. Bloody government.

You'd shit your pants over in america.

only depends what schools you go to, most state institutions are covered by the government loans.

I have to add my former graduate snark to this. "Covered by government loans." HA.

[i2amroy]

My biggest piece of advice is to not dilly-dally about turning things in and getting in touch with people. A lot of things (such as financial aid) go through you rather then directly to the university, so make sure that you get any forms and applications filled out as quickly as possible, so you don't miss any opportunities.

Other then that I can't give you much more advice (being a US student myself), but I will also say that make sure you get your required stuff (like homework) done before you let the internet or other activities take over. You are paying big bucks for your school now (or at least someone is) so it's generally a good idea to pass the things that you take rather then needing to take (and potentially pay for) them again.

[ChairmanPoo]

When in doubt, work your ass off even if it looks easy.

[Briggsy16]

i really cant seem to find anything on staffords website indicating what i will need ect.. also will i get anymore info from the university ? i have had my letter of acceptance which is used as proof

Do you know what accomodation block you'll be in? Some universities have applying for accomodation as a seperate process from applying to study there. Don't be afraid to phone up the university and ask.

Looking at their accomodation guide (http://www.staffs.ac.uk/assets/M3778%20Accommodation%20brochure%20V2_tcm44-47588.pdf), it looks like you'll want to bring the following:

-Cooking equipment
-Bed linen
-A bike
-Laptop
-Clothes, mobile phone, money, etc.

You'll be on a 36 week lease, which means that you'll have your room over the winter and easter holidays, but not the summer. You can probably get this lease extended for a few weeks, but you'd have to contact the accomodation pretty far in advance about that. You will be able to leave your posessions in your room over the winter and easter holidays, but over the summer you have to move out. Most places publish a fresher's guide which will tell you in more detail what you will need. Ask the university about that, it'll either be out already or in a short time.

thanks , how will payment work ? O.o will that come out of the student loan which you apply for ?

Here's this page for applying for accomodation. It's first come first serve, so don't dilly-dally. The student loan doesn't go direct to the university, it goes through you first. Poking around that website and calling them should give you more in-deth answers, though.

should i apply now ? O.o i dont even start till next september

You kinda should have tried to sort it by now. You have to pick your first choice through UCAS don't you, you had to when I did it in 2009. I picked Leeds Met as my first choice and went through the process of selecting halls. You need to do this yourself, don't expect it to be done for you. Same with payment of rent.

[mendonca]

I studied in Manchester, just up the road from Staffordshire, staying in halls for the first and final year.

Internet connection cost me then, and I suspect it will for you too, but not sure whether it will be cheaper than it was for me. I paid 80 quid a year back in 1998-2001. That gave me a fast internet connection, on which I was able to become quite competent at Action Quake.

Unfortunately I didn't become competent in Aerospace Engineering.

I don't know what your current situation is, but if you are anything like me the sudden freedom is an amazing thing, but also a massive responsibility. You will have to start budgeting things, feeding yourself, deciding when to go out and when to stay at home and do your work.

I don't, in truth, regret anything I did, and came away with a reasonable degree that enabled me to get a decent job, but if I was to do anything differently I do wish I had grown up a hell of a lot faster and realised what a great opportunity it was to achieve something in my chosen field.

Basically I could have worked a hell of a lot harder, but I was happy to spend all my money and time on less constructive pursuits. I learnt a lot, but most of it was how to be a decent person rather than a decent engineer.

I feel for you younger guys who don't have that option anymore - you have got some serious debt to accumulate - you better make it work  - but even with most of my bills paid for me (fees etc.) and a minimal student loan (10k or so over three years), I have only just paid that off now.

But yeah, learn quickly how to schedule your time, learn quickly that people don't give a toss whether you ACTUALLY DO YOUR WORK, and understand that anything you do will be for your benefit - but it is all your responsibility.

But do join the cricket team and go out as often as you can, there are some awesome people just waiting to be interacted with.

[Briggsy16]

I'm the opposite, I worked too hard and didn't go out as much as I wanted. Feel like I missed out on aspects of Uni lfie. At the end of the day though, I finished with a 2:1 in Civil Engineering and had a job offer before I finished whilst enjoying myself at Uni. I consider myself extremely lucky, hopefully by the time OP has finished his course we'll be out of this shit downturn and there'll be more jobs available.

It hit me really hard when my parents left me at the halls that I was suddenly free, it was quite overwhelming. How often do you plan on returning home? I went home every 2/3 weeks or so due to having a season ticket for the footy at Derby. I'd have preferred to not go home quite as much but I wanted to keep going to games. I'd recommend trying to stay away from home, you'll feel a lot more responsible and you grow up a lot quicker

[ScriptWolf]

Hey thanks for the help , I plan on ringing my uni tomorrow, for some reason I have not been sent my new students letter from the uni yet so I can't book a residential room yet.

Also how the resident rooms are paid for do they come out the grant you apply for ? I get the year paid and then 2 grants at about £4,000 one I have to repay the other I don't, so I take it out of the 8,000 some of that will go to residential halls ?

[Briggsy16]

YOU have to pay for it, it can come out of whatever you like.. The money can be spent on whatever you see fit to spend it on, it's just obviously meant for general living which includes bills (ie rent)

The rundown is that you get your tuition fee automatically paid by SLC, they then transfer the loan + grant into your bank account and you go pay the money to your university. Probably do it online, might have to physically go to the Union and pay or something.