Exam Results

[Tony Baloney]

Life can be short and brutish.

Enjoy that time in life. And if you're not sure of the pathway, go for it anyway. You've been sitting in a classroom since the age of 4.

Starting to see reminders coming up on socials about 2 years since the passing of Caolan Finnegan. If that's not a reason to go out and live a little im your youth then I don't know what is.

[Delgany 2nds]

Thankfully, there are many pathways for young people to follow these days and each direction benefits each one of them. The student loan is a mess but is unlikely to ever to be paid off unless you are earning mega cash. Young people have opportunities now that many didn't have in the past which is good.

[LC]

18 years old picking courses and deciding what you want to do for the rest of your life. I'd say a small enough percentage would work out that way. And sure a lot of the time 18 year olds will do what they want anyway as they know better than their parents.

These apprenticeships are a good job to be fair. My nephew got one with a construction firm. He will be coming out with no debt and a head start with his career. But he will miss all the craic and life skills you learn from carrying on in a student house.

As I said, I don't know how you could decide at 18 years old what you want to do for your career. I'd of course be encouraging my lad to pick something worthwhile and something that will lead into a good job etc. but I'll also be encouraging him to do at least a few years in the middle of the craic. Then do the whole travelling carryon round Australia or somewhere and avoiding serious work for as long as he can. I know I learned more from doing those things than any uni degree.

Would not swap it for the world.

It would seem more and more students are just commuting every day, I might be wrong but from what I hear the whole university social scene is not maybe what it was years ago.

[marty34]

18 years old picking courses and deciding what you want to do for the rest of your life. I'd say a small enough percentage would work out that way. And sure a lot of the time 18 year olds will do what they want anyway as they know better than their parents.

These apprenticeships are a good job to be fair. My nephew got one with a construction firm. He will be coming out with no debt and a head start with his career. But he will miss all the craic and life skills you learn from carrying on in a student house.

As I said, I don't know how you could decide at 18 years old what you want to do for your career. I'd of course be encouraging my lad to pick something worthwhile and something that will lead into a good job etc. but I'll also be encouraging him to do at least a few years in the middle of the craic. Then do the whole travelling carryon round Australia or somewhere and avoiding serious work for as long as he can. I know I learned more from doing those things than any uni degree.

Would not swap it for the world.

It would seem more and more students are just commuting every day, I might be wrong but from what I hear the whole university social scene is not maybe what it was years ago.

Probably cheaper to stay at home than rent etc. but you'll miss the banter.


Advantages and disadvantages.


Would there still the same amount of young ones going to uni there days?

[Milltown Row2]

18 years old picking courses and deciding what you want to do for the rest of your life. I'd say a small enough percentage would work out that way. And sure a lot of the time 18 year olds will do what they want anyway as they know better than their parents.

These apprenticeships are a good job to be fair. My nephew got one with a construction firm. He will be coming out with no debt and a head start with his career. But he will miss all the craic and life skills you learn from carrying on in a student house.

As I said, I don't know how you could decide at 18 years old what you want to do for your career. I'd of course be encouraging my lad to pick something worthwhile and something that will lead into a good job etc. but I'll also be encouraging him to do at least a few years in the middle of the craic. Then do the whole travelling carryon round Australia or somewhere and avoiding serious work for as long as he can. I know I learned more from doing those things than any uni degree.

But you don't miss out, I was working and out every night with my mates and had money to buy the stuff without annoying he parents, this goes completely against what I actually encouraged my kids to do btw 

Coming from a different generation getting a job, house and looking to finish up working with no debt was the norm, I can't see the kids nowadays being able to afford buy their houses pay off their debt and being able to save and live a decent life with the economy as shite as it is now

[Armagh18]

Extortionate  rents around the Holylands, the amount of crime and shite around it and the even more extortionate rents in student halls will put plenty off staying up in uni

[marty34]

How much is the average rent in the halls and Holylands nowadays?

[Tony Baloney]

How much is the average rent in the halls and Holylands nowadays?

Young fella going to Holylands this year despite our protestations. 400 a month in Holylands with bills on top vs 8 grand for a year in Halls last year but the latter cost was all-in.

[clonian]

Extortionate  rents around the Holylands, the amount of crime and shite around it and the even more extortionate rents in student halls will put plenty off staying up in uni

I think the cost is putting people off the most. High rent for crap housing, overall cost of living is way up, nightlife isn't what it was either.

[clonian]

How much is the average rent in the halls and Holylands nowadays?

Young fella going to Holylands this year despite our protestations. 400 a month in Holylands with bills on top vs 8 grand for a year in Halls last year but the latter cost was all-in.

Are the houses any better than they were 25 years ago? It doesn't look it from the outside

[Milltown Row2]

How much is the average rent in the halls and Holylands nowadays?

Young fella going to Holylands this year despite our protestations. 400 a month in Holylands with bills on top vs 8 grand for a year in Halls last year but the latter cost was all-in.

Halls have obviously increased since my daughter went to Elms, in fairness my wife could have told me anything with regards to costs and I'd have no idea..

[LC]

From what I am hearing the Holylands is a complete dump these days.

Don't want our ones mounting up the debt but at the same time I would be a hypocrite if I was trying to convince them to commute when I know that craic I had there back in the day.  I know a few at work who had children that stayed in Belfast for the first year and then commuted thereafter, maybe not a bad idea.

If our ones in years to come were going to move to Belfast I would be directing them towards Stranmillis.

[Tony Baloney]

How much is the average rent in the halls and Holylands nowadays?

Young fella going to Holylands this year despite our protestations. 400 a month in Holylands with bills on top vs 8 grand for a year in Halls last year but the latter cost was all-in.

Are the houses any better than they were 25 years ago? It doesn't look it from the outside

Probably no different i.e. a wide range from places you wouldn't keep hens in to really nice spots. I haven't seen this place he's going to on University Ave. When I lived there 25+ years ago the biggest dumps were University Ave and Fitzroy.

[Milltown Row2]

Even where my daughter is livening now (Melrose) they aint students anymore,  I don't go into the house, they don't use the kitchen, its a complete dump.. They took it on for another year like WTF!

I've no words to whoever is in charge of how people are meant to be living in these slums and get away with it, it would not be surprising that long term illnesses from living in the conditions isn't a big factor on these kids 

[Delgany 2nds]

You would avoid Holylands at all costs. There are some good HMOs but alot of streets are disgraceful. The demographic has changed. Botanic Ave is very rough as well.
Stranmillis, Annadale or Ormeau would be better places to rent.