EPTIt also has been a month since I have known that I em not eligible for student accomodation since I am going to second year straight. And guess what? I started to actively look for a place to stay this friday, when my course starts on 27th.
Unsurprisingly, the only few relatively cheap flats I have visited since then have been
A) In totally undesirable area (40+ minutes from my campus, locations with one pub and pensioners etc.)
B) Tiny - Since I live in this country and keep all stuff I own in this world on me, I need more than 3x3 metres of life space
C) With boring occupiers - 'No parties are happening over here, you have to be tidy completely and make no noise because of neighbours and your flatmates' kind of places
D) Expensive - To get the same flat in Edinburgh as in 8k town where I live is roughly for double rent...
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So anyway I am lurking through adverts and than I see This offer, which struck my eyes immediately:
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Hey, we are three French students and we are looking for a flatmate (not French please) for 9 month (until june 2009). We are one male (20 years old), and two female (20 years old), and we will study in Napier University, Merchiston Campus, on Transport Management.
We have a fullyfunished flat on 558 Mornhouse road (the distance between University and this flat is around 15 min pedestrian). The property have an entrance hallway with all rooms off, good sized separate dining kitchen to the rear and a large, bright and spacious lounge to the front, 4 double bedrooms, and bathroom with electric shower over bath.
The rent is £300 pcm, and the deposit is only £325 (+ £35,25 agency fees the first month). The deposit will be given back at the end of the contract.
We would like a student person, who doesn’t smoke, sociable.
The unique viewing is the 17th Wednesday of September at 7.00pm
We have a fullyfunished flat on 558 Mornhouse road (the distance between University and this flat is around 15 min pedestrian). The property have an entrance hallway with all rooms off, good sized separate dining kitchen to the rear and a large, bright and spacious lounge to the front, 4 double bedrooms, and bathroom with electric shower over bath.
The rent is £300 pcm, and the deposit is only £325 (+ £35,25 agency fees the first month). The deposit will be given back at the end of the contract.
We would like a student person, who doesn’t smoke, sociable.
The unique viewing is the 17th Wednesday of September at 7.00pm
My prompt Email looked like this:
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Salut Steven!
I have found your advertisement on Accomodation for students for the Morningside flat, and I abolutely love the offer.
I am 21 year old Czech guy, and was studying College for two years in Fife. I am going straight for a second year in Business Studies at Napier. I am a non-smoker, very serious in doing Business and my Projects, but I also love to ease up in my freetime!
My two best friends in the first year of college were French, and I just loved their humour and upbeat attitude towards everything. If you guys are anything like them, I have no worries of boredom and us getting along well. But fear not, I do not speak French very well apart from few phrases I can't use when talking to strangers - so our English conversation skills would definitely improve.
Please let me know VIA email or on my mobile phone 07526762666 if I can join you for the viewing Tomorrow.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
My name ;o
I have found your advertisement on Accomodation for students for the Morningside flat, and I abolutely love the offer.
I am 21 year old Czech guy, and was studying College for two years in Fife. I am going straight for a second year in Business Studies at Napier. I am a non-smoker, very serious in doing Business and my Projects, but I also love to ease up in my freetime!
My two best friends in the first year of college were French, and I just loved their humour and upbeat attitude towards everything. If you guys are anything like them, I have no worries of boredom and us getting along well. But fear not, I do not speak French very well apart from few phrases I can't use when talking to strangers - so our English conversation skills would definitely improve.
Please let me know VIA email or on my mobile phone 07526762666 if I can join you for the viewing Tomorrow.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
My name ;o
And To this I have received a reply:
Hey guy,
Thank you very much for your email.
Ok for tomorrow afternoon.
The exact adress is : 666 Bujakasha road, KGB8, Edinburgh.
But there will be few people, so we will make a selection.
Your profile is very interesting for us.
We see you tomorrow at 7.00pm.
Now, I have had a few job Interviews, written a SuperB personal statement, but this informal kind of thing kind of freaks me out...
In a regular interview, you prepare your demands, why the company needs you and how would you benefit from the company appointing you, you make your homework and strike with perfect knowledge of all the company's subdivisions and interests along with possible critique if you know of some.
But this IS NOT a regular interview. I don't know who am I approaching and I have never been in such situation... Being too much prepared may make me look like a nerd, and can cease the friendly atmosphere thatt should be put on with your flatmates.
However it still IS like a tender, as I will be competing against other people...
So, should I just go there, bring the deposit and leave it to destiny? Wear some ol' Tee and just be myself?
Or prepare hard, find out info about the area, greet them in flawless french phrases, dress decently and generally put the Business Game thinking on track?
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I really want this flat (Providing its anything like they described), but I also want to find out how we get on when I don't try.
I ask you, informal people skills masters, to help me!
(Phone Numbers and names of places have been changed to keep privacy and even more people from wanting the flat ;o
