Going back home at the weekends when living at uni accommodation

Hey!

I am going to be living on campus for uni mainly because it would be very hard to commute every day from my home (possible but very hard).

However I will also be going back home every weekend due to family stuff. My home is not of a far distance from uni but for every day travel it is 2 hours away by a mix of bus and trains/tube so it is ok time wise to travel on the weekends.

Have any of you done this? I know I may miss out but will I miss out a lot since I'm not a party/drink person (I know I'm boring!

Let me know your views on this!

Thanks!

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Reply 1

Trustno1

9

I'm planning to do this too!! With a train my family is only like an hour away I'm not so keen on staying weekends unless I'm lazy or I have loads of work to do!

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Reply 2

Damask-

16

You'll miss out on normal socialising with your flatmates (I don't know how party-centric yours will be but a lot of the time on weekends, my flat of 5 would all pile into one room with snacks for a tv marathon or film, or we'd go out for a meal together, or some of us would go shopping, or even try and motivate each other in the library. I'd hate to have missed out on that during first year.

Reply 3

Shefflibs

2

I started doing this when i first moved away, but once you are settled it becomes unappealing. Once you get into a rhythm contacting home and that quite often you find the weekends are a nice time to relax, catch up on some work and chill with friends (clubbing isnt big on the weekends most places as its more expensive than the student nights). Weekends became my favourite time of the week as i had work on saturday and then we would relax with face masks, get a takeaway and watch some films. However of course it is possible, you will miss out on some things with your flatmates but i wouldn't say it would make you isolated or anything- plenty of people do it as well :smile:

Reply 4

Bonafide

2

I personally find weekends at uni insanely boring. I tend to use them for doing the boring stuff like washing, food shopping, tidying, and studying.
So, I don't think you'll miss out on much.
That said... keep in mind that
A) travelling consumes the insides of your wallet.
B) being at home may distract you from your studies.
C) having too much on your plate can become overwhelming and stressful.

As long as you consider the above, I think you'll be fine.
Lots of people do it.

(I'd strongly advise that you restrict yourself from going home during the first half of the first term, as that's when you're most likely to miss important socialising events etc. and definitely don't go home during Freshers!)

Good luck and have fun :smile:

Reply 5

Origami Bullets

19

You can do it, but I would recommend staying at uni for at least some of the weekends, so as to help you bond with your flatmates.

Reply 6

Trustno1

9

Original post by Damask-

You'll miss out on normal socialising with your flatmates (I don't know how party-centric yours will be but a lot of the time on weekends, my flat of 5 would all pile into one room with snacks for a tv marathon or film, or we'd go out for a meal together, or some of us would go shopping, or even try and motivate each other in the library. I'd hate to have missed out on that during first year.

If my flat mates are like this I will be so happy lol

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Reply 7

RibenaRockstar

14

Original post by Bonafide

I personally find weekends at uni insanely boring. I tend to use them for doing the boring stuff like washing, food shopping, tidying, and studying.
So, I don't think you'll miss out on much.

Important point here - if you were to go home every weekend, you wouldn't get a chance to do lots of the life admin that needs doing to run your life. It's boring stuff but it has to be done. Plus it means you have to be mega organised about leftovers etc.

Reply 8

Georgiina_Tee

14

Maybe for the first week or two, by the time you've settled in made your friends and learnt how to stand on your own 2 feet. Every week turns to about every three weeks then it turns to every month then it turns to every holiday with probably a phone call every week.

Enjoy UNI it's (3) years of your life where you will possibly have the least amount of responsibility. Everyone at home will have lived there lives gone out and experienced the world so it's your time to do yours. Not saying don't come back but don't be soo eager, time to be a bit independent

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Reply 9

TheoJC101

1

I'm hoping to do this too but for a different reason. My boyfriend is going to be studying at a different uni (about 2 hours away). So I'm hoping that we'll be able to see each other about every 2nd weekend :smile:

Reply 10

BubblesBB

13

Original post by TheoJC101

I'm hoping to do this too but for a different reason. My boyfriend is going to be studying at a different uni (about 2 hours away). So I'm hoping that we'll be able to see each other about every 2nd weekend :smile:

Very nice but I think it will be costly.