{"id":6095,"date":"2021-10-28T11:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/?p=6095"},"modified":"2024-02-20T09:50:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T09:50:30","slug":"who-do-i-live-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/who-do-i-live-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Who do I live with?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59924972 BCX0\">Good\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW59924972 BCX0 DefaultHighlightTransition\">morning<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59924972 BCX0\">\u00a0everyone! This week we are starting to share our advice on finding who you want to live with. We want to encourage you to take your time in making this decision and to consider\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2 SCXW59924972 BCX0\">all of<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59924972 BCX0\">\u00a0your options before rushing into anything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who do I live with?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before you even start looking at potential houses, the first step is to establish who your flatmates will be. Renting a house for an academic year is a big financial commitment so thinking about it carefully now will pay off in the long\u00a0term.<\/p>\n<p>Finding housemates can be quite a personal journey\u00a0and there are lots of options to consider such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Live on your own<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Live with your course mates\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Live with your current flat mates<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Society friends\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mix it up and meet new people<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW161479696 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161479696 BCX0\">We encourage students no<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161479696 BCX0\">t to rush into finding a house, there are many different tools you can use to see if the people you want to live with are well suited to how you like to live.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161479696 BCX0\">\u00a0These include the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW161479696 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exeterguild.org\/housing\/people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW161479696 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161479696 BCX0\">Students\u2019 Guild housing pages<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW161479696 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161479696 BCX0\">\u00a0or o<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161479696 BCX0\">ur handy\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW161479696 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/accommodation\/privatehousing\/afterfirstyear\/people\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Housing%20Campaign%202021%20-%20People&amp;utm_content=Housing%20Campaign%202021%20-%20People+Preview+CID_7cce27b83d92a190e437a96aa485ee97&amp;utm_source=Createsend%20emails&amp;utm_term=Who%20To%20Live%20With%20guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW161479696 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161479696 BCX0\">Who To Live With Guide<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW161479696 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161479696 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161479696 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161479696 BCX0\">Take your time and ensure that you&#8217;re 100% certain\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161479696 BCX0\">of who you want to live with.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161479696 BCX0\">After all, you will be living with\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161479696 BCX0\">these people for an entire year.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP BookmarkStart BookmarkEnd SCXW161479696 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Finding flatmates online<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One way of finding flatmates is using\u00a0our<a href=\"http:\/\/www.exeterstudentpad.co.uk\/\">\u202fStudentpad website<\/a>, which has a \u2018roommate finder\u2019 facility. 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