Uni first year flatmate issues

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Did is in her first year at uni and enjoying it, making friends etc but has a problem with her flatmates in that some of them come back drunk with a load of friends at all times of the night and run up and down the shared corridor, banging on doors and walls and screaming.

She’s obviously a bit fed up with this and I don’t know what advice to give her on how to approach this with the others. If it happened as a one-off then fair enough but as ongoing behaviour it’s inconsiderate and a bit childish! I know how quickly things can escalate in situations like this and I don’t want her to have to live in a tense situation (whilst struggling to sleep) and that is also costing a small fort for her to live there (2 hours drive from home). Would be grateful for some advice, thanks in advance.

Yes definitely encourage her to move. It's quite common to apply for a transfer...one of my DS1's first year flatmates applied around Christmas simply because he wanted to move in with friends he'd made on his course who had a room spare in their flat. Uni accommodation teams deal with this kind of request all the time.

If it was a flatshare with no-one knowing each other prior to moving in I might be tempted to suggest she tries to speak to flatmates - but she's on a hiding to nothing with four boys who are already friends, especially if they've all been to boarding school. I doubt it'll get better and it is early enough in the new term that she can hopefully re-establish herself in a more mixed flat.

Sympathies to both you and her though OP, it's a horrible situation for her and horrible for you to know she is struggling.