Ok- the choices are:
1. Live at home and commute to uni, thus saving money. I would be able to share the car with my dad (as he works at the same uni I am going to). Also, be closer to my boyfriend (he lives 1 mile down the road).
2. Live in halls and not save money! (I am presuming that the uni will offer me halls-although it is not guaranteed becuase i live near) Be further away from my boyfriend (12 miles) but it will be easier to make friends and I will still be flexible becuase I can always come back with my dad for the odd night or weekend (or I could always catch the train!)
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- 01-06-2004 09:41
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- 01-06-2004 09:46
Personally, I'd go for living in halls. I couldn't imagine going to uni and staying at home.
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- 01-06-2004 09:49
i am a bit worried that i might not fit in at halls- i don't really drink and i would be popping home at weekends and maybe sometimes during the week to see my boyfriend and everything...
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- 01-06-2004 09:56
(Original post by ruthiepoothie)
i am a bit worried that i might not fit in at halls- i don't really drink and i would be popping home at weekends and maybe sometimes during the week to see my boyfriend and everything...
There are advantages of living at home and in halls, but I expect you know most of them so I won't list them, it really depends on what you think is right for you. I would recommend you at least try living in halls - you can always move back home next year or maybe even the next term depending on what your contract's like.
It's really up to you, but i think most people consider living in halls part of the essential uni experiance, and i would recommend everyone at least trys it. -
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- 01-06-2004 10:30
I don't think you should think of the money when deciding - its the only time in your life you're going to get a chance to do this kind of stuff, so the way I see it is you might as well spend the money now, have an experience of a lifetime, and worry about paying it back later, as thats what the SLC is for (obviously I don't mean just spend spend spend - I am being careful and budgeting). Without taking how much it costs into account, where would you rather live? And if you do live on campus then you can always go home every now and then, especially if you find you're not getting work done etc (I wish right now I could go home - I have an exam tomorrow but the people on the floor above me seem to like putting music on so loud that it makes glasses on my desk vibrate, at 3 in the morning, and have done most nights the past week - I will get them back as soon as the girl next door to me moves out!).
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- 01-06-2004 10:31
(Original post by Chicken)
I don't think you should think of the money when deciding - its the only time in your life you're going to get a chance to do this kind of stuff, so the way I see it is you might as well spend the money now, have an experience of a lifetime, and worry about paying it back later, as thats what the SLC is for (obviously I don't mean just spend spend spend - I am being careful and budgeting). Without taking how much it costs into account, where would you rather live? And if you do live on campus then you can always go home every now and then, especially if you find you're not getting work done etc (I wish right now I could go home - I have an exam tomorrow but the people on the floor above me seem to like putting music on so loud that it makes glasses on my desk vibrate, at 3 in the morning, and have done most nights the past week - I will get them back as soon as the girl next door to me moves out!). -
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- 01-06-2004 11:02
(Original post by ruthiepoothie)
i am a bit worried that i might not fit in at halls- i don't really drink and i would be popping home at weekends and maybe sometimes during the week to see my boyfriend and everything... -
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- 01-06-2004 11:18
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So you want to spend thousands of pounds just to make friends? I'll tell you what, if you give me £500, I'll make some friends for you and send them your way.
Nah, really, option 2 shouldn't be an option. You will probably make loads of friends on your course and they will let you visit their room whenever. -
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- 01-06-2004 11:20
So you want to spend thousands of pounds just to make friends? I'll tell you what, if you give me £500, I'll make some friends for you and send them your way.
Nah, really, option 2 shouldn't be an option. You will probably make loads of friends on your course and they will let you visit their room whenever. -
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- 01-06-2004 11:22
Yes, I do. I live at home and I'm not in any debt. I have friends at uni and I consider myself independent.
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- 01-06-2004 11:26
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Yes, I do. I live at home and I'm not in any debt. I have friends at uni and I consider myself independent.
the thing i am worried about is that no-one will talk to me and i won't have anyone to do stuff with and no-one will let me round to their flat in the day in between lectures and that i basically won't have a social life... am i being too paranoid??
How far away from your uni do you live?? I would be 12 miles away....
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- 01-06-2004 11:44
(Original post by ruthiepoothie)
Ok- the choices are:
1. Live at home and commute to uni, thus saving money. I would be able to share the car with my dad (as he works at the same uni I am going to). Also, be closer to my boyfriend (he lives 1 mile down the road).
2. Live in halls and not save money! (I am presuming that the uni will offer me halls-although it is not guaranteed becuase i live near) Be further away from my boyfriend (12 miles) but it will be easier to make friends and I will still be flexible becuase I can always come back with my dad for the odd night or weekend (or I could always catch the train!)
HELP!!Good luck, let us know what you decide!
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- 02-06-2004 21:52
Why not try it (living in hall) for the first year and see how it goes?
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- 03-06-2004 11:10
obviously its different for everyone but i just think living in halls and away from home is so much more adventurous. first taste of real freedom. i dont know what your parents are like but mine are pretty relaxed and liberal and even i now feel that there is no substitute for living by yourself. even i i lived at home and managed to kip on peoples floors all the time it is still not the same at all. you would miss out on quite alot unless you stay at your mates houses alot...and in that case you might as well move to halls. it is literally so much fun!! and speaking to the people i know that stayed at home there is a huge difference in experiences.
also as a general rule it is a bad idea to stay somewhere because of a boyf/girlf....which can be difficult if you live far away, but you dont even have tha problem. you would only be 12 miles away!!! thats the best of both worlds.
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- 03-06-2004 11:14
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obviously its different for everyone but i just think living in halls and away from home is so much more adventurous. first taste of real freedom. i dont know what your parents are like but mine are pretty relaxed and liberal and even i now feel that there is no substitute for living by yourself. even i i lived at home and managed to kip on peoples floors all the time it is still not the same at all. you would miss out on quite alot unless you stay at your mates houses alot...and in that case you might as well move to halls. it is literally so much fun!! and speaking to the people i know that stayed at home there is a huge difference in experiences.
also as a general rule it is a bad idea to stay somewhere because of a boyf/girlf....which can be difficult if you live far away, but you dont even have tha problem. you would only be 12 miles away!!! thats the best of both worlds.
i say move into halls and embrace something different
i'm so excited!!
and i can always come home whenever i want too!!
i think i have the best of both worlds!!
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- 03-06-2004 11:26
yay for you!!!!! congrats. it really is an amazing experience. i wont say dont be nervous as everyone is and there is nothign wrong with that. its new, its different. it can be a bit scary but i guarantee by the end fo the week you will have people you can talk and go out with..and that pessimistic. usually its the first night!
but i will add a word of caution. though living near your boyf is a good thing, it can be bad cos at first its really odd with loads of new people, dont bottle out and just go out with your boyf instead. it is the easier option but can work against you making other friends. so maybe see not see your boyf for a few weeks? or maybe just in the day. i would spend the first two weekends with new friends
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- 03-06-2004 11:29
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yay for you!!!!! congrats. it really is an amazing experience. i wont say dont be nervous as everyone is and there is nothign wrong with that. its new, its different. it can be a bit scary but i guarantee by the end fo the week you will have people you can talk and go out with..and that pessimistic. usually its the first night!
but i will add a word of caution. though living near your boyf is a good thing, it can be bad cos at first its really odd with loads of new people, dont bottle out and just go out with your boyf instead. it is the easier option but can work against you making other friends. so maybe see not see your boyf for a few weeks? or maybe just in the day. i would spend the first two weekends with new friends
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- 03-06-2004 11:53
awesome!!! it sound like you are going to get on just fine!!!!!!!!!!!!! hope you have a brill time. im off to do my masters this year and im a bit worried about moving to a new city and making new friends etc even though ive done it all before. its scary but so rewarding.
good luck.
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