[MarkiMarky93]

(Original post by Hannah578)
Im going to Winchester too!

Ahh cool, where abouts are you from?.
im 30/40 mins south of winch in lee on solent.

[Hannah578]

(Original post by MarkiMarky93)
Ahh cool, where abouts are you from?.
im 30/40 mins south of winch in lee on solent.

Im 30/40 minutes away too! Im from Salisbury So your commuting?!

[HypeGirl94]

So, firstly, just to apologise if this has been posted in the wrong place, this is my first ever TSR post!
I am going to university next September, and hoping to go to The university of Leeds , or failing that, the metropolitan university, and recently i've been looking into living away in my first year, in the halls. I am about a 45 minute train journey away from Leeds , and was thinking about moving away for the first year, so I could fully emerge myself in student life, and make new friends etc... but then I am still able to live at home (and save money) in my second and third years. Or at least that was the plan I did have, until I spoke to some previous uni students...
I've heard a lot of negatives about living away, about stealing housemates, messy housemates, grubby living etc, and now, I'm really stuck on what to do. I am a really sociable person whos always happy to make new friends and get stuck in, however, due to current fees, i'm not willing to live away if it's going to be a nightmare experience...
My question to you guys is.... Did you enjoy living away? Is it a regret? and do you think I should get stuck in or give it a miss?
Oh, and also, do you meet your housemates before you move in or...???
Thank you for your help in advance...

[Ecosse_14]

I'd say the negatives are in a minority and the positive elements of living away definitely overshadow the negatives. Even if you don't get on extremely well with your housemates, you are still going to meet other people who live in nearby houses and whatnot. If you're really sociable, I don't see why you'd have any problems getting along with your housemates or making other close friends nearby if your housemates weren't particularly nice (although the chances you don't get along with ALL your housemates is unlikely). I love living away from home and I'd encourage everyone to do it if they can. For my uni, and I'd imagine most unis, you meet your housemates when you move in. However, there are a lot of facebook groups out there for freshers where people post where they're staying and you can maybe meet them through that

[Miahrose]

I think you'd regret not moving away if you stayed at home. True, some people have nightmare flatmates, but for the majority of people it's a really enjoyable experience. It helps you grow-up a lot more too, to be honest, having to deal with living with people you might not always see eye to eye with - especially with communal kitchens and bathrooms. I agree with Ecosse completely that the positives overshadow the negatives - halls are so sociable, there's always stuff going on and you have the chance to meet a huge variety of people you wouldn't do if you limited yourself to course-mates. The sense of community in halls is fun too - flat Christmas dinners and official and made-up inter-hall tournaments, haha. It's a really cool way to spend your first year at university - I really think you should give it a go.

[Origami Bullets]

I thought I had a sense of deja vu! http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show...253&highlight=

[MarkiMarky93]

ahh cool. quite a way from where i live haha.
im not sure, depends on the accomodation/money situation...
you?

[Wookie42]

Living in halls has probably been the most exciting thing about university for me, so far at least. Completely different experience if you're living at home.

[decent girl]

I live in Birmingham and want to go to Keele uni which is far away from my house. i have been in this country only from last 8 months so my parents don't want me to live in hall. what shud i do? i m confused,,,,,will it be possible for me to travel everyday by coach or train and how will it cost?

[blue_star221]

(Original post by decent girl)
I live in Birmingham and want to go to Keele uni which is far away from my house. i have been in this country only from last 8 months so my parents don't want me to live in hall. what shud i do? i m confused,,,,,will it be possible for me to travel everyday by coach or train and how will it cost?

I don't go to Keele but I live very close - if you lived at home you'd have to either get a train or coach from Birmingham to Stoke every day, which can take up to an hour, and then get the bus to Keele which would be a further 20 minutes or so. And then do the same thing in reverse! I don't think it'd be expensive but it'd take a lot of time, so I'd recommend halls, the Keele campus is really lovely and safe

[SamHartHugo]

Hi there, I will be attending university in September and I am really wanting to move out of my parent's home (just to clarify, I love and respect them very much, I just want a new life experience). The university I will be attending is in my home city and I have considered trying to rent a room or a flat, but in all honesty halls are a bit more appealing to me being that (with bills included) it'll cost me the same ammount of money and in halls I'll get to meet new people, it just seems simple.

I know people from other towns/cities get priority in university accomodation, but I was mainly wondering if it is actually considered strange or wrong for someone from the same city to live in the university's halls?
Thanks!

[Kellyyyy94]

Im going to birmingham city uni and stopppin in halls and I live in birmingham x


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[Origami Bullets]

Not weird at all - if that's what suits you, then do it

[accomoffice]

(Original post by SamHartHugo)
Hi there, I will be attending university in September and I am really wanting to move out of my parent's home (just to clarify, I love and respect them very much, I just want a new life experience). The university I will be attending is in my home city and I have considered trying to rent a room or a flat, but in all honesty halls are a bit more appealing to me being that (with bills included) it'll cost me the same ammount of money and in halls I'll get to meet new people, it just seems simple.

I know people from other towns/cities get priority in university accomodation, but I was mainly wondering if it is actually considered strange or wrong for someone from the same city to live in the university's halls?
Thanks!

Not weird at all. The only thing I would say is you need to be positive that this is what you want for the whole year as you'll be signing a contract. We always have a number of local students who move into halls then want to move out because they don't like their flatmates/they're homesick/they realise they could save much more money at home/it wasn't how they imagined it. And it's not usually possible to do that. So you need to be very sure. (I would add that the majority of local students are happy and stay in halls for the whole year but it is nevertheless a significant minority)

[ve1995]

Hey, I have a question... I have a choice between UCL residence halls and a flat (that I can share with a couple of friends) in St. John's Wood, which is quite close by... The flat is a lot more comfortable, but I've heard that social life is a lot better if you're living in college accomadation... any opinions?

[KTaberner]

(Original post by Wannabe)
hello all
I am starting university in september and am a bit confused about what to do about accommodation.
I live in a town which is very close to the city where the university is based (about 10 minutes away in the car), however I've always had it in my mind to move there and live in halls to gain the whole uni experience and make friends etc.
Now that I've done my student finance and everything, i'm unsure whether to or not due to the money situation. My student loan will not cover the costs of living there, let alone the rent in itself. i am planning on keeping my job which is in my town and travelling by bus to halls and back when i'm due to work.
I want to gain the whole experience, but now i'm thinking whether it's worth it with the costs. What would you do?
Thank you

i am finding the exact same problem i live about 20mins away from the uni by car but if i moved there then its the cost of living but if i stay at home its the cost of travel eg insurance for your car and petrol :/ hard decision lol :/

[KCoyote]

Yeah it's a delicate issue. For my first degree I stayed at home and I sort of regretted it. I'm again really close to Uni though...

I find myself going back for another UG and wondering if it's time to get to a flat. But still got the same issues running round my head, money mainly. It's never easy!

[OrangeUK]

Hello all

I've been met with a bit of a conundrum, and I am in need of some assistance of people who have been in a similar situation!

2 months back I got to go and have a viewing of the newly built student flats, literally about 30 second walk away from the Uni and Student Union. They looked really good, tidy, good size, etc.

The thing is, i only live around a 20-25 minute bus journey from the Uni, so travelling there isn't really a problem, unless there is traffic problems, problems with the bus, etc... But these would be fairly rare.

I'm 19, never lived away from home for any longer than holidays, festivals, etc. I want to see what it is like, I want to experience this first hand, I would get to meet new people (It's 6 people per floor with a shared Kitchen/Sitting room), the Uni is literally on the front doorstep - Particularly useful if I ever need to pop in after hours or not on a uni day quickly. I also have a friend I met in college moving from around a 1 hour journey away to this accommodation.

However, i do not have a job (I would apply for the Student union as they are looking for staff, but i need a student e-mail, which I do not have as I am not in uni yet, lol) so my funding will come from SAAS. I do not know what this will be yet as i have not received a letter - I got £352 a month when I was at college and living with my parents... I have no idea if I get more money living on my own. The cost of the flat per month is £412, which includes all electricity, gas, internet, 24/7 building security, etc.

Anyway, I would like to know what other people think, or have done in this situation, would you stay at home or would you take the accommodation and be with other students, meeting people and just gaining experience from this.

Thank you all for any answers, and I am sorry if any part of this confused you; If it did, let me know and I will try to explain better!

[OrangeUK]

Also, feel pretty silly at the moment! I was searching for a Student Accommodation section on here, couldn't find it... So i posted it here. Second i come out this forum section.. BAM!

[ihateocr]

I've not gone to uni yet, I start in september but my uni choices are ones which will require me to move out. I think i'm at that point in my life now to move out, whether I may actually be mature and capable of it, it will improve my individuality and opportunities. Of course I'll miss my friends and family, but who won't. I would just rather look back on my uni years as being different to the rest of my life. i.e. living in my home town with my parents and the same friends for the last 10 years or so.
I know for me that the decision entails a the requirement for me to move out to study as it would be logically impossible to travel back and forth daily, which you don't have to deal with. A better way to think of it is that you are not just going to university for a degree, but instead to prepare you for the rest of your life.
I hope that in some way I may have helped convince you to follow in my footsteps.