Living alone as a student can seem daunting – will you miss out on a social life? Will you feel lonely compared to sharing a flat?<\/p>\n
There are probably a few different things that you've thought of (or never thought about before) with living in a studio flat.<\/p>\n
Here are a few reasons I love living in my studio flat at FRESH and why you should consider it:<\/p>\n
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- Your place = your mess<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
When you lived at home, you probably got told to constantly tidy your room and in a studio flat, you can leave clothes on the floor or not wash up without the shame! On the flip side, if you’re a super tidy person, you don’t have to clean up after others. It’s completely your choice.<\/p>\n
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- Your food won’t get nicked<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Living with others and sharing a kitchen means that often your food can disappear from the fridge\/cupboards. On your own, you don’t have to worry about labelling your milk or keeping your coffee\/teabags in your bedroom. Think about a £3 block of cheese just disappearing…<\/p>\n
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- The space is peaceful<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Living with other students often means noisy hallways, especially if your flatmates have invited some friends over. By living in a studio flat it means that noise is usually kept to a minimum. Yes, I will still have friends over at times but I'm always considerate!<\/p>\n
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- Your own personal study space<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
It’s great to be able to go back to your own place and study alone. Plus at Laycock Studios (and other Fresh locations), you can always have people join you in the shared common room downstairs for group projects if there isn’t enough space in your room for everything. What more do you need?<\/p>\n
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- It makes you put more effort in socially<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Because you’re living alone, it forces you to chat to more people on the outside because you don't instantly have 6-8 people living with you. You have so many opportunities to meet people: on your course, in a society or other people within the accommodation.<\/p>\n