As students have already headed off to university in London, they may feel excited yet a little daunted\u2014and that\u2019s understandable. Having moved away from home for the first time, they navigate many new responsibilities, from doing their own washing to budgeting. They also start a new course, meet new people, and get to know a new neighbourhood.<\/p>\n
London is a fantastic city that can provide you with just about anything (legal) that you want, and as long as you are (a little) sensible and get your priorities right, there\u2019s no reason why you can\u2019t get a great degree whilst having the time of your life.<\/p>\n
With this in mind, here is your guide to being a student in London\u2026<\/p>\n
1. Make your home<\/strong><\/span> 2. Enjoy what London has to offer<\/strong><\/span> 3. Budgeting<\/strong><\/span> Some ideas of how to limit your spending include:<\/p>\n 4. Studies<\/strong><\/span> There is always something going on in London, so if you have an assignment to do, get it done as soon as you can and then you can go out afterwards \u2013 this is much less stressful than going out now and leaving your assignment to the last minute.<\/p>\n When you start university remember that everyone is in the same boat and wants to make friends. Just like at any other time in your life, you are not necessarily going to become best buddies with the first people that appear in front of you. And that\u2019s fine! It can sometimes take a while to find your real <\/em>friends, so if it feels like it\u2019s taking time, try to be patient, it will <\/em>happen.<\/p>\n There is no doubt that heading off to university in London is going to bring massive changes to your life \u2013 especially if you\u2019ve never lived in a big city before. And whilst you might be a little nervous about the big move, it is a great opportunity to spend most of the day studying something that really interests you, make new friends and create memories that will stay with you forever.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As students have already headed off to university in London, they may feel excited yet a little daunted. Check out our guide to being a student in London\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other","category-students-and-graduate-tips"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19028"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43479,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19028\/revisions\/43479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk\/staging\/3440\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIt\u2019s true when they say that there\u2019s no place like home. London is a big city, but it is actually more like a lot of smaller towns joined together. If you have a choice over where you are going to live, do your research into the different neighbourhoods. Once you have moved in, try to get out into the community, visiting smaller, independent shops and supporting the local people. Very quickly, London will feel less like a massive metropolis and more like a village.<\/p>\n
\nAlthough your main reason for being in London is to study, make sure that you try to take advantage of where you are. Some of the world\u2019s best theatre is on your doorstep in the West End, for example. So why not take a trip to a London musical<\/a>? During the summer you could enjoy the numerous London parks<\/a> that are dotted around the city, attend sports games, or visit one of London\u2019s numerous museums (many of which are free to get in). Everyone needs some downtime, and let\u2019s face it, you\u2019re in one of the best places in the world for downtime!<\/p>\n
\nEven if you are working part-time, budgeting is likely to be an important factor in ensuring that you have a successful time at university \u2013 especially in London where everything is expensive! Try to separate out money for rent, bills and socialising and stick within these limits.<\/p>\n\n
\nYou don\u2019t want to waste your years of study and although the lure of London can be very tempting, you do need to make sure that your studies are a priority. It is good to try to establish a routine as quickly as you can (after freshers\u2019 week) \u2013 both with your studies and with a job.<\/p>\n