Do most people go to uni alone?

Question

I was just wondering when people go to uni, do they usually go on their own or with a group of friends. I'll be going in a few years time and was curious to know. Is it all part of the experience being on your own and making new friends?

Answer 1

Hi, it is good if you go to uni with your friends as you will feel less worried as you already know some people at your new uni. However, you shouldn't just simply pick a course at a certain uni just so you will go to the same uni as your friends. You should decide where to go based on where you want to go and what you want to do. There is nothing to worry about going no your own to university. It may be scary at first but a lot of people are in the same boat as you and you will soon settle in and make new friends. I would say it is part of the uni experience,yes.

Answer 2

no groping n go to uni with friend is a healthy activity n u must have friends for uni intrest.

it makes ur base powerfull n u can comunicat in uni activities more properly

Answer 3

Go there alone and make new friends. Chances are you and your current friends won't get into the same one anyway.

Answer 4

Most pick the best uni for them and then if any of their friends go there it's up to them how much they want to see of each other. A lot of people end up with no people they know going to uni. Yes making new friends is part of the experience but you don't HAVE to be on your own to do that.

Answer 5

I'll be off to uni next year and at first I was scared at the prospect of leaving home and going to an unfamiliar place alone, but you have to remember that the only person that you'll be going to university for is yourself. Of course it'll be easier for you to go with a group of friends, but what if the uni your friends are going to doesn't offer the course you want or if it's in an area that you don't want to be? You have to gain some dependancy at some point in your life and I think that university is a good time to start. Just remember that you aren't going to university to be with your friends, you're going for yourself.

Answer 6

You would tend to go on your own, unless your friends happen to have the exact same skills and qualifications as you. I would have thought that alone is the norm, as i didnt know anyone in my Uni who had come with anyone else.

Answer 7

I've never heard a University called uni. Anyway, I think it depends on the person. I went to a school where I knew that lots of people from my graduating class were going. Even though I wasn't close friends with them I liked the idea that there would be familiar faces.

I think although you'll miss your friends and certainly don't want to replace them, you'll make great new friends and feel freedom and self-assurance knowing that you did it fully on your own.

Answer 8

It's better to go on your own. But then, you might end up bumping into people from your school - it's happened to me so many times!

Going to Uni is a great way to break off from your home and start fresh somewhere else, to get more of life experience. You'll get the opportunity to meet loads of new and interesting people - if you have close friends back home then you can always see them in holidays or whatever when you go back.

I think a few people probably choose the same University, but usually out of insecurity. I went to a school where about 60%+ of people applied to Plymouth, just because it was close, they could stay at home - and also that all their friends were going. That seems quite sad to me though, almost a wasted opportunity!

Answer 9

90% of the time, yes.

But if you live in halls for your first year you'll meet loads of other people (on your first day!) who are on their own and desperate to make friends as well. It's a good way of widening your circle of friends from all kinds of social, economic, racial and class backgrounds. And you'll end up with friends all over the country later in your life - always a good thing when you fancy going somewhere new.

It can be scary and lonely to start with and you may think you made the wrong decision, but in a matter of days you'll have a large circle of friends who are just as keen as you to go out and have a good time.

Answer 10

Hey! you can go with friends but at the same time your prob not going to want what your friends want? And also you are going to make a huge load of new friends at Uni!

Answer 11

Usually yes, you go alone...you will make friends for life there in the first year as you are probably opting for the Halls of Residence at the Uni! Great times...sigh!

Answer 12

i would say it can be both ways with friends or with out friends and yeah you going to make loads of friends. good luck when u go and i hope you make laods of freinds  

Answer 13

Mostly on your own, your friends are very unlikely to be at the same skill level as you or to share all the same likes and dislikes re subjects taken.

So many people are in the same boat that it's easy to make friends.