We hear
many things about people’s ‘uni experience’ while living away and studying but
I just thought that I would give you my ‘uni experience’ as I stayed at home to
study!
I guess
it’s pretty cheap- I mean, I personally, did not take out a maintenance loan ,
which I guess means less debt for me in the future (it is pretty much a given
that your student loan is the cheapest loan you will ever receive) but, I will
still be in substantially less debt at the end of my time at university.
I don’t
have to ‘find' a place to live- When I applied for university I did not have
to apply for accommodation because I was
living at home. Furthermore, I do not have to look round places to rent in my
subsequent years at uni.
Independent
living has pretty much gone out of the window- For many uni is a chance to live
independently however, because I stayed at home little has changed. For the most
part I still have my meals cooked for me and I don’t do my own washing! For
some that would be pretty restrictive, but for me it’s quite comforting that
after a long day of whatever students are meant to do I can go home to food
cooked for me!
I wouldn’t
call it a lack of freedom but – If you want to go to uni to experiment, pull,
meet new people and have some crazy drunken nights out them maybe life at home
is not for you. I personally wouldn’t dream of bringing my new gang of club
friends to my house! I am quite the opposite inexplicably boring!
I always
get a good night’s sleep -Never do I hear a massive party down the road or my
housemate getting lucky in the thin walls next to me. Living at home for me at
least is a quiet experience!
But what
about your social life?- I have managed to make an amazing group of friends at
uni , it’s a given that I probably have not interacted with as many people than
if I would have gone away to uni but, the friends I have are amazing , just
because I have stayed at home it has not meant that I have no social life!
The
commute!- Now most people when they move away to uni have to accept that may
not live seconds from campus. My commute to uni is a 20 minute drive I’m pretty
lucky because I live close to university. However, even when people move away
for university they experience living a reasonable commute from the campus they
are studying on , that my friends is something to consider.
All in all
I’ll never know if I would have benefited from moving away for uni , part of
me regrets that decision when I see my friends have an amazing new experience.
On the other hand I seem to relinquish those claims when I come home to a nice
hot cooked meal , and get into a nice quiet comfortable bed and I go to sleep!
Always,
Lauren
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