{"id":5921,"date":"2021-03-23T11:00:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T11:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/?p=5921"},"modified":"2023-08-30T10:46:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T10:46:54","slug":"room-allocation-procedure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/room-allocation-procedure\/","title":{"rendered":"Room allocation procedure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning everyone,<br \/>\nAfter our first few online offer holder visit days, many of you have been asking for more information on the our room allocation procedure. Today&#8217;s blog will be looking at how we allocate our rooms to students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are rooms allocated on a first come, first served basis?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The short answer to this is no. If you are an undergraduate and have applied by our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/applying\/accommodationguarantee\/\">guarantee deadline<\/a> (please note this date is still under review) then we will allocate all rooms in a random order, based on your preferences. If you apply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/applying\/lateapplications\/\">after our guarantee deadline<\/a>, then these will be processed in date order, we will still look into your preferences when allocating and try our hardest to match these.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How are they allocated?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13726324 BCX0\">We will allocate the most popular residences\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW13726324 BCX0\">first<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13726324 BCX0\">\u00a0but allocations are\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW13726324 BCX0\">randomised<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13726324 BCX0\">. The computer will select at random an application from all students indicating a particular residence as their first choice. We then look at the additional accommodation preferences to allocate students to corridors\/flats. This process then continues until the number of students required to fill that residence has been reached.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What preferences can I choose when applying?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you apply for accommodation you will be asked a series of questions to help us determine the right place for us to place you. We then allocate this on a priority basis:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you would prefer to live in a single or mixed gender flat<\/li>\n<li>If you would prefer a quiet flat (to live with other people who have mentioned this within their application)<\/li>\n<li>The ages of people you wish to live with out of the following options: 20 and under, 21-25, 25-35 or over 35<\/li>\n<li>If you would prefer to live on the ground floor or not<\/li>\n<li>If you would prefer to live with people who do not drink alcohol<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also have a notes section where you can let us know any additional information that you believe to be relevant to your application. If you wish to live with a friend then you will both need to put each others name and student number in this notes section.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you prioritise certain students?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whilst we allocate rooms randomly in the most-part. Any students with disabilities, health needs or other special supported requirements will be prioritised and considered on a case-by-case basis. If you haven&#8217;t already, please do get in touch with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/wellbeing\/\">wellbeing services<\/a> if you have a disability or health condition that will affect your choice of accommodation.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for reading today&#8217;s blog. Remember that our applications open on Monday 12th April. If you have any questions for us in the meantime please do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/contact\/accommodationteam\/\">get in touch!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have a good week!<br \/>\nAccommodation Shannon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning everyone, After our first few online offer holder visit days, many of you have been asking for more information on the our room [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":343,"featured_media":4139,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[195,209,213],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Room allocation procedure - University Living<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/room-allocation-procedure\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Room allocation procedure - University Living\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Good morning everyone, After our first few online offer holder visit days, many of you have been asking for more information on the our room [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/room-allocation-procedure\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"University Living\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-03-23T11:00:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-30T10:46:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2018\/06\/key-2323278_960_720.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Shannon Ruse\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Shannon Ruse\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/room-allocation-procedure\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/room-allocation-procedure\/\",\"name\":\"Room allocation procedure - University Living\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/room-allocation-procedure\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/room-allocation-procedure\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2018\/06\/key-2323278_960_720.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-23T11:00:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-30T10:46:54+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/#\/schema\/person\/4c99941b52c112d339138690ab7560f0\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/room-allocation-procedure\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/room-allocation-procedure\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/room-allocation-procedure\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2018\/06\/key-2323278_960_720.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2018\/06\/key-2323278_960_720.jpg\",\"width\":960,\"height\":640},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/room-allocation-procedure\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Room allocation procedure\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/\",\"name\":\"University Living\",\"description\":\"Find out all you need to know about University of Exeter accommodation. 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