: How difficult is it to cope with all the day to day things like shopping, cooking or washing your clothes when you have to study hard too? Answered by Jim 2 days ago: Good point, Mark! One of the biggest differences about life at university and being at school is that when you live away from home you suddenly have to do all those everyday jobs that many of us don’t have to do when we live at home with our parents. My advice is simple. First you should check your teaching timetable to find out the times of your lectures, tutorials, etc. Then you ought to choose the best day and time to do chores and try to keep to that schedule. When you plan ahead, you can always find time for everything, even your dirty socks!