Although there are heaps of advantages of living at college, you also have to be aware of the disadvantages. He expense One of the major disadvantages of living at college is the expense. Although you will probably get some government assistance, you or your parents will still have to make up a portion of the fees.

To give you a rough idea of what to expect, for a room with no ensuite and full board you are looking at up to $250 per week. If that is way out of your price range, a room with self-catering facilities costs up to $150 per week—which is a bit more reasonable.

You can’t choose who you live with College administration decides who you are going to live with. Although you can make token requests for your accommodation to be near that of friends, little weight is given to such requests when room allocations are being made.

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