Halls vs Living at home for a non-academically strong student

What are the benefits of living on campusm, and for a student which is not accedimically strong is it better to live on campus or at home ?

Reply 1

Blue_Cow

Original post by Willy123456789

What are the benefits of living on campusm, and for a student which is not accedimically strong is it better to live on campus or at home ?

+ Everything is nearby
+ You are living with fellow students so it makes it easy to socialise
+ More freedom to do things :wink:

+ You'll probably develop into a more independent person
+ Probably close to lectures/labs etc.
+ You can get to know the city more

- You need to do everything yourself (ironing, washing etc.)
- Might be easily distracted due to all the uni/society events going on around you
- Might be more expensive to live on campus vs. travelling costs
- Some halls might be very noisy
- You might have bad flatmates

P.S. I've changed the thread title for you :borat:

(edited 6 years ago)

Reply 2

UniofReading

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Original post by Willy123456789

What are the benefits of living on campusm, and for a student which is not accedimically strong is it better to live on campus or at home ?

Hi,

As a student who has not ever lived on campus, rather choosing to live in a private house outside of campus (in the main city of Reading), I am able to give some of my experiences. For my comments below, I will mention that being on campus includes living in private housing, close to the uni, whereas living away from campus would include living at home. (I hope that makes sense).

Please note these are from my experiences, and I know there are probably others with different experiences.

Through living at University whether on or off campus. This may enable students to be more engaged within social activities at university (such as clubs and societies)without the concern of getting home safely, through either driving home late at night or missing public transport.

From a more academic side, there is likely to be limited differences, given you feel comfortable working at home. However through being on/near the university site, it may allow you to access materials with greater ease (such as library books, study resources or study space). Which may give you chance to advance you academic ability.

Finally, from my personal perspective, I found moving away from home one of the most scary, amazing and honestly beneficial experiences of my life. As through moving away from my home and learning to be independent (through paying bills, cooking for myself and general self care) was challenging but rewarding. And through living at university I have truly been able to embrace the experience and (to date) loved 99% of my experience!

I hope this helps, don't hesitate to ask if you have any further questions!

Tom :smile: