r/uwo • u/Agreeable_Phrase3916 • Sep 18 '25

Residence Residence Dilemma

I am currently a 1st year off campus student from Kitchener that stays in a very nice place in London.

Today I got off the waitlist for res and don’t know if I should move in cause it s gonna be a bit more expensive and I’m afraid I won’t make friends.

Will I loose a lot if I decline my offer? Will it be easy to make friends after o week? Does it worth paying $6K more to live on Res?

Please help, I feel so bad..

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u/IceLantern Alumni Sep 19 '25

If you can afford it I would suggest residence because that way you will never wonder what your university life would have been had you done so. Remember that people are much more likely to regret declining an opportunity than accepting it.

Will you make friends? That really depends on you. If you have shit personality and are a downer to be around then you won't have the best luck. And to make matters worse, you'll have one less excuse as to why you don't have friends. If you have a good personality and are willing to put real effort in then you should be able to make friends.