Uni students
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Associate
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its hardly that much money to not stay at home,
i'd rather spend now, and not regret it later
I know for a fact you won't be saying "if i could go back, i'd have lived at home",
well, unless you end up with complete ****s, which you wont
i'd rather spend now, and not regret it later
I know for a fact you won't be saying "if i could go back, i'd have lived at home",
well, unless you end up with complete ****s, which you wont
normanthefarmer said:
That only happens when you don't stay close to home. One of my next door neighbours is in 3rd year, and I don't think he has ever used a washing machine! He goes home every weekend for work, with a basket full of clothes for his mum to wash, and there's a machine in his flat.
EDIT: regarding the difference in cost, remember to figure out how much you need to spend on transport. Most of the students I know who live in the city don't have their own cars, it's mainly the ones who live at home, or go back a lot.
Mate trust me, MOVE AWAY. I stayed at home and have regretted it so much, to the extent that I quit my previous uni and am in the process of transferring to a different uni pretty far away, and also a different course. Don't make the same mistake I did, you miss out on far too much, its just hassle travelling all the time, and it'll cost you a lot of money.
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I commute the 40 miles to preston daily i dont find the commute tiring being doing for nearing two years. The social aspect i dont really miss out on as i have friends who live in hall there if i want a night out at preston they allow me to stay there for the night. I stay at home largely down to costs i can live at home rent free during my time in uni as a result ill have a small loan to pay back when i graduate.
thedazman
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Am 150 miles from home, so living at uni. Got to say it's great, really love it - so many people around to go out with etc, living with loads of other people. Is always something to do, and think that next year (when in a house with a few mates) could be quite boring sometimes in comparison!
If you want my totally honest opinion; move out. Living away from home will teach you many things about yourself that you wouldn't otherwise learn. It's a great experience and a valuable life lesson all at the same time. Screw the money side of things, you only live once.
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definitely move away.
If you don't 80% of "University" you dont experience. I only live 40mile away from my Uni, but i still moved up here. Even if i did travel it would be a good 2hr each way due to shoddy public transport...
so it was much wiser moving. Either way, ive met a lot of awesome people.
If you don't 80% of "University" you dont experience. I only live 40mile away from my Uni, but i still moved up here. Even if i did travel it would be a good 2hr each way due to shoddy public transport...
so it was much wiser moving. Either way, ive met a lot of awesome people.
robmiller said:
That and learning how to live with human beings that you're not related to. It's quite different (being as how you make the rules, create boundaries etc).
It's not really a spiritual journey, but certainly a rights of passage (or rites, depending on how you're feeling today).
Phoebs said:
Haha
Can't be better than the 307. 
Yea OK you may save a lot of money, not have to cook, get the washing done and yes Uni accommodation can be a rip off, but it's so much better than living at home. Living with people your own age is awesome. OK you could make friends and go out with them anyway but so much happens randomly at night to make it worthwhile. Have two mates who stayed at home to go to uni and they both wish they had moved out, after hearing about what happens. Really would strongly recommend moving out.
benneh said:
What kind of absolute numpty gets to 18 and leaves home without knowing how to cook or wash their clothes?
Answer: my flatmates and by my reckoning 99% of university students, but that's a discussion for another day I guess
robmiller said:
I agree it's silly for someone to hit 18 with no idea of how to cook a meal or load a washing machine. I wasn't really referring to the mastering of chores though
. I personally have gained a lot more 'life experience™' since moving away from home than I would have had I stayed, and my own parents are particularly liberal, so the difference in lifestyle is negligible. It's more a matter of decision making (financial, social and so on) and maturity through experience.Just my opinion. I'm sure quite a few people stay at home until they're 30+ and save for mortgages and so on. Not my idea of a great time though.
benneh said:
Tell me about it. I had no choice but to grovel at my parents door when I was 32. In the space of one month I lost my fiance, my Job and my flat and to tell the truth was feeling slightly miffed to say the least.
It's not a very nice feeling going from being totally 100% independant back to other people rules. Not that it's insanely bad or anything, I can pretty much do what I want when I want, it's just restrictive after years out there on my own.
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I would say live at uni without a doubt. The social life you get seems to amazingly better than if you stay at home. You then also have a choice of your house friends and your course friends whereas you're never going to get to know people in halls properly as they tend to get very tight knit early on.
Of course theres also one hell of a lot to be said for living away and being independent but I would live away for the friends aspect alone.
Of course theres also one hell of a lot to be said for living away and being independent but I would live away for the friends aspect alone.