Thinking about leaving accomodation,and commuting instead.

Ah I think this is all super true. Every now and again I think maybe I should try but I know ultimately having the opportunity to be at home each day will make me so much happier,and more equipped to work. Thanks! Do you think you'll go? Do you have a convenient timetable?
If you ever need anyone to commute with!

I think someone quoted it very well earlier. Which would you regret more?
1. If you leave you will never have that 1st year uni experience ever again, you can't get that time back
2. If you don't leave you may miss home/spend more money, but you can always go home next year or any year anyway

Something tells me in the future you'll regret the first one more... You'll never get that time back and you need to be strong and independent and stick it out. With all these negative thoughts about should I or should I not leave, you're hurting yourself as you're not really focusing on really trying to make a new home fore yourself and settle. Do what you want, but I think you'll 99% regret leaving. So what you might save yourself a couple of grand, is it really worth it if you get the great university experience, independence, maturity, meet friends, close access to uni facilities etc. even your parents think it's worth staying so please just stay and try and try and see it through. (But if you do stay you really have to stop the what if questions as otherwise you will never settle) good luck xxx


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Heck yeah it's true, us guys are full of knowledge I'm just not getting along in the flat, and I genuinely feel uncomfortable. The person above me who has posted she makes a fair point but I think is only related to your situation as you currently get on with many people in your flat.
My timetable currently is inconvenient however I need to speak to my school to ask them what can be done.

Ah, you'll have to let me know how you get on. Still no luck with my timetable, but ultimately I went with what my heart was telling me- to leave the halls. Really, either of us could live out second/third year if we really wanted to, so it's not the end of the world!

Hi, I too am considering commuting but that would mean I'd have to change universities entirely. I would suggest living there for a couple more weeks at least to check that commuting is definitely what you want to do, because you may change your mind and end up wanting to move back into halls, or may feel like you're missing out. It's also a good opportunity to develop friendships, which would be harder to do if you committed, so if you made friendships now, at least you'd have friends who lived on campus throughout your time there. Hope this helps

I commute 50 miles to university and dont have any regrets about doing so. I left halls because I thought the prices for accomodation were extortionate considering everything in the room was of low quality and broken.
People say you're going to miss out on making friends and gaining independence, but I dont think you're going to become such good friends with people you've known for 2/3 years compared to childhood friends. Independence comes in the form of managing your own study time and commitment to university. Its easy to live away from home and feel like you should stick it out becasue everyone else is doing so, but do what is right for you!

Ah, you'll have to let me know how you get on. Still no luck with my timetable, but ultimately I went with what my heart was telling me- to leave the halls. Really, either of us could live out second/third year if we really wanted to, so it's not the end of the world!