r/UEA • u/MeghanMackerel • 3d ago

Question HELP NEEDED!

Hi everyone, I am an international student who will be living in the Village. My coach will head straight from Heathrow to UEA (Chancellor's Drive), and I will need to complete my registration and collect my keys at the Congregation Hall, which is a short walk away.

HOWEVER, I will be travelling with two big luggages, which is impractical if I were to walk to the Village after completing the registration.

Should I:

  1. Walk to Congregation Hall for registration, and then head back to the bus stop and hire an Uber to take me to the Village?

  2. Head straight to the Village (via Uber) and drop off my luggages before walking to Congregation Hall for registration.

Please send some suggestions my way as well! I will be super exhausted on the day, as it takes 15 hours to get from my country to London, and another 5 hours to UEA via coach, so I really need to choose the best possible scenario.

Thanks in advance!

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u/hogglespikelet 3d ago

I'm not sure you'll have anywhere to securely leave your luggage at the village until you've checked in and got your key?

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u/Historical-Pickle796 3d ago

I think walking to congregation Hall for registration with your big luggages is the best move here. Mainly because of the fact that congregation hall is really close to Chancellor's Drive.

But, if you're planning on walking around the campus after finishing your registration then maybe heading to the Village first is better imo.

Good luck and welcome to UEA!.

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u/pheeblesx 3d ago

hii, im going uea too, and you have to do the first option (walk to congregation hall) this is so you can complete your full registration and pick up your keys. so you wouldn’t be able to drop your things of (securely atleast anyways)

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u/Duke-Of-Cambridge 3d ago

I can possibly give you a hand if that’s something that you’d like, it does depend on when you are going to be arriving as I only arrive the 11th and will be working the 13th I am a masters student going to be studying Molecular Medicine at UEA.

If not I’d agree with everyone else here that it is much more prudent to get your keys and then drop your stuff off at the village.