LSE freshers who are commuting

I did for three years!And will continue to do so for a fourth year!

Reply 2

GorgaRW

yeah i'm going to commute too
glad im not alone!
need to get a yearly travel card though
i assume u get them at train stations?

Reply 3

GorgaRW

yeah i'm going to commute too
glad im not alone!
need to get a yearly travel card though
i assume u get them at train stations?

Yeah once you have your student oyster travelcard you can get a yearly one online or at any underground station

Reply 4

roshi

OP

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GorgaRW- where abouts are you going to be commuting from? What course are you on?

Reply 5

Sports Racer

naddles

I did for three years!And will continue to do so for a fourth year!

How long's your commute? You must've had days when the commute is longer than the teaching day :biggrin:

Reply 6

Sports Racer

How long's your commute? You must've had days when the commute is longer than the teaching day :biggrin:

Hmmmm it's about 30mins. The worse commute I heard was during exam time where my friend took five hours by bus which normally takes 45 mins on the tube!

Oh I've had many days where I've commuted for just one class, I got so fed up I moved to another class :p:

Reply 7

Sports Racer

naddles

Hmmmm it's about 30mins. The worse commute I heard was during exam time where my friend took five hours by bus which normally takes 45 mins on the tube!

Oh I've had many days where I've commuted for just one class, I got so fed up I moved to another class :p:

Five hours... ... what.

Are timetables OK with people changing classes because of awkward timing? Their page on LSEFY seems well strict :p:

Reply 8

Sports Racer

Five hours... ... what.

Are timetables OK with people changing classes because of awkward timing? Their page on LSEFY seems well strict :p:

Tube was on strike, traffic was at a standstill!Luckily that doesn't happen everyday!Speaking of commutes I knew a guy who used to commute from Cambridge!

They're not that strict although 'I can't be bothered to turn up for 9 am classes' won't hold :p:

Reply 9

JingYun

naddles

Tube was on strike, traffic was at a standstill!Luckily that doesn't happen everyday!Speaking of commutes I knew a guy who used to commute from Cambridge!

They're not that strict although 'I can't be bothered to turn up for 9 am classes' won't hold :p:

oh, UK are so prone to strikes. I hate it. I even get my mail so much later due to strike in Royal Mail. :mad:

Reply 10

Sports Racer

naddles

Tube was on strike, traffic was at a standstill!Luckily that doesn't happen everyday!Speaking of commutes I knew a guy who used to commute from Cambridge!

They're not that strict although 'I can't be bothered to turn up for 9 am classes' won't hold :p:

That's insane. I have a 40-50 minute commute on the Tube (which isn't too bad because I'm on a terminating stop so can get a seat to read every time).

That's good to hear. I hope they'll be lenient if I have one class on Monday or something :rolleyes:

Reply 11

nicky_p

Sports Racer

I hope they'll be lenient if I have one class on Monday or something :rolleyes:

My advice is to be first in the queue to change classes. Last year, a few people changed at their tutor's discretion, then everyone started changing to be with friends, to have all their classes on one day etc, which was followed by an angry e-mail a few weeks in, which promptly put an end to any swaps.

Reply 12

Sports Racer

That's insane. I have a 40-50 minute commute on the Tube (which isn't too bad because I'm on a terminating stop so can get a seat to read every time).

That's good to hear. I hope they'll be lenient if I have one class on Monday or something :rolleyes:

Thats not too bad. They'll be lenient if you come up with a good enough reason :smile:

Reply 13

Joy Division

JingYun

oh, UK are so prone to strikes. I hate it. I even get my mail so much later due to strike in Royal Mail. :mad:

This is because RM isn't privatised. :p:

Reply 14

Joy Division

This is because RM isn't privatised. :p:

hmmm I wonder if they'll follow the glorious example that is the rail network :p:

Reply 15

anee31

When can we apply for student oyster cards? Where do we get the forms from? I asked at the train station and my newsagents and they said they don't keep the 18+ student oyster card forms

Reply 16

unsung_hero

anee31

When can we apply for student oyster cards? Where do we get the forms from? I asked at the train station and my newsagents and they said they don't keep the 18+ student oyster card forms

Do you get discounts on tube fairs with that card?

Reply 17

Nabster_88

anee31

When can we apply for student oyster cards? Where do we get the forms from? I asked at the train station and my newsagents and they said they don't keep the 18+ student oyster card forms

i think you can apply online from the 1st sept. The link is on the lse website somewhere, I found it before.

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