To not have told my dd everything

You meant well but you've overstepped. I don't know why you didn't discuss with your DD whether this would be a good option? It sounds like she probably would have agreed with you, or the two of you could have done research together.

Also she sounds like she meets the definition of a disabled student, so she may have been prioritised for particular accommodation through that and that would probably have been a better route to go down.

The other students will know that the halls she's in is "modest" accommodation, even if she doesn't. She will likely get questions like "did you ask to be put there?" I think it's likely this is going to come out and you know best how she'll react to you making this decision for her.

Absolutely.

I just think what someone can theoretically do and what they actually do can be wildly different, especially if everyone else around them also speaks their native language.

I remember a few flats at university that were filled with students from Pakistan - they all just stayed together as they found it much easier, lol. Can't really say I blame them 100%.

I would be amazed if the university had paid any attention to your email. My experience of having a young adult at university is that, as a parent, unless your daughter has given specific permission for you to speak on her behalf, or receive information about her, then you will be ignored/denied/hear nothing.

I was trying to book a family holiday, and phoned my daughter's course office to ask if she would be having exams/assessments in a particular term and was instantly told that it was up to my daughter to tell me and that they couldn't share anything with me.

Ouch. Like everyone else I’d be really worried that she’ll be put with very religious and/or foreign students that will isolate her.

Cross posted. that's a valid point, but I would hope that being able to have a conversation would be very much part of the test! It's a very important part of the uni experience.

I think it was very unfair of you to do that. The decision should have been hers.

I've just done a search, and all the most common tests for English for going to university seem to have all four components I mentioned www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/student-advice/applying-to-uni/english-language-tests

This was 15 years ago so things may have changed since then.

But speaking good enough English to past a test doesn't necessarily mean having good conversational English.

SDs flat was so quiet she never met them - the place stunk of weed - no noise no parties just weed.

Really? She was tested on listening, speaking, reading and writing. I find it hard to believe that's not the basic standard. The test she had to sit (TOEFL) is really widely used.

If she's grown up enough to be going to uni then she should have made the decision herself.

You could have discussed it with her and let her think it through.

Why is the uni even discussing this with you? She's an adult. Parents aren't supposed to be so involved.

I think when it’s time to start thinking about accommodation for the 2nd year, you can ask her what she wants, noting that (hopefully) being with quiet people has worked well. Hopefully she’ll make some compatible friends.

The tests tend to be in written English, not spoken.

I'd be worried they'd end up with only international or very religious flatmates. Which could be wonderful, or could be a nightmare. Though that's no different to any group of strangers I guess.

However what's done is done so keep quiet

Are your daughter’s seizures medicated and controlled - does she need emergency medication/999 in the event of a seizure?

Oho lots of Unis do! We have students from HongKong who come for a year, and there's a written proficiency test, but IME some of them really struggle with spoken English.

Wow.

What uni accepted international students with poor English? That's shocking! My son's girlfriend had to pass a language test before she was even able to apply to uni here.

Did you impersonate her? Unis deal with students not parents.
None drinking female only halls she’s likely to be in with international students from religious backgrounds.
I’d she will be isolated.

I'm really curious how they decide it is not the party halls? Just being smaller doesn't mean they will be quieter. Even if all the students in them (or their parents) request somewhere quiet, doesn't mean it will be in practice.

A friend of mine did this and her DD was put in a flat with 7 International students from China who spoke poor English and didn’t communicate with her at all. I’d tell her.

Yes I think if they had judged it a good idea to take it into consideration, they would have been legally bound to contact your DD and ask her permission first.

Once they are over 18, things like this get a whole lot more difficult (from a parents' pov).

Also bear in mind that many people replying don't know what epilepsy is really like.

Not to worry you more but it might not even make even make a difference. I moved from a party hall to a quiet hall after spending the night at a friends quiet hall. I was bullied there and it was louder than my old halls and I wish I’d never moved but it was thankfully near the end of the year.

Your dd is an adult so I don’t think they would take your email into consideration. So don’t worry about it and treat it as a happy coincidence. I wouldn’t email the uni about her again though- it will be embarrassing for her