r/UniversityofOtago

On email, specifically, don't keep reloading evision expecting to see it like I did 😭 How did everyone go?

Hi Everyone,
I got an email from student accomodation saying all hall offers would be out by the 7th of October. I haven’t got one, but I did get a scholarship and completed my application on time? Do you know if they’ve actually come out yet or are they running late, or do scholarship people take longer?

Update: I just got an offer at 10am

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So im deciding if I should go to Vic or otago for uni next year to study political science (international relations). I've got a 7k scholarship for vic and a 10k scholarhsip offer from otago. I hear otago is also cheaper cost of living wise (please correct if wrong), so expense wise it seems otago is the better option, however I know vic is the stronger option for my course specifically. Should I study at Vic or consider Otago? Thank you for reading :)

Other details/ questions:

-big fan of football and like a social sporty culture (hows wellingtons sports culture?)

-is it worth considering expense of travel from each place to home (Tauranga)

-want a fun social life, doesn't have to be crazy cause I like my osscaional peace.

I'm extremely privellaged to have been offered a $10k scholarship to study at Otago today, but I've come to the realisation that financing a stay in halls is extraordinarily expensive, some costing as high as $25k.

I'm writing to those students who managed to make things work without any scholarship funding. What did you do to make the fees possible to pay?

Many people share the perspective that the ordinary thing to do is take out a loan and get a part time job, but if you live outside of Otago, how are you supposed to secure work months in advance to pay for halls? Do most people really gamble on their ability to find work quickly once they arrive?

Hey! I'm making my decision between UoA and UoO right now (scholarships to both, yay)! I got into Arana, which was my first choice hall, but I got a main building room which I haven't heard great things about. Has anyone stayed in the Arana main building, and if so, what did you think?

Also, I've heard it's mostly HSFY students in Arana, which I expected, but I'm not doing HSFY so does that change the experience much? Like will I feel more isolated by not being HSFY?

Happy and grateful to get into Arana, but still very nervous about it all.

Thanks :)

Hey, I just checked my emails to find my hall offer, but it's far from my preferred choices. What's everyone's opinion on declining it so I can be placed on the general waitlist for my preferred hall?

So I did all my hall applications at the same time and I think I believed I did one for Otago but oops I didn't. I get an email today saying I got 10k scholarship which is great but now im worried because I don't know if ill get into a hall. I applied late but surely because of the scholarship they'll offer me something, even if not preferenced. Do you think I'll get a hall offer?