Hello everyone,
How would those with experience describe a 1.5 hour commute to and from university? Is it very arduous and tiring? Does it take away from the whole 'university' experience in terms of the clubs and social interactions?
Thank you in advance for your input.
(To put into perspective, I live in Frankston and will need to take the train to the University of Melbourne)
Hey there!
I currently take between anywhere between an hour and an hour 45 to get from home (in the outer south-west suburbs) to uni (also in Parkville). It can be a bit of a handful at times if there's delays or works (looking at you, Newport station, you always have problems that cause me to be delayed >.> ), however I don't mind it all that much, to be completely honest- I often use it to either relax/nap/listen to music, research stuff on my phone, or to do some of my uni work. I do note a lot of people napping on my morning trains though, when I'm usually energetic af
From my experiences so far, in terms of clubs events, it doesn't seem to take away from it at all, as a) I find that there's plenty of people to travel home with from uni if the event is after-hours, and b) that
most uni club events (at least at my uni campus) happen during the day when I'm likely to be around campus, so that travelling at night with reduced train frequency becomes a non-issue. Socially/friend-wise, it doesn't seem to stop me either, as I previously mentioned that a fair few people I know from uni live out my way, so we frequently travel in/out together and we always seem to be able to meet up at uni when our timetables line up
Hope this helps a little