Student Guides

Welcome to our student guides and articles section!

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We hope you find the articles we currently have useful, and will continue to expand this section as more articles are contributed.

Budgeting, Money & Finance

• Creative student finance - An interesting take on loans and living like a student

• How to Cope with being poor - The easy way to cope with cash flow problems

• Studying debt management - Learn how to manage your debts and loans as a student

• Guide to money jargon - Find out what all those acronyms mean when sorting out your student finance

• Saving money on your bills as a student - it may come as a shock that you have to pay all your own bills once you're at uni, but this guide will help you to save some of your precious cash!

• Student budgeting guide - thinkbanking.co.uk provide some tips on how to budget as a student and make that student loan stretch!

• Want to save money on tuition fees and living costs? Do your degree online! - Colleges.com provide insight to taking your degree online.

• Students - beware the Tax man! - thelectureroom.co.uk offers advice on avoiding the tax man while you're a student

• College students should stay off the debt cycle - but how? - Article by Shawn Ambrose from the Debt Consolidation Care Community.

• The Student Life: Books, Beer & Paid Medical Trials - bolster your student cash flow by volunteering for a clinical trial.

Gap years

• Pros and cons of taking a gap year - wondering whether you should take a gap year? Here are some things to consider to help you make your decision.

• Taking a gap year - thinking about taking a year out before starting uni or college? Read this great article from the team at gap-year guidebook.

• Staying in touch while away at University or on a gap year break - tips for keeping in touch with family and friends.

General

• You know you've been at university too long when...

• A student's guide to city living - Advantages of renting  student accommodation in or near the city.

• Choosing the right car as a student - finding a cheap and efficient ride while you're at uni can be difficult. Read this guide for some tips!

• What to wear to your Graduation - worrying about what to wear for your big day? Check out these tips from Marks and Spencers.

• Surviving Freshers' Week - guide to getting through Freshers' Week by Ian Comerford.

Health and relationships

• How to Cope with flat-mates from hell - Staying sane when sharing with others.

• Sex & The Syphilis - A student guide to sexually transmitted diseases.

Jobs and careers

• Work Experience - How to get it - All you need to know about getting interesting and useful experience.

• How to get a great student job  - wondering how to enjoy your time working as a student? Follow these 6 easy steps to finding your ideal student job.

• Get a great job after uni - advice on hitting the job market now you have graduated with that degree under your belt.

• Employer psychometric tests - find out what these tests are and how employers use them when searching for new employees. Article by targetjobs.

• Creating Income: How To Work When You Do Not Have A Job - Terri Lambert from OnlineDegrees.org talks about how you can get yourself some extra cash as a student, even if you don't have a job!

• Part time now for full time later - information from StudentJob on the importance of a part-time job during your degree.

• Internships - information and advice from StudentJob on how to kick-start your career.

• Are you ready for the graduate job market? - StudentJob helps you get your dream first job.

• Producing your victory CV - StudentJob have 15 tips to help you create that perfect CV!

• Business Start-ups for Students - Max is a student studying Physics at Sheffield University. He describes his experiences of setting up an online business while studying for his degree.

• Post-Uni Options - Why Not Start A Business? - A business advice guide to starting-up by www.uswitchforbusiness.com

Studying overseas

• Degrees Down Under - Thinking about studying abroad to avoid tuition fees? Try Australia.

Studying and revision

• How to Cope with all the reading - Most degree courses require some reading, so you wont get away with it by picking Performance Art.

• How to Cope with Deadlines - Learn how to get things done and deal with the mountain of term papers, lab work, essays and coursework.

• How to Cope with Exam Pressure - End of year exams getting to you? Our guide should make a tough time a little easier.

• Do you feel the stress when revising for examinations? - Peter Tarbet from Roedean Independent School in Brighton shares his knowledge on how to beat exam stress at university.

• Juggling Work and Study - advice on how to deal with syudying for your degree and holding down a part-time job.

Socialising

• Getting Drunk On The Cheap - 10 quick ways to spend less and drink more.

• How to Cope with all the drinking - Here are a few tips for when not drinking's not an option.

Technology

• Introduction to mobile broadband - Connecting to the net on the go

University and college admissions

• The right subject? - Have you chosen the right thing to study at university, and should you really worry about it anyway?

• Why a BTEC HND is a great alternative to university - Sarah Spencer at Oxford College tells you all about this useful qualification.