Yikes again

Or more to the point, bugger! As a continuation of my earlier university rant can I please ask, 'Where does it say on any of the state/government/university websites that there is a deadline for applying for first year university accommodation?' The answer is, of course, NOWHERE!

Dunno quite why we picked this afternoon to ring up Patrick's favourite halls of residence from the list given on the University of Queensland's website, but we did, and got the answer that the deadline for applications for accommodation was October 31st 2006. In other words, you are expected to apply for accommodation at a university when you are still almost 4 months away from receiving an offer...

There are alternatives to halls, but in Brisbane the alternatives seem largely to be run by religious organisations such as the Salvation Army and the Uniting Church. Patrick (understandably) doesn't think he'll fit in well into a residential block where swearing is punishable by throwing you out and keeping your deposit. I can see why. I've written a lot of begging emails to put him on the waiting lists for university accommodation, and I'm crossing my fingers that we'll manage to find some viable private alternatives should that process not work. Offers come out this Thursday; I wonder what will happen then?