Staying at home for university

Question

I'm hoping to start university in september and I will be staying at home. I'm worried that I will miss out though, on friends and a good time.

Can anybody tell me if staying at home is a good idea and will still allow me to have a brilliant experience.

Answer 1

i lived on campus last year thinkin the same things as you,the social aspect would be much better.

in reality i lived in a 7 bedroom mixed apt,with two bathrooms. the kitchen ALWAYS stank, there was gunge constantly at the end of the shower, the bins were never emptied(the bathroom ones were the worst)everytime i went to cook there was fungus in the piece of equipment u wanted to use.  i found the only activity that took place at night was gettin drunk. i like my few drinks alright but not every night, and if you have to get an early night for an assignment or an exam, good luck to you because our doorbell rang at least 10 times durin the night with numerous people looking for parties.

if i was you id stick at home, for the nights out you will be having you can always crash with your friends that do live at college and still have all the comforts and luxuries (cleanliness) of living at home. if you are worried about missing out on making friends etc, dont, beccause you can immerse yourself in so many of the activities and events your college will be sure to have on offer to welcome the new students, and can make many friends through these vents. not to mention extra curricular activites . theres something for everyone in college and your sure to meet many people with the same interests as you

Answer 2

My son stayed at home whilst attending university.  A number of his friends did the same they all got together for transport etc. and living at home saved them all a lot of money.  He could keep his local part time job and had all his washing and ironing and cooking done for him!  His social life seemed pretty hectic to me.

Answer 3

Hi Kat,

I lived in halls with 9 other girls and quite frankly i loved it, best year of my life. Sure we had to share 2 showers and 2 toilets between the 10 of us but we were all very close and we were like one big family. Everyone respected each others belongings and for me (since i was doing nursing and had to be up at 5am for placements weeks at a time) they were completely quiet around these times.

Uni is what you make of it, i think that i would probably of stayed at home if i went to the nearest uni to me, but i decided to move to the other side of the country to go to the uni i wanted to study at the most. It may take a little longer to create strong bonds with people if you live at home, but let people know you live at home and exchange numbers with people and get them to let you know whats happening on student nights (a lot of clubs etc post flyers through peoples flats to get the word out about drink offers etc). Chances are they will be more than happy to invite you round for drinks before and even to stay over in their flat if you plan on going out in the city.

I understand that you're probably nervous because you think you will miss out but i don't really see why as long as you keep in the loop and make friends on your course. University is a great experience and aslong as you enjoy it and study hard it won't matter if you live in halls or not.

Best of luck!

Answer 4

Hmm well from experience when I was at uni i stayed in halls, I absolutely loved it. I think if you can you should try stay in halls, but if not then it doesnt matter too much, its what you make of it really. I personally loved the whole independance of living away from home, going out on week nights, but still getting up for uni on the morning. If I had lived at home my parents would of really frowned upon me going out if I had uni the following morning, but I think all that is part of the learning curve. As long as you dont miss out on things because you've got to get back for dinner time and things like that you should be ok, but staying in halls is a totally different experience, I highly recommend it! Have fun!

Answer 5

I also lived at home for one year of my college life, and then on or near campus for the remainder. You definitely get the "full" experience living in the "college" atmosphere, but it is not a bad idea to start your experience living at home since the main focus should be the actuall schooling. This will allow you to acclomate to the education aspect while dabbeling in the social aspect, before you maybe take the next step and dive head-first into the college life by moving on or close to campus after yoru first semester or year.

Good luck and enjoy the experiences!

Answer 6

it'll still be good just not the same. u wont form the same bonds as people do in halls plus its easier to make friends if your all living in one area. as long as you make friends in your course you should be fine though