A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF UNIVERSITY LOANS AND GRANTS

Prospective students thinking about going to University may be confused about the whole loan and grant situation just like I was before I started so don't worry you aren't alone! They are both forms of money but they are based on and used in different ways.

This information is based on students from England but living outside London. Students from other countries of the UK as well as students living in London and students from other EU and non-EU countries may have different loan and grant amounts as well as people in many other situations such as people with disabilities, part-time students and students with children amongst many of the reasons.

FAT SUNDAYS

Sunday: the day to eat whatever you want and eat however much you want without feeling an ounce of guilt. Even though it is the month of Christmas (and therefore the month of food for a student like me), I still believe on sticking to my Sunday routine by consuming as many calories as I want (after all, Fat Sundays are a tradition to me!)

With Tesco, along with a street full of takeaways including Dominos just around the corner from my student house, the temptation to buy food is constant. I try my best to resist buying too many unhealthy foods and snacks during the week so that I can make up for it on Sundays. Of course I have the odd slip up, I don't even want to consider how many Dominos and how much chocolate I have consumed since returning back to University. I'm seriously surprised at how I haven't put on weight seeing as I don't know the meaning of the word 'exercise'.  

NO MONEY NOVEMBER

As the title of this post suggests, it's November and I am running out of money, fast! With over a month until my next student loan enters my bank account and with no job, I am lucky enough to have amazing parents who give me a weekly allowance.

Every student knows that as soon as their student loan is put into their bank account, it is time to go crazy with money. Partying, takeaways and buying useless things you'll never end up using is all part of the experience.