Hello again!
Unlike most university students, I haven't moved to Lincoln from anywhere, I'm a Lincoln girl born and bred. Having decided Lincoln University had the best English and Journalism course for me (out of only four universities in the country offering English - both literature and language - and Journalism course!) I consequently decided that it would be easiest for me to live at home.
What's home?
Home for me is this:
Living at home I find myself mainly shut away in my room, doing university work of some kind; usually reading. Each day at uni I'll hear more tales of wild nights out, arguments and fun in flats and coping of being away from home from my fellow students. This for me is a MASSIVE con; I feel like I'm missing out on so much, how much of a normal university life am I living? Should I be missing more lectures due to hangovers? Should I be going out most nights only to wake up the next morning and remember barely anything?
However there are some MASSIVE pros to living at home:
- I don't get homesick (although I do get sick of home!)
- I get my meals, ironing, washing etc done for me...although I do help out sometimes, I'm not totally incapable!
- After paying just £15 rent and £10.50 bus money to get to uni, I have £!8.50 a week left over for myself, plus I got an extra bursary so I'm not doing too bad for money
As well as accommodation being a huge part of university life, the workload is. All those university talks about how different the workload and its amount is compared to sixth form certainly weren't lies! And when you have about four deadlines in the same week (not to mention about two books to read for the same week) it gets really stressful! In fact, I don't understand how on-campus students can have this crazy nights out on most weeknights and still pass their assignments when I barely go out and do university work a lot of time only to feel like I'm going to fail (this is paranoia; my grades so far have been pleasing).
Despite my qualms I think I did make the right decision in going to uni. My favourite part are probably the seminars; sitting in a room of intelligent, often like-minded people, discussing set texts and debating or adding to our thoughts on them is an environment I feel I thrive in!
Until the next time,
A proud University of Lincoln student :)
A proud University of Lincoln student :)
Don't worry Jess, those who do all the partying during the week etc are often those who barely scrape through the grades in the first year - or are doing easier courses! Either way your hard work will pay off tenfold in time ^^
ReplyDeleteBtw sorry if double post - it had a derp moment :P
awww thank you! ^_^
Deletehahah no worries :P
I like your dog.
ReplyDeletethanks George :')
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