University is hellishly expensive \u2013 on top of the roughly \u00a39000 many students are paying per academic year, you have loans and rent and things like, you know, food. Living. The occasional nicety (just because we\u2019re students doesn\u2019t mean we can\u2019t have nice things). I\u2019m just about to graduate from university, so these things aren\u2019t going to be university living costs for me much longer \u2013 just\u2026 living costs. Fun! Anyway, before I spiral into an existential crisis, let me impart some wisdom. Having lived on my own for about five years now, I\u2019ve come across some\u00a0 university living\u00a0expenses I didn\u2019t expect\/prepare for, and to help you avoid my mistakes and be a bit more prepared. I\u2019ve compiled\u00a0university living expenses\u00a0into a handy little list for you:<\/p>\n
Flat deposits can be crazy expensive, and they came as a total surprise for me \u2013 when flat-hunting, you\u2019ll need to make sure you have around a month and a half\u2019s rent on your bank account to secure the flat. Don\u2019t worry, you\u2019ll get this back at the end of your tenancy \u2013 just in time to pay for your next deposit!! What fun renting is!<\/p>\n
Printing\u2019s expensive. Like, really expensive. I once saw someone print out a chunk of a book that ended up costing around \u00a330. It costs around \u00a320 to get your dissertation bound and printed. Thankfully, a lot of courses are now doing electronic submissions.<\/p>\n
This one is maybe not totally unexpected, because books can be expensive. I do have friends who have had to spend around 100 quid on a single textbook \u2013 purely because the course requires the newest version. Fun! Thankfully, I did English Literature and was able to get most of my books from the library \u2013 see if you can do this, too, to avoid the cost of new books!<\/p>\n
A lot of clubs and societies have rather unexpected (and high) membership fees \u2013 especially if you do sports. At Glasgow University, you need a gym membership to belong to a sports team, which is \u00a3100 for a year, as well as buying your entire university-issued kit yourself.<\/p>\n
My MacBook charger broke last year. It cost 75 quid to replace it, even with student discount. I\u2019m still bitter. If you have a Mac, make sure you have money put aside to account for the extortionate repair costs.<\/p>\n
Thankfully, Glasgow University recently abolished graduation fees \u2013 but we still have to pay \u00a342 for gown rental and another \u00a340 or so if we want pictures taken. Graduation can, then, easily cost over a hundred pounds \u2013 and we\u2019re not even including your actual graduation clothes, here.<\/p>\n
Luckily, I go to university (well, went) in Scotland, where prescriptions and medicines are free. However, if you\u2019re going to university in England these can become living expenses you didn\u2019t expect. For example, the morning after pill costs around \u00a330 south of the border.<\/p>\n
This is easily avoided, and yet I still managed to lose my student card three times \u2013 and had to buy a new student card three times. It cost \u00a310 each time, and more often than not it was handed back in days later\/I found it in my room\/bag\/purse\/general vicinity. Try be more careful than I was.<\/p>\n
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