{"id":5749,"date":"2020-09-17T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T10:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/?p=5749"},"modified":"2023-08-30T10:47:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T10:47:04","slug":"freshers-settling-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/freshers-settling-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Freshers: Settling in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many of you will have now arrived into your new home and are starting to settle in to the &#8220;New Normal&#8221;. It can be quite overwhelming and such a big change so please do remember that we are here for you to help in a variety of ways. Please see the information below for how to get in touch if you need:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Virtual Drop-in sessions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Members of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/contact\/accommodationteam\/\">Accommodation Team<\/a>\u00a0are available to speak to you via zoom or telephone appointment between 10:00 &#8211; 15:00 Monday to Friday. If you wish to discuss anything with us then please fill in an appointment request form.<\/p>\n<p>To request an appointment please:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Log in to SID Online with your IT username and password via the web or app version of iExeter.<\/li>\n<li>Go to &#8216;Ask a Question&#8217; and then &#8216;Log an enquiry&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Under category, pick &#8216;Accommodation Appointment Request&#8217;. You should see a form to complete with a series of drop-down menus.<\/li>\n<li>After clicking &#8220;Log an enquiry&#8221; from these pages you should see a form to complete with a series of drop-down menus.<\/li>\n<li>Complete and submit the enquiry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any queries about your room or your residence, then you will need to now speak to your\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/contact\/residencereceptions\/\">Residence Reception<\/a>\u00a0in the first instance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moving rooms<br \/>\n<\/strong>We are getting enquiries from students wishing to move rooms. Due to coronavirus we are currently not allowing room moves unless there are exceptional circumstances. 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