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living at home vs living in uni ...
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ok so i'm off to uni next year, sorting out all the ucas stuff at the mo, fun fun :rolleyes: anyhow, i dunno whether to stay at home or run off as far as i possibly can from my parents ! what to do ! ? can anyone who's been there tell us what its like, and do you miss out on the fun if you stay at home ??
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At Durham you had to live in in your first year at least. That was what all the official stuff told you and those were the rules, even if you lived in Durham. However, someone I knew from school just told them he didn't want to live in after he got an offer from them and they couldn't withdraw the offer so he lived at home.
I lived in halls during my first term and hated every minute of it. If you have close friends at home and/or a partner then moving away can be a risky thing.
If you're going to move away then move as far away as possible is my advice. I moved away to a uni 10 miles from home and spent every weekend on a bus going home to see my mates!
At least if you are far away you can't be tempted to do that!
There are major plus points, most of them financial about staying at home, however as you live in London you might find it cheaper to live somewhere else.
Sorry if none of this helps!
Advice so strong, that I replaced the "don't" with "you can't"
I loved my time in Halls of Residence. One of the best things is that it is full people you wouldn't normally choose to live with - it broadens the mind.
I would never ever ever live in halls.`
Shared houses can be just as much hell though. I had to work with one student who constantly cursed the arseholes he shared a house with. They were untidy, noisy, and rude. They made noise until around 3 am almost every night, and that affected his work badly. He hated going back there after a day at Uni, but was stuck with it as he had paid his rent in advance.
Best is to try and find a house or flat to share with as fewer people as possible, and make sure (as best you can) that they're compatible with yourself.
Mr_Wobble
I agree with you there. I am going to stay local, i love the uni but for reasons of teh uni i can live in the halls, therefore i am perfectly happy remaining at home