Would you be concerned or is this ok ? 12 undergrads placed with 200 post grads in halls ?

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Can anyone make sense of this ?will it be ok ?

DD has been put into halls 15 mins from her campus but it's with 200 postngrads and I wonder what others think of this ?

The halls themslves have not got good reviews and I wonder if is it a safeguarding risk and or will she have a normal undergraduate first year experinece ?

Would you leave it or try and change it ?

What you haven’t realised is that lots of undergrads will be over the age of 18. I would have no problem with you wanting to discuss how that would work. What I object to is you specifically stating it might be a safeguarding risk.

She’s 18 and will be with lots of 21 year olds so I fail to see how that’s a safeguarding concern. If anything, being around adults 3 years older will probably make for safer halls! I think you’re worrying way too much- she isn’t a child. Let her get on with it.

I was in a small mixed hall for
first year.
It was actually really nice- as us first years felt looked after a bit!

@mindutopia she's v worried about making friends it doesn't come easy to her at all

Agree to get on the wait list to move. My experience of post grad students in hall was that they were boring!! The fun ones are in shared houses!
So yes - a different experience but she can probably join in with other things in other locations if a couple of the 12 are keen to as well so she has folk to walk back with.

How far is the accommodation from the main undergraduate blocks? This happened at one of my DC's unis. Parents on the Facebook chat were very concerned. But it seemed to work out for most people as the post-grad block was immediately adjacent to the others.

If it's on a different site, I'd want the uni to have have free buses running to and from events on the main site and student reps visiting to make connections and social life easier.

I'm so confused.

Why would this be a safeguarding risk?
Why would undergrads all be 18?

I'd be more concerned about undergrad boys/men than postgrads. Sure any could be a predator but many freshers will be looking to bed as many women as they can. Postgrads will in general be more mature. There's no safeguarding risk at all. Your DD is an adult.

@LochLoughton the plus is that it's 15 mins away from her campus for learning.
I'm not sure where all the main student.activities take place

I moved halls six weeks into term after being put on a wing that was otherwise exclusively Malaysian students. They very much wanted to stick together and not interact at all, not even saying hello in the corridor.

I think it's ok to be disappointed but I wouldn't make it into something bigger than it is. See if she can get on a waiting list and it might be that if she's offered something else she's decided she's comfortable where she is.

None of my long standing uni friends were people I lived with in halls

Thanks.
I had so much life experience by 18 and went across the world alone.
My DD is a a different kettle of fish and has been very studious etc.
I think we are all different aren't we and yes she's 18 which is why she's going away to uni on her own

@StormingCuckoo I've read this a lot about international students.

It won't have that buzzy feel will it and that excitement that everyone is in the same boat !

Has she never interacted with people older than her, had a job with a wide range of ages?

I think this thread is an excellent example of something I say a lot on here which is that the word 'safeguarding' and 'risk' is one of the most overused and lost all meaning.

Is it Bristol ?

200 more mature students, studying for one year only - therefore focussed on their Masters courses, or 200 18 year olds, living away from home for the first time, wanting to party/drink/drugs/sex non-stop knowing their assessment marks won’t count.

I know what I’d be happier with as a parent!

Yes by the time my dd was in her final year there was a lot less partying.

I don’t think it’s a safeguarding risk , but they won’t meet so many if their year, or they’ll form friendships with people who will be leaving sooner.

I think the op shouldn’t have used the word safeguarding but I also think she is very stressed out for her daughter and could be cut some slack. It doesn’t sound ideal but perhaps the accommodation office could provide some reassurance. If all 12 undergrads are close together/shared flats/kitchens it may be quite cosy, and as you say near to campus for events and learning etc.

Safeguarding risk?

She’ll make friends with people on her course and in the clubs and societies that she joins. Halls are a minor part of the overall fresher experience.

If she is quiet and studious she may actually have better friendships with the postgrads as they are all people who have chosen to do more studying.

What do you think will happen? 18 year olds with 22 year olds? All adults

I would see if you can change it. It'd be more fun and easier to make friends with other undergrads I think. It would probably offer a better, more fun experience.

You've used the word 'safeguarding' in an inappropriate context here. In terms of safety though, she's probably better of with the postgrads who will be a little older and more used to living independently.

It will just be really boring for her. Post grads are usually done with partying and much more likely to be telling her to keep the noise down.
Lots of opportunities for learning though - imagine she makes friends with a mentor type

What are you talking about, being with students who have been through undergrad could be the opposite of safeguarding issues. My 21 year old is a post grad student.