Travelling to University
Hi,
This year I am planning on commuting to Uni as it is only a 25 minute drive away. Living at home seems a better option for me as I will be able to keep my current part time job and save money in terms of rent and food costs. My only concern is the social aspect of travelling, will I struggle to make friends? If anyone could share their experience of travelling to University that would be great!
Thanks
This year I am planning on commuting to Uni as it is only a 25 minute drive away. Living at home seems a better option for me as I will be able to keep my current part time job and save money in terms of rent and food costs. My only concern is the social aspect of travelling, will I struggle to make friends? If anyone could share their experience of travelling to University that would be great!
Thanks
Original post by Tilds1997
You will have to put some effort in e.g. joining societies/club and speaking to people in your lectures but you should be fine. Lots of people chose to live at home these days
Thanks for your reply
Yeah, I'm nervous for first day at Uni and not knowing anyone but it should be fine once I start talking to people and settle into the course Original post by Lm993
Hi,
This year I am planning on commuting to Uni as it is only a 25 minute drive away. Living at home seems a better option for me as I will be able to keep my current part time job and save money in terms of rent and food costs. My only concern is the social aspect of travelling, will I struggle to make friends? If anyone could share their experience of travelling to University that would be great!
Thanks
This year I am planning on commuting to Uni as it is only a 25 minute drive away. Living at home seems a better option for me as I will be able to keep my current part time job and save money in terms of rent and food costs. My only concern is the social aspect of travelling, will I struggle to make friends? If anyone could share their experience of travelling to University that would be great!
Thanks
I'm also in the same position as you. My university would be about a 40min drive excluding traffic. Everyone says living out is much better as you are nearer to classes and it is easier to make friends but then I also see the advantages of living at home like you said about food and rent costs and also family support which I reply heavily on. I'm also not the type to be very independent although I would like to be more independent this year even if i live at home.
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Original post by r-t
I'm also in the same position as you. My university would be about a 40min drive excluding traffic. Everyone says living out is much better as you are nearer to classes and it is easier to make friends but then I also see the advantages of living at home like you said about food and rent costs and also family support which I reply heavily on. I'm also not the type to be very independent although I would like to be more independent this year even if i live at home.
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Yeah, the pros outweigh the cons for travelling for me. Plenty of opportunity for you to become independent at home, making your own dinner, doing your washing etc
. I'm sure we'll make friends easy on course and as the other person said join clubs/socities and make an effort to get to know people. End of the day it's your decision but I'd defo say travelling in is best decision especially if your still dependent on family (edited 9 years ago)
Original post by Lm993
Yeah, the pros outweigh the cons for travelling for me. Plenty of opportunity for you to become independent at home, making your own dinner, doing your washing etc . I'm sure we'll make friends easy on course and as the other person said join clubs/socities and make an effort to get to know people. End of the day it's your decision but I'd defo say travelling in is best decision especially if your still dependent on family
. I'm sure we'll make friends easy on course and as the other person said join clubs/socities and make an effort to get to know people. End of the day it's your decision but I'd defo say travelling in is best decision especially if your still dependent on family Yep exactly, although if my university was further away then I would have to consider living out but if I do end up going to this university then it wouldn't be worth living out. I also don't want the hassle of having to find a flat to share for the second and third year. I am planning to apply for better universities through adjustment though so I don't know for sure whether I will be able to live at home or not yet.
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I hate to break it to you but it will be harder no too way about it living at uni the assumption is that most students will live at uni as most live quite far away so most social events are based around that. Having said that university are starting to recognise that some students do actually live at home so provide for that there are socities that cater for that exclusively at some places. The thing is travelling makes socialising harder you will hear people saying "I live at home and it's fine" but covertly you will see on here a lot of threads saying "I have made n friends at uni" at this time of year and up to the university period generally by people who it turns out commute.
It is also an inescapable fact that a lot of people drop out who live at home especially those who have long commutes yours is only 25 minutes which in the grand scheme of things isn't that far but uni is not school or work (where it's expected you'll travel home each day) most things start at 7 or later and if your at home it's a bit of a hassle to go back in once you've gone home and think about these two things.
1)If you drive in you won't be able to drink (not an issue for me as I don't drink).
2)If you get the train you'll have to get the last one which will be about 10:30 which by all accounts is when the party starts to get really good and you wot want to leave.
Is that all? sorry there are more things. Halls can actually make uni life more comfortable for you in a few ways
1)You can get very long gaps between lectures and when I say long I mean 11 hours (that is of course a maximum) when commuters say oh I can study in those breaks they usually envisage breaks of
2-4 hours which is quite an acceptable time to study 11 hours or 10 if you take an hour for lunch it's not possible to study for that length of time it's much better to have a place you can return to easily in these breaks.
2)You can also have very long days I had a 11 hour and 12 hour day in my first year would you want to travel home after 11-12 hours of lectures or would you rather walk 5 minutes to where you live
Another point is finance while the perception is it is cheaper to live at home that may not be true you need to take in to account
if your driving:
petrol
insurance
services
road tax
if your not:
Trainfares (can be at least £100 a week more than halls)
and these are universal:
Rent (your parents may charge you this)
Contributions to the weekley food shop (again your parents may ask for this)
and of course you ket £1,100 less loan if you stay at home.
in short it might be less to live at home and there may be benefits. It will be harder to socialise if you commute in the first 2 months in particular. you really need to weigh it up and work out the total cost of every thing then decide the job will probably allow you to adjust your hours so you only work in the holidays so you won't have to leave and a part time job gan go a fair way to cutting down your rent at uni the union often have jobs paying pretty good rates you could earn £7 an hour working there at least if you work 10 hours thats £70 which is just more than a cheap room in halls.
It is also an inescapable fact that a lot of people drop out who live at home especially those who have long commutes yours is only 25 minutes which in the grand scheme of things isn't that far but uni is not school or work (where it's expected you'll travel home each day) most things start at 7 or later and if your at home it's a bit of a hassle to go back in once you've gone home and think about these two things.
1)If you drive in you won't be able to drink (not an issue for me as I don't drink).
2)If you get the train you'll have to get the last one which will be about 10:30 which by all accounts is when the party starts to get really good and you wot want to leave.
Is that all? sorry there are more things. Halls can actually make uni life more comfortable for you in a few ways
1)You can get very long gaps between lectures and when I say long I mean 11 hours (that is of course a maximum) when commuters say oh I can study in those breaks they usually envisage breaks of
2-4 hours which is quite an acceptable time to study 11 hours or 10 if you take an hour for lunch it's not possible to study for that length of time it's much better to have a place you can return to easily in these breaks.
2)You can also have very long days I had a 11 hour and 12 hour day in my first year would you want to travel home after 11-12 hours of lectures or would you rather walk 5 minutes to where you live
Another point is finance while the perception is it is cheaper to live at home that may not be true you need to take in to account
if your driving:
petrol
insurance
services
road tax
if your not:
Trainfares (can be at least £100 a week more than halls)
and these are universal:
Rent (your parents may charge you this)
Contributions to the weekley food shop (again your parents may ask for this)
and of course you ket £1,100 less loan if you stay at home.
in short it might be less to live at home and there may be benefits. It will be harder to socialise if you commute in the first 2 months in particular. you really need to weigh it up and work out the total cost of every thing then decide the job will probably allow you to adjust your hours so you only work in the holidays so you won't have to leave and a part time job gan go a fair way to cutting down your rent at uni the union often have jobs paying pretty good rates you could earn £7 an hour working there at least if you work 10 hours thats £70 which is just more than a cheap room in halls.
Original post by jonathanemptage
1)If you drive in you won't be able to drink (not an issue for me as I don't drink).
2)If you get the train you'll have to get the last one which will be about 10:30 which by all accounts is when the party starts to get really good and you wot want to leave.
1)If you drive in you won't be able to drink (not an issue for me as I don't drink).
2)If you get the train you'll have to get the last one which will be about 10:30 which by all accounts is when the party starts to get really good and you wot want to leave.
Could just get a taxi
Original post by Tilds1997
Could just get a taxi
Yeah and that'll cost you over £20 each way To my house from Reading is a 15-20 minute drive and costs £15 in the day time and £20 at night sorry to be so negative but I'm just being honest.
Hello
I'm in my first year at uni and I travel in each day and don't find it a problem at all!! I get the train everyday it's about 30mins yeah sometimes it's a pain when you have a gap in between lectures but you can just hang out with your friends. Tbh I can't really see there being 12 hours gaps! The most I had was 3 hours and the tutors are understanding some people travel and I got my seminar moved round so I don't have a gap anymore! Also I was very very worried about not making friends because of travelling but didn't have any issues. I just made sure I made the effort to talk to people before and on the first day. People understand your travelling they may offer you a place to stay or you could stay in a hotel. I only went to like 5/12 freshers events and didn't feel like I missed out at all. I lived in halls for a few months when I did my first uni course before I left and I hated it! That's why I chose to travel this time. As long as you make the effort it won't be a problem at all!
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I'm in my first year at uni and I travel in each day and don't find it a problem at all!! I get the train everyday it's about 30mins yeah sometimes it's a pain when you have a gap in between lectures but you can just hang out with your friends. Tbh I can't really see there being 12 hours gaps! The most I had was 3 hours and the tutors are understanding some people travel and I got my seminar moved round so I don't have a gap anymore! Also I was very very worried about not making friends because of travelling but didn't have any issues. I just made sure I made the effort to talk to people before and on the first day. People understand your travelling they may offer you a place to stay or you could stay in a hotel. I only went to like 5/12 freshers events and didn't feel like I missed out at all. I lived in halls for a few months when I did my first uni course before I left and I hated it! That's why I chose to travel this time. As long as you make the effort it won't be a problem at all!
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Original post by littlesocksx
= I can't really see there being 12 hours gaps!
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Second year Tuesday 9-10 break 6-7 I know thats 9 hours but the point stands it's still a long break (12 hours is the maximum because the timetable ran from 9-9)
Original post by Lm993
Hi,
This year I am planning on commuting to Uni as it is only a 25 minute drive away. Living at home seems a better option for me as I will be able to keep my current part time job and save money in terms of rent and food costs. My only concern is the social aspect of travelling, will I struggle to make friends? If anyone could share their experience of travelling to University that would be great!
Thanks
This year I am planning on commuting to Uni as it is only a 25 minute drive away. Living at home seems a better option for me as I will be able to keep my current part time job and save money in terms of rent and food costs. My only concern is the social aspect of travelling, will I struggle to make friends? If anyone could share their experience of travelling to University that would be great!
Thanks
i commute by bus each day as i live 20mins away from my uni. it does save a lot of money and i didn't want to move away so it suited me perfectly. I am not a massively social person but i have made some good friends and i have other people who i know as well, i agreed to meet up with some people on the first day who i talked to on facebook and i am still friends with some of them now and their friends too.
Original post by littlesocksx
Hello
I'm in my first year at uni and I travel in each day and don't find it a problem at all!! I get the train everyday it's about 30mins yeah sometimes it's a pain when you have a gap in between lectures but you can just hang out with your friends. Tbh I can't really see there being 12 hours gaps! The most I had was 3 hours and the tutors are understanding some people travel and I got my seminar moved round so I don't have a gap anymore! Also I was very very worried about not making friends because of travelling but didn't have any issues. I just made sure I made the effort to talk to people before and on the first day. People understand your travelling they may offer you a place to stay or you could stay in a hotel. I only went to like 5/12 freshers events and didn't feel like I missed out at all. I lived in halls for a few months when I did my first uni course before I left and I hated it! That's why I chose to travel this time. As long as you make the effort it won't be a problem at all!
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I'm in my first year at uni and I travel in each day and don't find it a problem at all!! I get the train everyday it's about 30mins yeah sometimes it's a pain when you have a gap in between lectures but you can just hang out with your friends. Tbh I can't really see there being 12 hours gaps! The most I had was 3 hours and the tutors are understanding some people travel and I got my seminar moved round so I don't have a gap anymore! Also I was very very worried about not making friends because of travelling but didn't have any issues. I just made sure I made the effort to talk to people before and on the first day. People understand your travelling they may offer you a place to stay or you could stay in a hotel. I only went to like 5/12 freshers events and didn't feel like I missed out at all. I lived in halls for a few months when I did my first uni course before I left and I hated it! That's why I chose to travel this time. As long as you make the effort it won't be a problem at all!
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Thanks for your reply! Makes me feel better about travelling in!
Original post by tgwktm
i commute by bus each day as i live 20mins away from my uni. it does save a lot of money and i didn't want to move away so it suited me perfectly. I am not a massively social person but i have made some good friends and i have other people who i know as well, i agreed to meet up with some people on the first day who i talked to on facebook and i am still friends with some of them now and their friends too.
Yeah I think it suits me perfectly too
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