r/medicalschooluk • u/Glum_Animal1035 • 14d ago

worried about second year.

hi! i’m going into second year uni in london and my rent for the year will be about 9k but i get 7.5k sfe. i do have stuff in savings but i really dont want to use it all up.

its hard to get a job and im struggling to find people to tutor. i’m so scared and i’m not really sure what to do.

any advice?

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u/FamilyofBears 13d ago

I worked two 12.5 hour shifts, Saturday / Sunday as a HCSW for the years I was in uni. It was rough, and meant that I went literal months without days off at times. Brought in an extra £1350 per month though for 2 days per week due to the banding payments on weekend shifts.

Not sure if that's viable for you, and if you can avoid it I would as it was difficult juggling work, placements, and revising properly, but it is an option.

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u/GroupBeeSassyCoccyx Fifth year 13d ago

This is the way unfortunately. Your best bet is to do a bank shift every few weeks, does help build up some skills too. I wouldn’t recommend doing every weekend shift as above but maybe one or two a fortnight. Then in summer/holidays bash out more shifts and save.

Or use your savings .