Preparing for university
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can i ask, if you're not moving too far, would it be better to stay home? or is it expected of people to move to the halls as its all part of "uni" life?
cannot understand because would much prefer to have your own abode and not share this that .................!
*good luck red rose.
cannot understand because would much prefer to have your own abode and not share this that .................!
*good luck red rose.
red rose
Fee-Ai-Esh-See-Oh
It would be about an hour and a half commute every day but you're right it would be possible to stay at home. The reasons I'm not range from wanting to be able to easily socialise with my friends and classmates, wanting some independence, my parents thinking its important I learn to fend for myself and the fact that if I stay in this house much longer my brother is going to loose his life.
To me moving into halls is more like having my own place than living at home would be. At my house nothing is sacred, my parents like to be more involved in my life than I think they should, my two younger brothers are both at the evil-bastard stage of their teenage years and I want some space of my own.
To me moving into halls is more like having my own place than living at home would be. At my house nothing is sacred, my parents like to be more involved in my life than I think they should, my two younger brothers are both at the evil-bastard stage of their teenage years and I want some space of my own.
winterinmoscow
Returning Poster
I got through 3 years of university only buying one book - so don't feel you have to! I recommend joining the public library if there's one nearby, saved me a lot of money.
Nine Bob Note
Self-Isolating before it was fashionable
Commuting is bad. I did, hour & a half each way, four times a week, and it left me completely knackered and, consequentially, unable to get any work done once I finally got home 
MY ADVICE: As soon as you get an assignment set, go straight to the library and take out any books you may need, even if you are a procrastinator and don't plan to do anything until the last week - by then, anything half decent will be out, with those who have them will be in no rush to return them, just because they have finished with them
MY ADVICE: As soon as you get an assignment set, go straight to the library and take out any books you may need, even if you are a procrastinator and don't plan to do anything until the last week - by then, anything half decent will be out, with those who have them will be in no rush to return them, just because they have finished with them
Bob_the_lost
Elsewhere
I did a year in halls and then a year commuting (hour and a half each way, two tubes and a mainline train 
) the commute makes socialising near impossible and was bloody tiring. Do at least one year in halls, great fun.
oh and one more thing
GET INSURANCE!!!
) the commute makes socialising near impossible and was bloody tiring. Do at least one year in halls, great fun.oh and one more thing
GET INSURANCE!!!
redkingjoe
New Member
1 i think it's good to live in halls...it's freedom
2 i'll get liquid soap(with a pump) that i'll carry it to the bath room when needed...never ever lost any soap or towel
3 i think, U time is the best time of life...somewhat the pressure is much less than working
4 finally, hope you will work extra hard to earn your degree...it's helpful to get a better job with good academical result...it's equally important to learn mixing with ppls.
enjoy
2 i'll get liquid soap(with a pump) that i'll carry it to the bath room when needed...never ever lost any soap or towel
3 i think, U time is the best time of life...somewhat the pressure is much less than working
4 finally, hope you will work extra hard to earn your degree...it's helpful to get a better job with good academical result...it's equally important to learn mixing with ppls.
enjoy
Get insured. But don't get insured by Endsleigh.
Travel light - pick up what you realise you need as you go through... you're still pretty much in London so it's not exactly a problem. In fact, at any university - all the stuff people need is in a shop nearby.
I commute - but it's only 20 minutes so it's alright...
So far as what you should bring goes - note for an "average" two weeks of your life what you use. Bring almost all of it.
Travel light - pick up what you realise you need as you go through... you're still pretty much in London so it's not exactly a problem. In fact, at any university - all the stuff people need is in a shop nearby.
I commute - but it's only 20 minutes so it's alright...
So far as what you should bring goes - note for an "average" two weeks of your life what you use. Bring almost all of it.
trashpony
Hag
Take your laundry back home and do it there if you can.
Take it slow - they try and pressgang you into joining every bloody club and society going in freshers week - have a think (if you can) about the sorts of things you may want to do before you get there and only join what you can realistically make time for. But do something different - I did canoeing and paragliding at Uni - never done them since but I'm glad I did them there!
Ditto on taking slow everything else - make sure you know where your drugs are from and don't try everything going all at once if you're not that experienced. And use contraception!
And have fun!
Take it slow - they try and pressgang you into joining every bloody club and society going in freshers week - have a think (if you can) about the sorts of things you may want to do before you get there and only join what you can realistically make time for. But do something different - I did canoeing and paragliding at Uni - never done them since but I'm glad I did them there!
Ditto on taking slow everything else - make sure you know where your drugs are from and don't try everything going all at once if you're not that experienced. And use contraception!
And have fun!
is it normal to be more scared than excited? 
im off to do my degree in sept too, and im shitting it.
i left college a couple of years ago, so i think im more worried about giving up my ''life'' down here (job, workmates, wma ) and dumping myself up norf to be a student again.
and the biggest stress of all is the money
how do students afford to live?
has anyone else experienced going from full time work to uni?
any tricks for saving cash and making sure your loan can stretch to the important things (rent, food, bog roll)
good luck Redrose and everyone else heading off to uni
im off to do my degree in sept too, and im shitting it.
i left college a couple of years ago, so i think im more worried about giving up my ''life'' down here (job, workmates, wma
) and dumping myself up norf to be a student again. and the biggest stress of all is the money
how do students afford to live?
has anyone else experienced going from full time work to uni?
any tricks for saving cash and making sure your loan can stretch to the important things (rent, food, bog roll)
good luck Redrose and everyone else heading off to uni
red rose
Fee-Ai-Esh-See-Oh
Thats deffinately good to know, of course I'm also going to postcode everything with one of those UV marker pens. Sorry you didnt get your stuff replaced though
good luck to you too kidda.
One trick I learned from working at sainsburys from all the chinese students living near the supermarket who were skint - turn up at the supermarket 20 minutes before closing, maybe a bit more. All the fresh stuff is reduced as well as stuff thats going to go off the following day. On a sunday when the shop had to close early things got reduced to 10p, quite often the last thing I would do on a sunday would be to put through a weeks worth of shopping for under £3!
And yes I'm more nervous than excited. I'm trying to focus on the fun I'm hoping to have and things like that, but underneath all that I'm utterly bricking it
good luck to you too kidda.
One trick I learned from working at sainsburys from all the chinese students living near the supermarket who were skint - turn up at the supermarket 20 minutes before closing, maybe a bit more. All the fresh stuff is reduced as well as stuff thats going to go off the following day. On a sunday when the shop had to close early things got reduced to 10p, quite often the last thing I would do on a sunday would be to put through a weeks worth of shopping for under £3!
And yes I'm more nervous than excited. I'm trying to focus on the fun I'm hoping to have and things like that, but underneath all that I'm utterly bricking it
guess its normal to brickin it, its a big change ant it.
im hoping theres a decent skippin' crew in manchester who can give us the low down on the best places to target
and that if i switch all my milk/marg n stuff to soya none of the other stooodents with touch it 
who would people recommend getting insured by?
what course you doing red rose?
im hoping theres a decent skippin' crew in manchester who can give us the low down on the best places to target
and that if i switch all my milk/marg n stuff to soya none of the other stooodents with touch it who would people recommend getting insured by?
what course you doing red rose?
Kidda said:
In my case, a combination of three things (other than my loan, which just about pays the rent):
a.) working over the summer vacation
b.) parents
c.) interest free overdraft; get a student bank account if you can, they're a godsend.
Oh yeah, and it is normal to be scared; I was.
red rose
Fee-Ai-Esh-See-Oh
Im taking politics, I feel very out of my depth when it comes to politics and everyone says you should do something that interests you so thats how I chose it.
I think the soya idea is a pretty good one, I think I might label my tupperware with words like "tofu" and "lentils" that should learn people
My stepbrother ended up buying a mini-fridge for his bedroom this year because his desserts and nice foods kept going missing - I suppose thats something else to consider
I think the soya idea is a pretty good one, I think I might label my tupperware with words like "tofu" and "lentils" that should learn people
My stepbrother ended up buying a mini-fridge for his bedroom this year because his desserts and nice foods kept going missing - I suppose thats something else to consider
Kidda said:is it normal to be more scared than excited?
im off to do my degree in sept too, and im shitting it.
i left college a couple of years ago, so i think im more worried about giving up my ''life'' down here (job, workmates, wma
and the biggest stress of all is the money
how do students afford to live?
has anyone else experienced going from full time work to uni?
any tricks for saving cash and making sure your loan can stretch to the important things (rent, food, bog roll)
good luck Redrose and everyone else heading off to uni
I didn't really find it exciting because I was so expecting it if that makes sense?
I was probably more scared than excited but not much of either...
You discover the way to stretch the budget in time... (most do, somehow)
thats the whole point of going to uni, to learn more. Avoid the swp/respect lot on campus and you'll be fine
you seem quite intelligent when it comes to political stuff anyway, so im sure you'll be sound.
start reading and thinking about it now, the job ive got at the moment relates kinda well to my course and ive already found myself trying to think harder on things i do, knowing that the experience will be usefull.
as for the fridge they seem like a good idea, my lil sis bought one not so long ago, so im thinking of liberating hers.
you seem quite intelligent when it comes to political stuff anyway, so im sure you'll be sound.
start reading and thinking about it now, the job ive got at the moment relates kinda well to my course and ive already found myself trying to think harder on things i do, knowing that the experience will be usefull.
as for the fridge they seem like a good idea, my lil sis bought one not so long ago, so im thinking of liberating hers.
red rose said:
Just dress like a cunt and act like you're worldly wise and know it all. You'll be fine.
You will spend more money in the first term than any other time. Have lots of money.
Don't buy the whole reading list brand new.
I was told 'you spend the first term making friends, and the second trying to lose them.' So true for me. Don't be afraid to tell really wankish people to get lost, you might get stuck with em otherwise.
There will be so many poeple who just cannot get over the novelty that their mum isn't there to tell em off.
Freshers' Fair = free stuff
If you are in catered halls, for god's sake have some extra food on hand! Halls food was vommish.
Extra bog roll
Washing powder and washing up liquid
Don't lie about yourself
Please do not buy a silly hat.
Don't buy the whole reading list brand new.
I was told 'you spend the first term making friends, and the second trying to lose them.' So true for me. Don't be afraid to tell really wankish people to get lost, you might get stuck with em otherwise.
There will be so many poeple who just cannot get over the novelty that their mum isn't there to tell em off.
Freshers' Fair = free stuff
If you are in catered halls, for god's sake have some extra food on hand! Halls food was vommish.
Extra bog roll
Washing powder and washing up liquid
Don't lie about yourself
Please do not buy a silly hat.
im not from your side of the world but i guess somethings are universal. what i dont understand is why people are so big on making friends. you're going to uni, to learn and yes make friends, but its not the be all and end all.
(not talking about you red rose, just the general feeling i get on this thread)
(not talking about you red rose, just the general feeling i get on this thread)
Cloo
Banana for scale
I think my biggest tip is not to try not to feel too self conscious. You're all in the same boat and you're not humiliating yourself to go up to a person/group of people in the bar, smiling and asking if you can join them. Frankly, if the answer isn't yes (unlikely) then you don't want to be having anything to do with them anyway, but in my experience it's a fine start. I didn't get close mates out of it, but I did at least make some acquaintances who'd invite me to parties, who I could chat to etc.
About drugs I'd actually advise caution before offering round or anything. I didn't do that anyway, but was amazed how sheltered a lot of students were at my uni from drugs. A lot of home counties kids (which was quite a lot of the population of my uni) had never so much as caught a whiff of ganja and appeared to actually be quite morally shocked by drugs, so I'd be on your guard a little about talking about them unless you're very sure you're on safe ground!
About drugs I'd actually advise caution before offering round or anything. I didn't do that anyway, but was amazed how sheltered a lot of students were at my uni from drugs. A lot of home counties kids (which was quite a lot of the population of my uni) had never so much as caught a whiff of ganja and appeared to actually be quite morally shocked by drugs, so I'd be on your guard a little about talking about them unless you're very sure you're on safe ground!
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