NO accommodation (3 Viewers)

[littles123]

good god they're sending them out now please no

 

[gingerwitch28]

Hey I got offered a place there too. I guess we'll have to make the best of it eh?

Any word on what you guys are gonna do for laundry and cooking?

 

[noreaction]

They have cooking and laundry facilities on site. Also, 2 buildings x 12 rooms = 24 students only so no need to freak out. The odds are pretty low. The higher being you believe in (or not) will have a perverse sense of humour for you to have such luck.

 

[gingerwitch28]

good god they're sending them out now please no

Fingers crossed!

 

[John555]

Wtf a motel?? They really are getting desperate.

Please don't offer me a motel ...

 

[Epic]

What are they making you guys pay for the motel?

 

[John555]

Just did a search on that motel, its apparently called the Carotel Motel and Caravan Park... and it looks pretty far away in the outer suburbs of Canberra. I feel for you guys who got that offer. This is just appalling in my opinion. At least stop being cheap skates and offer the REX or something, not some dodgy caravan park/motel.

 

[noreaction]

What are they making you guys pay for the motel?

$163 a week.

 

[littles123]

Yeah I'd quite happily pay for the rex. Buffet and gym

 

[gingerwitch28]

Yeah I'd quite happily pay for the rex. Buffet and gym

I hear you're not allowed to use the hotel facilities though... that's probably why ANU can afford to book them and charge people $163, the hotel probably gives it to them at a discounted rate, otherwise the uni would be making a huge loss.

 

[littles123]

Oh wow that sucks.. you cant even cook then. Well im praying for gardens, seems it'd be fun

 

[vikraman]

I still got squat. and i'm flying in 63 hours. (International student..) Fuck this

 

[littles123]

I still got squat. and i'm flying in 63 hours. (International student..) Fuck this

You're kidding.. though they gave preference to internationals. That is terrible. Where are you from?

 

[vikraman]

malaysia, my other friend got university garden a couple of hours ago. i've been trying to call them all morning but 2$ worth of skype credit later all i've heard is their waiting tone. (which incidentally is written by some guy from the ANU School of Music, very nice slow blues saxophone tune..)

 

[noreaction]

You're kidding.. though they gave preference to internationals. That is terrible. Where are you from?

Yeah I am an international first year undergraduate too. Their pretty brochures say first year and international are priority, but clearly this was never the case.

 

[cricketfan10]

hang in there guys. i can't believe the situation is worse than last year, obviously they aren't learning from their mistakes.

and uni gardens looks nice actually, and belconnen isn't really that far away 10 min bus ride. AND if you're looking for a job i'd imagine it'd be easier to find in westfield than in the city centre in civic.

 

[gingerwitch28]

Yeah I am an international first year undergraduate too. Their pretty brochures say first year and international are priority, but clearly this was never the case.

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I can't believe this. That is GODAWFUL for both of you. ARGH. I'd make a formal complaint as soon as you get there if I were you! That is amazingly slack!

 

[littles123]

As if moving countries isn't hard enough.. Makes me mad on your behalf!

Does anyone know how far westfield is from the UG? Like a tiny walk or bus?

 

[vikraman]

Yeah I am an international first year undergraduate too. Their pretty brochures say first year and international are priority, but clearly this was never the case.

Where you from? One of the main reasons i picked ANU over usyd or unsw was this damned accommodation guarantee and my friends who are going to sydney all got their accommodation sorted out already. I'm really, really regretting picking ANU now..

 

[gingerwitch28]

As if moving countries isn't hard enough.. Makes me mad on your behalf!

Does anyone know how far westfield is from the UG? Like a tiny walk or bus?

It says "walking distance" but that could mean anything from 2 minutes to 20.