[HDNG]IN COLLEGE:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Catered: 1.5% [BULL] Cost: ú51.30(39wks) [BULL] Self-catering: 2% [PARA]Cost: ú29-35(39wks)[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD] 1st years get priority in the University's haphazard mix[PARA]of accommodation, which ranges from the study bedrooms at [PARA]Gibson Hall to 120 self-catering flats rented from the YMCA. 60 [PARA]bed spaces are also rented from the District Council as part of a [PARA]larger head tenancy scheme run by the University, [ITAL]but in all, [PARA]provisions aren't great. [EITAL]12% of 1st years have to share. All [PARA]accommodation is mixed sex (except the shared rooms).[PARA][BOLD]Car parking:[EBOLD] Staff and disabled students only.[HDNG]EXTERNALLY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Ave rent: ú45[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD] For those students not living at home or in University [PARA]accommodation,[ITAL] it's best to look as early as possible (preferably [PARA]a few years ago when there weren't any problems). Around [PARA]September, all the students who don't heed our wise advice will [PARA]be looking just when it's getting toughest. The best places are the[PARA]West End and South Side, pleasant areas near enough to roll out[PARA]of bed into classes, but anywhere on the underground line will do.[PARA]It's possible to get good value in suburban tenement flats. [PARA]Glasgow has its rough areas, such as the Gorbals, which should [PARA]be avoided like a 10lb fist. Parking is not easy and having a car is [PARA]more hassle than help.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Housing help:[EBOLD] Student Services provide an accommodation [PARA]service, with 1 full and 1 part time member of staff who allocate [PARA]the University-managed rooms and can help with rent difficulties.[PARA][ITAL]Compared to services at other universities, this is more of an [PARA]internal than an external accommodation service, although some [PARA]work is done housing students in the private sector.[EITAL][PARA][PARA]
