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However, you do have one thing in common with every single LSE student – you are all LSE students! If you use this common ground as a starting point, you’ll soon learn lots of other interesting things about your peers too, once the conversation gets going. Often getting started is the hardest part.

So here are a few conversation starters you can keep in mind if you ever feel like the conversation is running dry…

1)    What course are you doing?

2)    Are you excited about it/do you enjoy your course?

3)    Why did you choose your course/subject - what do you like about it?

4)    Did you go to the Freshers fair?

5)    Have you joined any societies yet/are you planning to?

6)    What did you do (over Summer) before coming to LSE?

7)    Do you have many 9am lectures this term?

8)    How are you finding the workload far?

9)    Where are living whilst at LSE?

10) Have you settled in where you are living?

11) What’s your favourite thing about London so far?

12) Have you had a chance to explore other parts of London yet?

Obviously these can be tweaked and adapted to the social situation you are in, but if you can have a few of these in the back of your mind at any time, awkward silences will be a thing of the past.

What is the Halls Annual Survey?

The Halls Survey is a crucial way student residents can communicate their feedback and improve the hall experience.

What does the survey ask?

The survey covers many questions about the resident experience in LSE halls. It starts with three main questions:  

Are you enjoying your stay in residences?

 Do you think your residence offers good value for money?

Would you recommend your residence to other students at LSE?

It then explores feedback on different themes about their experience in halls:

Applying for accommodation and using the system HallPad

Hall Reception and Front of House Team- this includes security teams

Guest policies

Pastoral support – warden teams, peer supporters, school representatives etc.

Hall committees and the election process

Halls Cup

Catering services for catered halls

Facilities within halls – access to PCs, bathrooms, toilets, bedrooms, cleanliness, etc.

Environmental sustainability within halls

Traveling to the LSE

Why should I complete the survey?

By taking part in the survey, you will help improve the halls experience for LSE students in years to come.

However, if altruism isn’t enough, by taking part in the survey, you’ll be entered in a prize draw for Amazon vouchers so you can do some guilt-free shopping to reward yourself for helping a cause.

There is also a collective cash prize for the hall with the most improved level of participation, which you could use to organise a celebratory party at the end of the year.

The current participation rates are*: 

*Correct as of Friday 9th February 2018

When do I need to complete the survey by?

The survey deadline is Friday March 23rd, which coincidentally, is also National Cuddly Kitten Day.

You’ve convinced me! How do I find the survey?

Each resident has been emailed will a personalised survey link. To find the email, search, ‘qualtrics’ in your inbox, and if you don’t have a link, email [email protected].

If you have any other questions or queries, do not hesitate to contact [email protected] or message LSESU on social media so we can help you.