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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Tess Reidy

‘You’ll meet so many people’: how to choose where to live at uni

Moving in … living off campus allows you to explore new surroundings.
Moving in … living off campus allows you to explore new surroundings. Photograph: Peter Cade/Getty Images

When Jadelle Luckman, 21, secured a place at Falmouth University, she hit the accommodation jackpot: an en-suite room in halls, a five-minute walk from campus.

She was thrilled to have landed her first choice through a ballot process where students rank their 10 preferences in order. “I saved a lot of money not having to get public transport,” she recalls.

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