{"id":1596,"date":"2018-05-26T04:56:10","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T23:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/67.205.158.89\/?p=1596"},"modified":"2024-10-08T16:22:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T10:52:55","slug":"how-to-find-your-second-year-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/blog\/accommodation\/how-to-find-your-second-year-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Find Your Ideal Second-Year Home: Easy Tips for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Congratulations on acing your first year at uni! If you\u2019re planning to move out of student halls<\/strong> into a private space as a bona fide adult, it\u2019s going to be easier than you think. You know the lay of the land now, and, more importantly, you know exactly what you don\u2019t want from possibly having experienced it. All of this will come in handy when you\u2019re looking for a place to stay during your second year at university. Follow our tips to make house-hunting easier than ever!<\/p>\n

1. Start Early:<\/strong> It is never too early to look for accommodation. If you want the best, you\u2019ve got to move fast! Visit property websites to get a feel of what works for you in terms of location and amenities. It is essential to work out what fits your budget before taking the plunge. Make sure it doesn\u2019t eat into your savings and try not to stray too far from your campus.<\/p>\n

2. Find Your Crew:<\/strong> If you\u2019re not planning to live alone, round up the people you\u2019d like to live with so you can house-hunt together! Use your first year to feel people out. Who would be an ideal person to live with? How do they feel about certain things around the house? Would they be open to getting a dog? Whatever your questions may be, make sure you ask them as well as answer theirs to avoid potential misunderstandings.<\/p>\n

3. Ask the Experts:<\/strong> Current second-year students will have expert advice that you\u2019re unlikely to find on any website. If there\u2019s one sure-fire way to create the second year uni life of your dreams, there\u2019s no one better to approach than those who\u2019ve lived through it. Talk to as many students as you can and make a note of everything they have to say. That being said, don\u2019t get too picky because nothing will ever be 100% to your liking.<\/p>\n

The second year is more work than the first and it is important that you pick a student accommodation<\/strong><\/a> which not only suits your academic schedule but also supports your social life. One with easy access to your campus and popular parts of town will work wonders! If you\u2019re having trouble finding the right living situation, check out our website to explore verified properties that meet all your needs. Having the right place to live can go a long way in ensuring that you have a great second year. Good luck, champ!<\/p>\n

 <\/strong>Written by Arinze Ngonadi<\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congratulations on acing your first year at uni! If you\u2019re planning to move out of student halls into a private space as a bona fide adult, it\u2019s going to be easier than you think. You know the lay of the land now, and, more importantly, you know exactly what you don\u2019t want from possibly having […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1597,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1596","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-accommodation"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1596\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.universityliving.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}