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Time: 4 hours is a lot out of your day. If you are using public transport is there a way you could still study while travelling. I have friends who did manage and others who found it too distracting/ too busy/ felt sick studying whilst moving
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Reliability of transport. The roads if driving - mindful it may be rush hour times which will mean that your 2hrs is a lot longer, Trains/Buses - frequency for morning classes and last getting home. Weather
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Cost
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Social aspect - At uni after/before class, clubs and societies. Many of my firends commuted (Mostly within an hour) and still were active in societies/clubs/nights out
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Studying environment - Is home / the library better? Where would you be most productive and is this manageable if having a long commute to have effective access to library / best study spot
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Potential group projects - meeting times and availability
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Other commitments - family, work, volunteering etc
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Time on campus - Are you on campus 9-5 everyday or likely only a few hours in person taught? Whichever it is will you be motivated to travel for all classes as you relly don't want to miss any.
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You will save money. Rent to live in student accommodation is usually quite expensive and it will be a lot cheaper living at home. You will also save money on things like food shopping etc.
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You will be close by to family and friends which is nice, especially during times when you have deadlines and it is nice to be at home surrounded by home comforts.
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If you have a part time job already at home, you may be able to keep doing this which saves finding a new job when you are at uni.
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You get a lot more freedom and you will be more independent which I have found to be really fun.
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You will save a lot of time commuting, and the commute may not be as cheap as you think so it is worth looking into this.
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You have lots more opportunities to make friends! While you can still make friends as a commuter student, it is a lot easier if you live at uni as you are always there if people want to meet up and go out etc.
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You will never get the uni experience again so it's worth living at uni to get the full experience! Living with friends is fun and might be something you don't get the chance to do again.