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How to Ensure Living With Others Doesn’t Resemble Fresh Meat

Have you been watching Fresh Meat on Channel 4? How does it compare with your university experience? The show follows a bunch of Freshers who are stuck together in a house off campus because there isn’t enough room in the … Continue reading

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Deal with the best and worst of university open days

Open days provide a fantastic way to find out about each university.  You get a direct feel for the place, to see how it suits you as an individual. In 2009, The Student Room asked over a thousand students about … Continue reading

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20/20 – Day 9: 20 hints for living with others

There’s no such thing as a perfect housemate.  I certainly wasn’t perfect.  Neither were the wonderful people I lived with. But we listened. And we worked together. And we didn’t shy away from talking about problems. Much. While yesterday’s post … Continue reading

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20/20 – Day 8: 20 tips for finding accommodation

If only you could live on campus every year of your degree! Choosing a place to live can be tough.  It’s bad enough working out who you’re going to live with, let alone where and under what circumstances. When it … Continue reading

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Living with others: Be the genuine article

For those of us who have lived with others as students, it might feel like a study of the bleedin’ obvious.  For those of you about to embark upon your first stint in halls, dorms, flats and shared houses, it … Continue reading

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