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RC's at University?


Sk8inDuck

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Afternoon all,

I recently finished my A levels at college, and with any luck, I'll be going to uni in September.

Can anyone here who was in uni or has recently left, shed some light considering the amount of time you have to devote to RC? I'm not much of a drinker or party-er and I'm well into the hobby by now.

Is there any sense in me bringing my RC's or is it time to pack them away for the next 5 years? I feel it might be, but then I consider that I'm studying robotics and mechatronics and it seems to fit right in again.

Could I find a halfway house and pick up a HPI Micro RS4 69 Mustang for uni hall drift sessions? How well do those tyres work on low rise carpets?

Any contributions would be much appreciated.

Cheers.

Sam

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If I'm honest once you get into uni you will be busy and once you find new mates ( and meet new girls :P ) RC will die down a little. I finished uni in 2013 - never cut back on the hobby however I never had time to actually build one or use it.

One benefit I can see is, if you're studying robotics and mechatrioncs it should fit in well,so you could always take a couple and store them for a rainy day ! :)

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The people I've spoken to lately regarding university have all said they're only studying two to three days a week, bored silly the rest of the time. Find out how many days you'll be doing and see what spare time that's likely to leave you?

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In Uni you have only 2 semesters within a Year. That's semester A and semester B. Each semester is 12 weeks long including lectures, tutorials, coursework deadline and exams ! That's right only 12 weeks each and you won't be studying 5 days a weeks 8 hours day. The conclusion is you would have plenty of time after the semester is over and during the semester periods. Take your RCS with you if you're not a party boy! Or don't like hanging out too frequently with Uni friends till late

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I'm in the same situation as you and I've just decided to take em and hope for some spare time :b the micro rs4 was something I'd considered too and would probably work in your room so I'd say that's definitely something to consider, and not too expensive at

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I studied Mechanical Engineering at Uni and even with a fairly demanding schedule there is plenty of free time for other things. Also it depends on how you choose to study. There are two main options, 1. Keep up with your notes and reading during the year or 2. Work harder than you have ever worked in your life in the 3 weeks leading up to exams. Both are good options. Option 2 gives you more free time during term.

 

As for free time outside of term time, every year we were finished our exams by the end of May and didn't start term till the end of September plus there was about a month at Christmas and Easter so there is plenty of time to devote to other things.

 

My university had a Mechatronics course and some of their students incorporated RC into their final year projects. Even on my course one of the projects available was to create a flight simulation using an RC helicopter connected to a support rig. Although apparently the first year the project was run the student spent all of his time building the helicopter and barely passed.

 

So if you are doing an engineering degree there are plenty of options to incorporate the hobby as you progress in the department. One final thing I'd say is make a conscious effort to make the most of your time at University and get involved in anything that you are even remotely interested in through societies or whatever. The time goes by so fast that if you blink you'll have missed it and before you know it you'll be in the rat race longing for those carefree student days.

 

Oh and one other story. My friend Will spent his student loan on a Tamiya Subaru Impreza and was really proud when he finished it. Then his girlfriend drove it into a kerb and damaged the suspension. That pretty much sums up student days.

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Thanks for all the advice guys.

I'll probably bring a basher and a micro of sorts, and see how it goes from there.

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if  your UNI course is anything like my daughters you can run RC's almost 24/7.. LOL

 

3 years a complete waste of time and 60 grand in debt... Best if luck :thumbsup:

Unless your scottish then its free!

and they are the ones who say they are hard done by and want more money, 

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Like some of the others said, its down to what you enjoy and also what location you're at! I went to Uni last September and will obviously be returning this September.. I left my RC's at home, for two main reasons, the first is i didn't have room with the huge amount of stuff i had to lug to halls - the second is although yes i did have free time, i spent it socialising and (mainly) going out! So i saved the RCs for when i came home for Christmas etc!

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