University Accommodation

[pigrescuer]

I have to choose what university accommodation I want to put my name down for, and I am stuck between two options:

Option A
£76 a week.  Old seventies rooms, washbasin, kitchen and bathroom shared between 7 or 8 people.  Directly over the Student Union.  Right in the centre of campus

Option B
£95 a week.  Built in the last decade, washbasin, 4 kitchens

Comments

[philia_fan]

...wait, the rooms usually have washbasins?

In the US, this is usually not the case.

I agree with the above comment. It's all about the people, and you'll get used to whatever it's like soon enough. But I would avoid the room over the Student Union if you can.

[pigrescuer]

But, but, how do US students cleanse themselves?!

[philia_fan]

They go down the hall to the communal bathroom.

[littlered2]

What do you do if you want to make a cup of tea or just get a drink of water? I have no kitchen, so would go mad without a sink.

[philia_fan]

You go down the hall to the communal bathroom. There is water there. Often there is also a communal kitchen, which would have a sink also, but there are fewer kitchens than bathrooms.