Hello all!
I have posted before about similar problems but have now done some more research and would like as much advice as possible!
I’m currently in my second year of uni. Initially, I was never interested in studying abroad and didn’t put much thought into it. However, I am now in the situation where my second year housemates have all decided on going their separate ways with course friends for third year housing, and all of my course friends want to go on a year abroad! I decided to look into going abroad for a year (as that’s what all of my course friends were doing) and it seems like a good (if not daunting) idea. I would be guaranteed a place somewhere however don’t get to find out where until around March time. There are obvious pros and cons for studying abroad or not - it would be easier for me to spend the year abroad in terms of housing - my course friends would return for their fourth year and we would live together. I’m not set on doing this year abroad though, and recognise that it comes with many challenges (not least finding somewhere to rent in a different country and actually studying there too!). If I didn’t do the year abroad, I would have to try and find somewhere to live this year, whether that be going back into halls, trying to find a group of students advertising on Facebook for a new housemate or finding a studio flat to live by myself in. I know it isn’t the end of the world however I keep feeling myself getting more and more stressed about not knowing what on Earth I’ll be doing next year! What would you advise your DCs to do? Sometimes it isn’t as easy as ‘going back into halls’ - as it’s pot luck whether I’d get housemates who I’d gel with, same goes for joining an already gelled group.
Sorry for rambly post but wondered if anyone had any words of wisdom to help me out!
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a1mary · 25/11/2017 23:16
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