Living at home whilst at uni
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Well I did so consider myself lucky?
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I'm with those for moving away. Uni was all about meeting new friends and mid-week hangovers 
I'm not judging you, I was just asking. It seems strange to me that a Chemistry Degree course is not more stringent in it's academic requirements.
Meh, moved out for 2 years, really didn't like sharing with people because I always ended up dealing with piles of dirty plates and mouldy bathrooms. My parents have bought a place here and I live rent free while they live abroad and only come to visit. Best of both worlds 
He doesn't seem to be considering that. I guess it's this new belief that you must go to university. However, by doing so bad (and let's be honest, it was bad) in A-Levels I can't see how he'll be able to prosper in university. I imagine it'll be a waste of time and money for him.
For all the reasons I can think of failing (bar exceptional family issues) I can't imagine that they'd lend themselves very well to do a chemistry degree where you are required to remember an awful lot.
nah, you will miss out on what part of uni is about... having to pay for and look after yourself, skimping to get by, eating bread and beans for a month after spending all your money on beer (leading to better money management after a couple of years of this) house parties, arguments with housemates over bills, getting back to your house at 6am to find a house party going on until the afternoon, pranks on housemates such as oxo cube behind the shower head, all the fun of dodging the landlord, bills, getting letter after letter of court summons due to not paying bills, telling the landlord the toilet was leaking and him not thinking anything of it, then his face when he sees the kitching ceiling caved in 3 weeks later... the list goes on!
Who cares if you save some money every year, you will have the best 3 or 4 years of your life that you will remember forever. Not saying you wont have fun when living at home, but it would just not be the same (it certainly wasnt for me when I went to college for 2 years, just seemed like school)
Who cares if you save some money every year, you will have the best 3 or 4 years of your life that you will remember forever. Not saying you wont have fun when living at home, but it would just not be the same (it certainly wasnt for me when I went to college for 2 years, just seemed like school)
there's always the fact that people who live at home are looked on as slightly odd a lot of the time. It's a strange kind of snobbery, but it does happen.
Plus my housemate who lived at home for uni is weird now he's moved out for a job, and difficult to live with
Plus my housemate who lived at home for uni is weird now he's moved out for a job, and difficult to live with
If mates are moving away and you are staying in the same area then I would definitely recommend living away for at least the first year as you'll make friends, easier to socialise, etc.
Towards the end of the first year review it and then see what you think - if you hate it part way through the year then you can easily move back home but if it's something you never experience you'll never know if you like it or not.
M.
Towards the end of the first year review it and then see what you think - if you hate it part way through the year then you can easily move back home but if it's something you never experience you'll never know if you like it or not.
M.
UPDATE:
Well I have three options now.
Do a chemistry degree near me.
Do a foundation degree in biomed which will then lead to pharmacy in the 2nd year (if I get 60%) which is at a city college campus so no accommodation but its hundreds of miles away, so
Retake year 13, Try to get DDDU up to BBB, c'est possible?
I think there is something wrong with me mentally, I really don't know, have no confidence atm.
Out of those three I'd do the foundation degree but I know nothing about your situation so this advice may well be somewhat nugatory. Ultimately it's your choice so you have to judge your situation accordingly.
Have you looked at universities abroad such as Maastricht? They're a pretty good university and unlike in the UK they don't really mind if you've screwed up your A-Levels. I gather that the first year is something of a boot camp though - if you struggle you will drop out - the first year drop out rate is very high. Worth considering if you think your A-Level results don't do justice to your real grasp of the subject. I've read that Maastricht uni is seeking to attract students from the UK and even runs some courses in English.
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If you did get 3d's then deffinately don't rush off to uni. You will struggle to get a job afterwards.
Either do resits now, or work for a few years, give yourself time to grow up and then do resits.
A-levels are not difficult, 3d's suggest you are not cut out for studying at the moment.
Quite possibly - I read that tuition fees in Holland were only about £1.5k a year though. OP's parents might be rich for all I know.
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Yep, university's love having extra bums on seats, employers will most likely bin your cv due to lack of Ucas points and you'll end up working as a recruitment consultant for someone who never bothered with uni.
Ok, I'll tell you why I failed.
After getting good GCSE results I decided to move school for 6th form.
I never liked it there, the staff were fine, but I never made any friends, this made me well not depressed but definately sad, found it hard to adapt.
Obviously as people turn 17/18 they go out clubbing and me not having an interest and also telling them I don't want to go clubbing, made me distant from aquaintances.
Also I tend to panic in exams, for some reason if I can't think of the answer immediately or the question is slightly twisted then my mind blanks out or I get worked up a bit.
So most of the time I stayed at home(as in free time), its not like I didn't try, I've got 7 arch lever files full of work I've done throughout the 2 years and this excludes revision notes.
Maybe my technique isn't right. Takes a long time to sink in, I really don't know.
I hope this answers your question.
After getting good GCSE results I decided to move school for 6th form.
I never liked it there, the staff were fine, but I never made any friends, this made me well not depressed but definately sad, found it hard to adapt.
Obviously as people turn 17/18 they go out clubbing and me not having an interest and also telling them I don't want to go clubbing, made me distant from aquaintances.
Also I tend to panic in exams, for some reason if I can't think of the answer immediately or the question is slightly twisted then my mind blanks out or I get worked up a bit.
So most of the time I stayed at home(as in free time), its not like I didn't try, I've got 7 arch lever files full of work I've done throughout the 2 years and this excludes revision notes.
Maybe my technique isn't right. Takes a long time to sink in, I really don't know.
I hope this answers your question.
I've done both. Commuted in for my first year, missed out on the entire "fresher" life, so was determined to do it properly in my second year. Moved into halls, made loads of friends, developed an £80-100 a week alchohol bill and loved every second. It's all over now, I'm on my placement year and then my final year. Never been so happy in all my life.
Different people find moving out for uni changes them in different ways. I know a lot of people who went home every weekend, got Mummy to do their washing and give them spending money etc. I saw it as me moving out and being self sufficient, and it was the best thing I ever did for me as a person.
I've made a lot more friends through halls, partys and going out than I did through uni. It's all part of the lifestyle. I met my ex fairly early on in the year, we recently broke up but we're still friends, and through her I met some of the best friends I've ever had, or ever will have.
If like you're like I was, bit of a loner, keep yourself to yourself, very self sufficient etc, then I couldn't recommend it more. Throwing myself in at the deep end helped me so much when it came to meeting people.
Different people find moving out for uni changes them in different ways. I know a lot of people who went home every weekend, got Mummy to do their washing and give them spending money etc. I saw it as me moving out and being self sufficient, and it was the best thing I ever did for me as a person.
I've made a lot more friends through halls, partys and going out than I did through uni. It's all part of the lifestyle. I met my ex fairly early on in the year, we recently broke up but we're still friends, and through her I met some of the best friends I've ever had, or ever will have.
If like you're like I was, bit of a loner, keep yourself to yourself, very self sufficient etc, then I couldn't recommend it more. Throwing myself in at the deep end helped me so much when it came to meeting people.
Quite the opposite in most unis actually, especially with how expensive chemistry is to run (medicine is the ONLY course that is more expensive per student than chemistry). Unis will quite happily run the course at half capacity if they only get that many people meeting the offer, there's no need for them to fill the maximum number if they don't want to.
In todays market and how much students are going got be charged a year I think its a sensible option to stay at home whilst you study. It softens the blow for the increase in charges.
Though I would agree moving away would add to the experience, I suppose its down to the individual in the end.
Though I would agree moving away would add to the experience, I suppose its down to the individual in the end.
you do know yeah, that these fees are not payable at the point of access?
a student going to university now has to cough up less on the first day of term than i did in the early 2000s...