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Originally Posted by Gill Catton  In relation to staying at home it definately helps financially, but when I went to uni well away from home it properly opened my eyes to real life, I learnt to support myself, cook for myself, pay my own bills etc, and finally I was no longer the geekey one because most of the people I was studying with loved the subject too!  I would also then recommend living away, your family will still be there and you will be dragging yourself home with a tonne of dirty washing every holiday anyway |
I agree with Gill 110% there Jack. For me, the independence was the key factor. I was originally going to be going to UEA Norwich but my Mum convinced me to go further afield so I could live with others and experience real life. I moved 140 miles from home to Surrey! I met new people, had a new style of life and I got to go on some awesome forays with WAB members! It taught me how to look after myself and it taught me how to manage money, and even if you've got a Degree, you need these two things more.
Be ambitious, and just because you like family life, don't let the novelty of being mollycoddled take over- I can see you becoming quite an independent chap, and I'm sure whatever Degree that you do, you will be okay. I've done a year of Degree and it's not as bad as they make it out to be
Alot of people will say 'save yourself the debt and stay at home' but for me, the debt is nothing compared to living away from home and being self supportive. It's not a debt that is unacceptable to have, you're not judged on it, it doesn't show on credit rating. It put me off at first, but there's little point worrying about it- like a mortgage.