Guest WG Pre med Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Hi, Is it possible to commute to a university, still get good grades, and have a life outside of it? I'm taking 5 courses in UBC Kines next year and just realised that i don't ahve the money to live there. I've had to give up on playing a varsity sport. Will AdComs take that into consideration? Will just voluteering and playing rec soccer be enough? Thanks for you time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jochi1543 Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 I have to say I commute for 15 hours total a week now and it makes it very hard to have a life outside of school, even though right now I do not volunteer or work. I'm always commuting during the rush hour, and during a Japanese rush hour it's so crowded, you can't even move your limbs, so doing homework on the train/bus is out of question. I find that my life revolves around going to class, going to the gym (a 30 minute commute from campus, and an hour commute from home), commuting, eating, and doing homework.|I Of course, if your commute is less than that and all your activities are very close either to school or home, you may have an easier time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aktpkb Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 It is possible to commute to school and still do well. Just use your commuting time to study instead of looking at the ads on subways/buses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest s sadry Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 you can sleep on the commute...so that you are refreshed and ready to be productive when you get home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4shattered4 Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 I highly agree. I studied a bit on the subway during the beginning of the year, but nothing went into my brain after a 9 hour day of classes/labs. Sleeping always made me feel much better and refreshed =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WG Pre med Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Oh, i'm not taking a bus to school, I'll be driving myself, will that make a difference? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Future MSFer Posted May 24, 2005 Report Share Posted May 24, 2005 I have to comute as well but I have some friendswho live on campus were I can crash if I really have lots of studying to do. It also helps that they are in the same class. Mabe you can do the same. It saves lots of time. Otherwise I just sleep on the bus cause I get car sick :x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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