Getting a positive selection result for college admission brings a wave of happiness in every home. While student gets to see the result for their determination and hard-work, parents feel a sense of pride in their kids’ accomplishments. Although everyone looks happy, there is also a sense of fear among everyone that a college selection result for another city brings along.
Yes, the fear of long-distance and safety among parents and a fear of living all alone and staying away from family among students. Moving to a new city at the age of 18 or so can bring a lot of stress. But, fret not; here is a list of things that students planning to shift to a new city must keep in mind to ensure a stress-free life.
1. Visit The New City : This is the first step that students must start with. Visiting the city where you will be spending your college life helps a student to understand the culture, choose a place to live in, explore food corners, and check for basic utilities. This will ensure that all the arrangements to shift are in place before actually moving to the city.
2. Learn To Cook : While an apartment will already be rented by students in his/her research trip, a cook may be hired only after a few months of moving. This necessitates that a student must know how to cook food. At least those dishes that can be easily prepared in lesser time. Cooking skills will also help in times when the cook is on leave or hunger kicks in at inappropriate hours of the day or night!
3. Start Packing Early : Packing is a task that every student tries to postpone. While it is not a difficult task to pack all necessary things, students must ensure to start packing well in advance before that date of departure. Since it may, the first time one must be packing for a long time, taking help from elders to prepare a check-list is a good idea!
4. Do Not Forget Cards and Papers : All personal IDs and debit cards must be kept in a safe pocket inside a bag while travelling. Such IDs are required at every step while travelling and shifting into a new home. Duplicates must also be taken for coping up with the worst-case scenarios.
5. Make Friends : On reaching the new city, make friends in college and neighbourhood. Explore more about the city with them and know where to buy things of need. Making new friends can be a difficult task, but it will surely be of great help in the future!
6. Get To Know The New College : Even though the classes might not have begun, visiting the college and checking out the time-table along with meeting professors can be the best way to start college life in a new city.
7. Make A Budget : As a new resident in a city without family, students will have to manage finances all alone. To ensure that all requirements are fulfilled in the money received from home throughout the month; students must learn to prepare a budget that will help allocate funds in the most required areas. Also, remember to re-visit your budget every month and stick to the decisions made on the first day of the month!
With a campus that ensures students’ safety and hostel that provides for all the needs of students, Sangam University has its door wide open for all the newcomers to the city. Ranked among the top 10 private universities in Rajasthan at Sangam University, we ensure that our students get to hassle-free stay and environment that boosts their knowledge. Know more about the admission for the current academic session on the website!
