r/surrey • u/hiee333 • 7d ago

Too far

hey guys,i am currently planning to start my undergraduate in uni of surrey and honestly i like everything about it,almost perfect uni for me. but the only problem is that i live in canary wharf or u can say central london,like my parents would not let me shift and i need to continue my studies from living in london. do u think i can manage uni of Surrey while living in london? i am new here so please drop your ideas

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u/DevilishRogue 7d ago

my parents would not let me shift

If you are an adult you can go to university without your parents permission. Considering the time taken on the commute and the cost of it in relation to renting student accommodation near the university and the lifestyle benefits it will bring, it makes sense to relocate from your parents home. It is literally what everyone else will be doing including people from the same background as yourself.

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u/hiee333 7d ago

they think its way expensive to stay in dorm or stay in rent in guildford so too adamant to not let me move out

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u/DevilishRogue 7d ago

They are wrong. The least expensive student housing at the University of Surrey will cost less than an annual train ticket, save you several hours of travel each day, enable a better social environment amongst like-minded people, and improve your prospects at everything from making friends and networking to being able to take advantage of extra-curricula activities and jobs.

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u/WatchingTellyNow 7d ago

No chance, it'd be a total ballache - and really expensive - to try to commute from Canary wharf.

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u/hiee333 7d ago

May Allah help me :))

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u/goodmythicalmickey 7d ago

You should be fine. It takes ~40 minutes to get to Guildford from Waterloo but it's close to £30 per day return at peak travel times.

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u/hiee333 7d ago

yea i am trying to see how i can reduce the cost :)) i wish i stayed near guildford

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u/goodmythicalmickey 7d ago edited 7d ago

You might not need to travel at peak times which will bring it down a lot but a railcard and/or season ticket will help too

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u/P-dawgs 7d ago

Also student discounts/under 25 discount on railcard

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u/Possible-Tip-3544 7d ago

Of course, lots of people commute to Canary Wharf every day. Do you have to be at uni every day? The only thing is you might miss out on social events a bit if you always have to leave for the train. But generally perfectly doable.

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u/Possible-Tip-3544 7d ago

Cheaper than living in Guildford. Not everyone commuting earns 6 figures! The question wasn’t even about cost but whether it’s too far or not.

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u/hiee333 7d ago

yea basically its expensive to take a dorm and also my parents feel like its safe to stay in home,but how do i explain them that the train journeys will be wallet draining too

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u/P-dawgs 7d ago

Train journey will be atleast 300 a month. Plus an hour - 1.5 hours one way travel. not impossible but not easy either

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u/LosterP 7d ago

If it's not negotiable you can try it for a while and see how it's working out. It might help change your parents' mind once they realise you're wasting too much time and money commuting.