Making the decision to attend university is a important one, that carries many complications. However many different support and social groups are helping with excellent information and possible new funding options, that you may have not considered previously. Many universities have online forums and blogs made by the students, so you may already socialise with people at your campus before you start the course. Knowing what items to bring to university is a difficult task and sometimes many of them are unnecessary. With everyone having a different idea of what is essential,what really is? This assortment of our top ten items you may have not considered taking to university, could provide you with something to think about when packing.
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University is a great chance to meet new people whilst trying a different style of living. With excellent accommodation help being offered by universities, social groups and local businesses, finding a place to live is becoming an increasingly easy task. Some lettings agents are solely dedicated to students with many shared houses being available. Living in each type of accommodation has its perks and downfalls, but one option usually greatly outweighs the other in personal opinion.
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Starting university will be stressful and this can be a little too much to deal with at times. There are many student support forums for dealing with student life anxiety. Learning to cope with all the added extra stress is an important life lesson most will have to adapt to quickly. Setting out time for yourself is so crucial when undertaking a degree, the happier you are, the greater likelihood you will complete the course without complications. Understanding yourself as an independent adult can cause problems with confidence which means some students let their problems affect themselves too much. Getting the balance between work,self and social time is difficult to get right but when you do the rewards can be fantastic.
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Start your first step on the road to student budgeting success with a student account or two; many of which offer interest free overdrafts that can help between loans grants and pay-days. If its shared accommodation you’ll be entering into then a household joint account to take care of bills would be advisable making sure each housemate retains all the relevant financial details to avoid confusion and panic later on. If however you’re already a master of saving practices and in full rein of your finances you might consider taking your interest free overdraft and depositing it into a high interest savings account, letting the compound interest accumulate while you’re at university, however this isn’t to be advised for the novice saver as you will probably need the cushion of an interest free overdraft. Student services can often offer up sound advice to students looking to budget their finances successfully, as a general rule it helps to set limits on your non-essential weekly spending for meals luxuries and nights out etc, it might even be prudent to keep an account separate for your rent and other financial responsibilities so that you can have one less thing to worry about.
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