Fatima Lobocka is a second-year student studying Psychology, who was born in Poland and is half Iraqi. Juggling work whilst studying is common with many University students in the UK! My first year experience In my first year, I started a part-time job at Vision Express to support my student maintenance loan. I worked on […]
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Why I went to university to study Law
Laiyba is a third year Law student who is interested in interior design, and has been working on house projects focused on a minimalistic style. I am a third year Law student. In this blog, I will tell you why I decided to study at university and what informed my decision to go to university. […]
Money & How To Spend It
Naomi is a third year student studying Economics with Accounting, who loves trying out all the amazing coffee shops around City. “So now you’ve got some money in the bank. Amazing! But beware, that was the easy part! Next, we need to know how to be responsible with our money and spend it wisely.” In Part 1, we looked at […]
Money & How To Get It
Naomi is a third year student studying Economics with Accounting, who loves trying out all the amazing coffee shops around City. Money is a popular topic when you’re a student! If we had as much money as we did advice about it…life would be simpler! Below are my tips on funding available to you as a student as well as how […]
Niffy’s First Year Survival Guide: Finance
(Or how to avoid surviving on ten pounds for two weeks) Apart from the responsibility to get to class on time, when you’re at university you also gain a lot of independence over your finances and this is where a lot of people fall down. While in school I was lucky enough to have teachers […]
Niffy’s First Year Survival Guide: Making Friends
Niffy is a final year Law student at City, who moved to London for university and is a big self confessed BTS fan. Starting university is both an exciting and confusing time. There’s a lot to get used to and it can be difficult to know what you should and shouldn’t do so to help […]
Budgeting while at university
You have just started university and The Student Loans Company have just deposited a big chunk of money into my account, your first thought is what do I do with this? How long does it have to last? When will I get my next chunk? Your first reaction may be to spend the money on […]
What skills do you need at university?
Going to university is a time of change. You’ll be meeting new people, discovering new places and campuses, learning new things in new ways. Keeping on top of all this can be challenging, exciting, rewarding, maybe even a bit nerve wracking. So we asked some of our students what skills they thought were most important […]