I can categorically tell you that nobody thinks of you any differently when compared to 18 year olds.

Edit: I can see many of you took this personally…

They’re trying to charge me £140 for this tiny stain. There is no way that they weren’t able to clean out that they had to replace the mattress. It’s the fact that in the email they don’t state if they’ve cleaned it and it’s like a cleaning charge or they’ve replaced it so it’s like a replacement charge. They’re just like, “because of the stain.”

I’m gonna appeal but is there anything else I should be aware of

Literally devastated and I don’t know what to do. I know I have no one else to blame but myself but I really don’t know where to go from here. I have already repeated some modules of my second year of Engineering again this past year, and I have to resit some of them again next month, and my Uni said that if I pass into third year, they will be awarding me with an Ordinary Degree instead of Honors Degree.

Is there any way to change this? I know there are top up degrees/courses but I really do not want to graduate with an Ordinary Degree. I have other plans for after graduation, and want to change my field, so graduating with an Ordinary Degree really isn’t going to help. I just somehow wanted to get done with this degree and move on.

I was sexually assualted, might even count as rape and it is all I can ever think about. It happened in april and my exams were in april-may. I ended up failing 3 modules in my first year uni course so I have to resit them. If I fail the resits I get held back a year and I don't want that, but I physically can't do anything. I don't want to tell the uni because what would I even get out of that. I dont want to go to therapy because then my parents will find out. I dont want to do anything about it and that is part of the problem. I feel so disgusting and dirty and sad all the time and I dont think that feeling will ever go away. I am going to end up doing nothing in my life ebcasue of it. How am I going to pass my exams when all I ever feel is pain and sadness. How am I ever going to become anything in life when this is all! feel.

Am I cooked?

idk what to expect I’ve read a lot of blogs about warehouse and it’s daunting but I’m a cleaner at a restaurant and anything seems better than that rn. I know warehouse is a lot of physical work but I’m fat so I guess that’s why I don’t mind it so much, I have experience standing 12 hour shifts but if I’m successful it’s gonna be 4 x 12 hour shifts on and 4 days off. I’m still at uni asw and ill be starting second year this September but I need money to pay rent and bills idkkkkk im just scared I hope I get this job

I'm writing something that is very obvious, but it makes me angry and I want to vent.

I understand this isn't the case for every field, but the "top" graduate schemes in fields like high finance and big law are all disproportionately based in London.

My ire is getting to London. I went to Warwick, and over the past 9 months or so, I've been applying to graduate jobs in London. To go from Coventry to London, it costs me roughly £50 return with a rail card. I have had to go to London for 6 separate assessment centres/interviews since January. I moved back to my hometown in Lancashire after graduating in June, and the train prices to London are even higher from there, around £70 return. I must have spent almost £400 all together!

One time, I even had to turn down an opportunity to go to an assessment centre, because I had already gone to London earlier in the month, and I needed the money to get through the rest of the month. The firm also refused to pay for train tickets. Thankfully, I've got a graduate job now, so I don't have to put up with this charade much longer.

It makes me think though, there are people who live even further north in the country than me. My friend who goes to Edinburgh University was also applying for London jobs. Not only do the train tickets become more expensive (>£100), he also has had to spend MORE money on hotels the night before, because the journey is >4 hours long, and if the interview/AC is in the morning, he would have no chance of making it.

If anything, we're the lucky ones, because at least we both have parents that can afford to help us if it does become necessary, but there are thousands of students who aren't as lucky. It's just another, more subtle, way of locking out working class students from the high paying jobs.

I posted this a few hrs ago and i looked into it and i can report it to the uni without giving the guys name and just for my own help, i just dont want ppl to know and i brutually want to know if there is any downsides to reporting it, i just rlly dojt want anyone to know, also i go to a london uni:

I was sexually assualted, might even count as rape and it is all I can ever think about. It happened in april and my exams were in april-may. I ended up failing 3 modules in my first year uni course so I have to resit them. If I fail the resits I get held back a year and I don't want that, but I physically can't do anything. I don't want to tell the uni because what would I even get out of that. I dont want to go to therapy because then my parents will find out. I dont want to do anything about it and that is part of the problem. I feel so disgusting and dirty and sad all the time and I dont think that feeling will ever go away. I am going to end up doing nothing in my life ebcasue of it. How am I going to pass my exams when all I ever feel is pain and sadness. How am I ever going to become anything in life when this is all! feel.

I had an awful first year, second semester specifically, and it destroyed my grades. I still passed but it's a far cry from the grades I've managed to get before. I wanted to ask for your first-year horror stories (academic and/or social) so I can feel a little better about the position I'm in lol

Hi guys, I’m going to try and make this as short as possible but I’m just looking for some advice.

Essentially, I am a Masters part-time online student. When my cohort signed up in 2025, our course had 8 modules over 2 years with a dissertation at the end. All the modules had 2 assessments, were open book, not proctored etc.

We have now finished our 1st year and have been informed that they are moving to a new assessment strategy, with one exam per module, proctored assessment and no online resources.

We think this is ridiculous to change half way through our course and will significantly decrease our grades.

Our position is basically change it for the incoming students but don’t change it half way through our course, when we signed up for, expected and planned for the original assessment structure.

We have emailed our programme director with a formal complaint with approximately 50-60 of us CC’d. We have sent individual complaint emails and we have just started a petition today.

I am just looking for any advice for those who work within university or those who have had similar problems on what is the best way to try and make the university acknowledge that this is causing us immense stress and will significantly harm our grades and therefore future prospects.

We want them to stick to the original assessment structure for those half way through, but I’m not sure what we can realistically do as students to try and get this changed.

I have tried to make this short so I will answer any questions if I’ve omitted key details. I’ve put a screenshot of the original email they sent out so you can see their reasoning for this, but they are not listening to the current students worries. (Also regarding the students that were consulted of this change, there was only 12 for a course of 100s).

Hello, I am Clinical Psychology student looking for participants to answer my survey. Participants must be from the UK, over 18+ and currently single and want a relationship in the future. THIS SURVEY IS ANONYMOUS. The purpose of this study is to investigate the differences in attitudes toward romantic relationships in singles, and how this differs depending on factors such as individual differences in some personality traits.

Thank you!!

(All required information is in rule no.2 is provided when link is opened, before you begin answering the survey)

Specifically, using chapter and location (rather than page number, which can be tricky on a kindle). Isn't it a pain for the lecturer marking your work if they need to verify something?

My lad has been accepted on a masters course. Student Finance say that he's entitled to a loan of £13,206. The fees are £12,800.

Are there any student loan available for living costs etc?

Thanks.

I finished my second year doing Computer Science and AI over 2 months ago. I start third year in September and ideally I wanted to do a placement to get good experience, but instead of applying like a normal person throughout the year, I kept putting applications off because I thought my CV wasn't good enough. At the same time, I was too lazy to work on it and improve it. In the end it got to June and I hadn't applied for anything - keep in mind everyone else started applying in October/November. I had the whole year to but was demotivated and lazy.

Instead this second year I was focused on completing coursework and getting decent grades so that I can be on track for a 2:1, seeing as I didn't take my first year seriously and ended up with 65% overall, even failing one module. I wanted to at least pass everything this year and I fortunately did with 67%, but at the cost of not applying to anything work related. I was basically more stressed that I would get kicked off the degree if I have another fail or non-submission, so I put everything else aside.

In June I finally updated my CV to the point where it was decent for applications, and I started applying to about 5-10 places but got nothing back. It is now the end of July and I have applied to whatever I can find, but again I'm getting demotivated and probably won't get anything by September. I started way too late and I don't even want to talk about how bad and rusty I'll probably be if I get to an interview stage.

How do I save my career? Do I just give up on the placement and try my best to do good in third year, then pray that I can get a job (which will be very unlikely as everyone else who did a placement or internship will have more experience than me)?

I'm a history student entering second year in September and I was just wondering: how much of your third year dissertation can you do the summer before?

For those of us who are still studying through the summer, how are you coping with this heat? For me, it is difficult to even think let alone write up my dissertation. Perhaps I overlooked how I function in the heat, as I didn’t think it would be as big an issue as it is. One thing that is good is that the library is fairly empty (and cool), so I can go there at times, though I prefer to work from home normally and be in the company of my cat. Maybe some you can share some ideas of how to better deal with the heat!

I'm currently finishing my second year with an overall average of 58% (2:2).

At my university, the final degree classification is calculated as:

2nd year: 40%

3rd year: 60%

(Realistically, getting a First feels almost impossible, but if anyone has any advice on whether it's still achievable, I'd love to hear it.)

If a First isn't realistic, I'd really appreciate any advice on how to improve my final to a 2:1. For those who managed to significantly improve their grades in their final year, what helped you the most? (study tips, time management, exam preparation, etc.)

Any advice or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated

back home for summer now and it always surprises me how much my environment impacts my mental health.

I will start off by recognising I am very, very privileged for having a positive relationship with my parents and sibling. During term time and exam season, I struggled a lot more with handling stressful situations and loneliness, despite having friends I see quite regularly at a catered hall. Now I barely even see more than 2 friends in a week, but with so many people at home I’ve never been lonely. When I lived in dorms I also had more difficulties with executive functioning (eg getting out of bed, getting to bed at a reasonable time), at home it was easier to (somewhat) hold down a routine since I share a room with my sister and she turns off the lights at a reasonable time, prompting me to sleep etc.

I got to thinking about this bc I was feeling like I’ve been in a good place mentally recently. But then I reviewed my records with the wellbeing service, and it was a humbling reminder of how I had two staff members send in cause for concern forms about me in one term, and that I’ve met with the wellbeing people for over a dozen times and my GP four times this year due to sh issues💀 It’s so much easier to fall deep into dark holes when I live alone. Although tbh, even now I’ve not completely quit sh, but it’s no longer frequent nor impairing day to day life.

It just made me realise that I’m likely not doing better bc I’ve become more resilient, but simply bc I’m in a more comfortable environment- sobering reminder to learn some coping mechanisms before going back to uni loll

Hi guys so i’ve just received this from Ucas and i’m a bit confused as results day isn’t till august, i’m wondering is this a mistake or if the uni already has my results and it’s been confirmed , before ive actually received them because i do know that the uni’s often get your grades before you but isn’t that until august ? Please someone let me know if my place has been confirmed or if they think it’s a mistake. Did you get this when your place was confirmed?

Hi everyone,
I’m an international postgraduate student at a UK university on a Student visa, and I’m looking for advice from anyone familiar with university attendance monitoring, visa sponsorship or complaints procedures.

My university requires sponsored postgraduate students to attend at least one in person contact point each month. I missed the required contact points in May and June because I became seriously ill at the beginning of May (this is the dissertation period so no lectures, just a monthly supervisor meeting)

I developed a severe chest infection which later progressed into pneumonia. I required hospital assessment, medication and further treatment, I also had a compromised immune system and was advised to rest, avoid unnecessary physical exertion and limit in person contact while recovering.

I notified relevant university staff about my illness in early May and submitted an Exceptional Circumstances claim since I had to miss two exams because of my illness, which the university approved based on medical evidence. I remained academically engaged throughout the period, kept in contact with staff through email and continued working on my Master’s project.

I received an email last week saying that they’re going to revoke my visa because I missed 60 days of in person contact. I replied with all the documents including my hospital admission, doctors letters etc and explained that I couldn’t physically engage and that I informed the faculty and kept in touch with my lecturers and supervisor however they’re saying that it still doesn’t count because it’s not in person and they’re going to revoke it

The other major issue is that I was not specifically contacted during May or June to tell me that the in-person contact points were missing, ask me to re-engage, or warn me that my visa sponsorship was at risk. The first specific warning I received was in mid-July. The Home Office Student Sponsor Guidance states that:
-the sponsor should record the reason for the lack of engagement and the steps taken to ensure the student re-engages; and

-sponsorship must normally be withdrawn if the student fails to re-engage within 60 days of the sponsor’s first contact about the lack of academic engagement, except in exceptional circumstances. (Serious illness and injury fall under exceptional circumstances)

The university’s own published policy also says it will contact students who miss the attendance requirement to discuss the absence, support them to resume their studies and explain the visa consequences. However, the policy has said that once there have been no in-person contact points for 60 days, it must withdraw sponsorship and that there is no appeal.

I am currently in the UK, have resumed in-person engagement and can complete my course before my visa expires. Has anyone dealt with a similar situation? Can a university refuse any form of reconsideration simply because its webpage says there is “no appeal”? Would a formal complaint, OIA complaint or urgent legal advice be the best next step if the Student Visa Team refuses to pause the decision? I would especially appreciate advice from international students, university staff, immigration advisers or anyone familiar

I understand Reddit is not a substitute for legal advice, but I would be grateful for any guidance or experience polish this Reddit post up

i’m applying for spring weeks soon, check out my cv. Do we think it’s enough to get a few offers?

Hey all.

I know that I'm the only one that can make this decision, but I've been agonising over it for a while now and I just can't decide what's best.

I'm 35 and just completed an access course after being out of education since I was 17. I passed with flying colours, somehow, and I have a place confirmed at uni to study cell and molecular biology.

I have some savings I can use to help keep the bills paid, and my full allowance for living costs in terms of student finance, (Scotland), comes to £11,400 per year. As far as I can find out, I'm not eligible for any other support, though there may be something I've missed.

I've done some numbers and, in the unlikely event that the cost of living and insurance premiums etc. miraculously don't increase, I never have to see an optician or a dentist, my pets don't need to see the vet, nothing goes wrong with my house or car, I never have anything vaguely resembling a holiday or social occasion, etc., then I'll just, just manage to finish the course before I risk becoming homeless.

I've always wanted to go to uni and don't want to pass the opportunity up. At the same time, I'll be sinking all my money and taking on £45k of debt just to keep a roof over my head. I could get a part-time job, but I live rurally and the market isn't fantastic. I'm also concerned about ongoing prospects - I'm studying cell biology because I want a career in biological science, but the numbers I've found seem to indicate that only around 17% of graduates are able to do so. I likely won't be able to afford to do a masters after, and my concern is that if I'm going to end up working a generic office job anyway, does it not make more sense to not go to uni, keep what I have in the bank and not take on debt?

Is there an element I'm missing here? It's possible, but will be tough, and I just don't know what to do. What would you do in my shoes? Is university worth it for me? I was so happy and excited when I got my place, but I'm starting to struggle to see the return on investment here.

Any advice would be very gratefully received, thank you.

Cat tax added!