Would it be a bad idea to live at home whilst studying medicine?

Let's say someone got accepted into a uni thats not too far from their house, their parents understand the stress and will let you study however you want, they'll cook for you, clean your laundry etc., you can snuggle up in your bed without having to worry about extra debts.

However could one still make good friends, join a society, keep up with the schedule, experience the student life?

Let's also say that the person doesn't drink, isn't the person that goes out to nightclubs, and isn't someone who would go to people's rooms and get naughty.

wow, this is scarily accurate to what I want to do...

One could, yes. There's certainly nothing to stop you from doing it.

But the way you've written it, one would end up having a fairly boring time imho - sounds like school, except you'd have a uni ID card. You wouldn't experience a degree of independence or living with friends/flatmates, much less the alcohol fuelled debauchery and "naughtiness in people's rooms" which form many students' fondest memories of uni...

Cooking, laundry etc are actually not that time consuming and are activities which an 18 year old should be able to cope with (relatively speaking) - they're certainly not a reason to be staying around at home. Uni beds are actually pretty comfortable, so you'd be able to snuggle just fine

The debt sucks without a doubt, but depending on where your medical school is, halls/renting might not be that bad, and there would be loans available. I do understand that it's unnecessary debt and many people would want to avoid that, but for me, uni is about a lot more than just classes - I love my family, but I'd have gone bonkers living at home full time past the age of 18.


It's also worth bearing in mind that once you hit the clinical years, your medical school will start sending you on distant placements. For some of these, the only sensible option will be to live out in the hospital. Others will be within commuting distance, but you'll be doing an extra amount of commuting since you're travelling further to home.

Oh okay, that's interesting. Do you know any medical students who live at home?