What to Pack for University
Hey everyone! Around this time last year I was gathering all the things I needed to pack for Uni, at first I took too little, then over the year I took too much! So hopefully […]
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Things I Wish I’d Known Before Moving Into Student Accommodation
Early May marked the end of my first year at Staffs, and subsequently the end of my student accommodation experience. It was interesting to say the very least and not without its ups and downs. […]
Spring Cleaning: A Guide to Keeping Your Halls Spick and Span
It’s spring! Or, I mean, it’s close enough… And what do we think of when we think spring? Spring Cleaning! …no? Just me. Oh. Okay. Anyway! The point is, this seemed like perfect opportunity to […]
Alexandra’s Christmas on a Student Budget
via GIPHY Being on a student budget can be a challenge but that challenge gets harder when it comes to Christmas time. November/ December tend to be the time you have the least money but […]
Student Accommodation Horror Stories (And How To Avoid Them)
Although I live independently in a privately rented flat now, I spent three years living with students — five of them in my first year, nine of them in the years that came after — […]
Guaranteed accommodation for Clearing 2016 students
Coming through Clearing can cause lots of questions and worries. But in 2016 Staffordshire University are completely remove the most common worry – where am I going to live? The time between making your Clearing call […]
The quick way to tidy and clean your room
I pride myself on being a very clean and organised person in terms of the place that I live, however I am definitely not a tidy person. I don’t know how I manage it but […]
Sharing a kitchen in halls
For my first year I lived in Clarice Cliff Court which has flats of between 4 and 6 people sharing a kitchen. All rooms have en-suite bathrooms which is one of the reasons I […]
Living in Halls
I can remember living in halls last year like it was yesterday! Flat parties and all our housemates going out together for a birthday meal. The thing I disliked most about halls was my bedroom, […]
Living in halls
So maybe you’ve already had all your offers back, and you’ve already decided on what university you will be going to. Maybe it’s far and you already know you are going to be living in […]