i was originally going to get a place with my boyfriend but everyone was like 'nooooooooooo you can't do that! you must go into student accomodation'
what should i do?

student accomodation. this is just my opinion but me adn my bf are going to the same uni, but getting student accomodation cause we can still see each other, stay at each others places, but we have space and time alone.

You don't know how many people have already broken up this year and they were living in student accommodationg together...as in the same room.

Get a place of your own through student accommodation.

Im am in student accomodation but the land lady broke some rules and let my man who doesnt go to college stay there too. Its a two bedroom apartment but from experience of 2 years in such a living space. Go it alone.
Trust me, Im not going to go into details on the amount of things you will annoy yourselves with, only the strongest of relationships will survive it.
Next year Im going to go to private house sharing where its 3 bedroom and there will be one other person with us coz the apartment we're in is shit despite it being official student accom.
At your age you need some time to yourself, space and do your own thing and if you're not living together, the anticipation to see each other will have more sticking power. Unless you consider yourself and your partner twins, living together can be hardwork.

Don't move in with your boyfriend unless you have been together awhile and would be moving in together anyways, if convenience and cost and all that didn't matter.