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Staying at home whilst at University

I'm thinking of staying at home whilst at university as it's cheaper and I would be a lot more motivated to work :p:

. Just wondering if it would be harder to make good friends at university if I stayed at home?

Any experiences from people who lived at home whilst a university or heard from anyone? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

Thanks :biggrin:

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Reply 1

Smidster

Personally I would avoid living at home at all costs.

You just wouldn't get the same experience which is, albeit a small, part of going to Uni.

Reply 2

egg_soup

my mates say they regret living at home, but i know a few who are ok with it. Depends how far away you are from the uni i suppose

Reply 3

username47781

I live at home and go to a local university, to be honest i go more to learn and to get a decent grade, obviously it's nice to make some friends along the way but my education comes first.

Reply 4

username47781

I remember a girl who lived no joke, two minutes from her university and still stayed in halls.

Reply 5

Sithius

Carl1982

I live at home and go to a local university, to be honest i go more to learn and to get a decent grade, obviously it's nice to make some friends along the way but my education comes first.

LMAO

sorry but I laughed. University is hardly just about the degree, more about the social experience IMO.

Reply 6

username47781

Sithius

LMAO

sorry but I laughed. University is hardly just about the degree, more about the social experience IMO.

Too me it is about learning and gaining a degree and moving onto better things in life.

Reply 7

Sheen

Carl1982

I remember a girl who lived no joke, two minutes from her university and still stayed in halls.

hahaha

Reply 8

cheekynibbler

I cant think of anything worse then living at home during university... I mean i didnt pull many women so thats not the issue, but just in general you get a much better understanding of how to actually take care of yourself -financially and healthwise (eating proper food etc) and also you will be forced to do some growing up.

It depends on your family background really. I could not wait to get out of the house. I was depressed and felt completely shut off from everyone. As soon as i got to my halls i was made really welcome and made some amazing mates that i would not have if i had lived at home!

Reply 9

Anonymous #1

Hmmm... I wanted to stay at home because I could study much better since I easily get distracted a huge amount if I stayed in the halls. Also its the fact that one of my friends dropped out of uni because she couldn't concentrate and was distracted... so that kinda freaked me out and I don't want it happening to me if I stayed in the halls.

Reply 10

Evil-Tuna

It depends if you're more orientated towards your education or not. And why are you anonymous for a thread like this?

Reply 11

Anonymous #1

cheekynibbler

Well you can learn to cook and take care of yourself whilst at home, my parents said i would have to take full responsibility of myself doing washing, cooking, buying foods...so if I stayed so it'll be like living on my own anyway :p:

I really like it at home, my parents arn't strict at all, they know I can take care of myself..etc. So thats why i don't mind staying at home whilst at university. Though I want to be able to social alot and party as well...has anyone made alots of friends even if they stayed at home?

Reply 12

username47781

Well i would say it's still possible to have a social life and go out even if you live at home, there is so many opportunities.

Reply 13

FyreFight

Carl1982

I remember a girl who lived no joke, two minutes from her university and still stayed in halls.

I'd do the exact same in her position. It must be a lot harder to make friends when everyone's socialising in halls while you're stuck at home.

In fact, the reason I never applied to any London unis was the probability that I wouldn't get halls placements because of where I live. That's how important I think it is.

Reply 14

General Mullet

I wouldn't want to stay at home for Uni. For me University signifies the begining of my adult life and indipendance. Moving away from home is something I feel need to do to grow as a person. Seeing as the closest one I'm applying to is Aston commuting each day isn't really a viable option either.

Reply 15

Jimmy_everything

i live at home and go to university in london. its ok, im doing a lot more work than other people in halls and thats more important to me, you're there to get the degree first and foremost. plus being at home isnt so bad because there's enough stuff going on and enough people around to have all the fun, just much cheaper :P

Reply 16

AYE

What the ****! Living at home does not mean you have less friends or socialising at all! I live at home and I'm dame sure I have more friends than quite a few of those in the halls.

The only down side is if you are going to hit the clubs with uni mates, its a bother to go back home, but all the time i sleep over at their halls rooms anyway. It's really about the person, if your abit down and not out the shell than maybe forcing yourself into these situations is the right thing.

Reply 17

Arminius

Maybee it varies between unis but the uni i'm at 99% of students have moved away to come here. I've only met one person that commuted and they weren't exactly having the best of times. Theres so much to uni apart from your course and if we're honest you will miss out on most of it if you live at home.

The only way i can see (and have seen) it work is if your house is literally next to the uni. Because then you can still participate in the uni social life. Having to commute any reasonably distance would mostly scupper all that.

These posts on this thread seem quite pro-home, it IS possible to have an enjoyable time but you will massively increase you chances of making good freinds etc if you go live in hall (like everyone else...!)

Reply 18

Revd. Mike

I've only applied to London, but I want to live at home as I really dislike the prospect of a helluva lot of extra debt at the end, espcially seeing as my course is longer than most (and my may end up doing an initial BSc followed by med :s-smilie:

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Reply 19

DaveLawStuuuudent06

Sithius

LMAO

sorry but I laughed. University is hardly just about the degree, more about the social experience IMO.

What a stupid post^! The debt obtained from university is hardly a laughing matter. Some people do not take debt serious enough. Universities are educational institutions, your there for a degree. Obviously social side is important but in my eyes my education comes first. I commute 5 minutes on train to uni, ive had no problems at all. At home i get great meals for free and a big house. Halls does look fun and im sure it is! But for an outgoing person like myself, the social difference really cannot be great enough to be worth thousands of pounds extra.