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reflex

reflex

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Hi.

Im considering going to uni after iv completed my A2's, Im currently in my AS Year, and think i have the potential to be able to get into Uni. Iv looked at courses and i think il want to take somthing like Psychology/Criminology. But I dont really know how far i should go away from home, I live in Devon and my parents think that i should goto Plymouth, Exeter or Bristol which is local, but i want to develop a real uni experience so i was thinking about going to a uni 'up north' or in the midlands. But thinking about it and i'm not sure if it would be for the best or not.

So my question is, is it best to move far away for more of a 'experience' or just keep closer to home as most of my friends are planning on doing.

I would be greatful for peoples past experiences of this.
 
I'm going this year and wouldn't dream of going somewhere really close to home. You need to leave at some point, and it may as well be at uni :)
 
I goto Plymouth and i'm from Essex. It's nice seeing the otherside of the country BUT it's a real pain moving stuff back and to and sitting ages on the train just to go home for the weekend isn't my idea of fun either.
 
lol yeah i get what you mean, I was thinking about Leeds, i want to get away from my background n experience some life, i hear to many people just staying put all there life, that just isn't me
 
I only went 60 miles but to be honest it doesn't matter if it's 30 or 300 just so long as you do move out and get some student accomodation. Also try and avoid heading home frequently at weekend/holidays - make the most of being away from home.
 
Word of mouth, look in league tables, the UCAS guide, prospectus, open days etc.

I ultimately came to Plymouth because it's got a good reputation for Geography, and another lesser reason was it was also fairly close to a friend who I went to school with but moved away a year or so ago.
 
In my opinion a big part of going to university is getting away from home and so on. I personally think I would be missing out a lot if I were living at home or so close to home that I was visiting every other day or so on. Whether you live 2 hours drive away or 8 is fairly irrelevant except for the inconvenience of the latter though! I would myself advise that you don't really consider location as too important a factor - find a university that has a course that seems to fit you (both in entry requirements and in style) and that feels like somewhere you'd like to spend several years of your life.
 
Agree with the above, I'm staying at home and I'm almost itching to get away. I want my independence and freedom. Plus the 90+ minute travel each way each day really takes it's toll after two years. I really do regret not moving away as I feel like I'm missing out on the social aspect of uni greatly sometimes (although studying is important, the social aspect is just as important too). The only good thing is with living at home is you don't have to worry about financial aspects of living too much if at all.
 
Try and find somewhere thats not too far away for when you have to come home, but far enough away so that you can really get the uni experience. Have a look at the league tables etc for the best unis for your course, and enjoy it when you get there because its over much quicker than you think.
 
tbh, go somewhere about 2hours ish from home, so its far enough away that you won't be going home all the time, but its not a massive pain if you do need to travel home!

go to a uni that your mates AREN'T going to, then you can go visit your mates in their uni's and have massive drunk up's and take a few newly aquired friends with you :)

can easily move in with mates after uni, if you HAVE to make friends (ie, not in the same place as your mates), you'll prolly make them quicker as you'll have to mix on the first day and be in the same shoes as everyone else there
 
I goto uni a long way away from home - first year was great, and the second, but this year its a pain! Finding a job, getting a house, when your current accomodation runs out and your new accomodation dont start for a month after is a royal pain in the backside.
 
i live a way away, i plan on finishing, moving all my stuff home and then going away for a bit.

on return home, relax for a while and look for work where i went ot uni or somewhere else.

its a tough one.
 
The actual distance doesn't really matter as long as you're not living at home.

I'm only about 50 miles from home which is dead handy for getting back for birthdays etc or when any other friends are back for a few drinks. So, that's a positive point.

I can't think of any negative ones.
 
PeterNem said:
The actual distance doesn't really matter as long as you're not living at home.

I'm only about 50 miles from home which is dead handy for getting back for birthdays etc or when any other friends are back for a few drinks. So, that's a positive point.

I can't think of any negative ones.
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might jump in a taxi hammered and go to the wrong address?

££ :D
 
The distance shouldn't play a part in the decision IMO. Just go for the best course at the best university that will have you, be it close to home or at the other end of the country. It'd be stupid to let "convenience" get in the way of such an important choice :)
 
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i goto Uni an hour a way, and i live here not at home, i still think im living the "real" Uni life though, as long as its not the same city and your living with some mates i think you'll still get the benfit, and its less hassle if you do need to get home / moving stuff :)
 
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