I'd like some opinions please.

[kristachii5]

Hello people of Godai. For those who don't know me, I'm often called Kris. I'm a 23 year old who currently lives with her parents.

Earlier this year I applied for the University of South Australia to study a one-year course for next year. This course is an entrance-level course that will provide me with guaranteed entrance into whichever course I decide to do, (Which I intend to spend the next 12 months choosing.)

The University is just under 500 miles away from where I currently live.

I have tried doing University before, right when I left school, but as it was online I was distracted fairly easily and felt I didn't need to concentrate on my studies so much. (I also discovered the course I signed up for wasn't what I wanted to do..) But now with the $3000 debt, I figure I'll be better off if I actually go.

I plan to move out of my parents' home and live 800 kilometers away. I'll be moving from a small country town with a population of around 3000 people, to the capitol city of my state. (Despite it being a capitol though, it's an insanely small city).

The whole point of this thread is to mainly ask for opinions of those who have moved out. I'm unsure if I want to rent an apartment on my own (Which would be my preference) or be smarter and save money by sharing a house with some of my father's friends. (There's a lady with a son who is my age, currently doing an arts degree, which is something I'm planning to look into. I'd just pay rent and stay in a room? I guess?)

I don't know when to move, do I move before or after Christmas? New Years? I have to come back early next year, around March or May, for my sister's wedding, for which I'm a bridesmaid.)

I don't even know if I'll be accepted into Uni, which I wont find out until the 20th/21st of December.

I had planned to choose where I lived until that date, because if I'm accepted into Uni, that decides if I live near the campus or in the city where there's more transport options.

That's another thing, I have no driver's license, so how do I move my computer/Tv/Books/DVDs/Clothes/ etc? I suppose I'd get a moving company or someone with a truck, but how would I find anyone who's willing to drive near 500 miles?

Is there anything else I'm missing? Please let me know, because I really don't handle stress very well, and I'd like this process to be as easy/stress-free as possible...

If possible.. haha.

[vartio]

I can't speak for Australia, but I suggest cutting the debt where it is while you're ahead. I ain't telling you to gve up - just that if it's anything like the American systems, that debt's going to bloat like a toad's 'throat' and you're going to croak from it. The moment you're in debt/loans for the education is when you're screwed more than anything else.

Otherwise I can't comment on a thing, I'm just worried about you since Colleges where I'm from are renown for this sort of cheap trick to keep people paying into their childrens lives...

[kristachii5]

Ah, I mentioned before the $3000 debt is from when I previously did online university a few years back. It's called a HECs debt? Or something like that?
Basically everyone in Australia who goes to university gets a HECS debt, so it's nothing normal, and me having a $3000 is actually pretty good because usually they're around 35k, 50k, 60k etc. Mine's just a little 3k one.

I've applied for the course next year, but it's a free course. No HECS Debt, I just have to pay $250 if I get accepted for the resources fee or something, idk.
However after next year is done and I've got gauranteed entry into the bachelor of arts, or whatever I decide to do at the end of next year - then I'll have a debt added to my HECS.

Sorry if this makes no sense, but I've got it under control x3