So you want to quit university

University can be a pain in the ass, that’s for sure. Pressure from the lecturers to get everything done on time and then trying to get it all done before the deadlines.. it's stressful and there will be a few tears. You’ll find yourself wondering “is it all worth it” Well.. lets see...

Make sure you’re at university because YOU want to be, sometimes pressure from parents can kick in to take a specific course or to just attend university. At college I was always told by my teachers to go to university, I wouldn’t say pressuring.. but.. pretty close to it. We had about 20 sessions on everything about university, going from student finance to accommodation. They even made the people who didn’t want to go to university attend these, how ridiculous is that! Don’t feel like you HAVE to be here to get somewhere in life, people like Gareth Mcconnell the photographer didn’t attend university and is now an amazing photographer and even my part time lecturer! How cool is that!

 Money issues? Yeah been there, done that, got the tshirt, STILL STANDING! Money can be a pain, its something i know too much about. I’ve never really been skint but I’ve gone into my overdraft quite a bit. Most banks offer a student account which comes with a nice agreed overdraft, as long as you don’t go over the agreed overdraft you don’t have to pay interest nor does it affect your credit score. A part time job is amazing if you’re bad with money like me, problem is.. Every other student has thought about those too so changes of you getting a job is slim. Forget credit cards.. Many banks offer it with your student account, but best thing to do is give it to your parents and ask them to NEVER give you the card or just never memorise the pin, it’s a way of getting in more dept you won’t be able to pay.

Missing home. A lot of my university friends are having a hard time staying on campus away from home, i haven’t really got much advice on this because i don’t have this problem anymore but here is a few tips. Keep yourself busy, is better if its with work but if not.. get a few friends around for something to do each week. You can also apply to activities run by the university, me and a friend go to yoga every Tuesday. Yoga is a great way to unwind and relieve stress, not only that but its fun and great for your body. Ringing home to catch up on what everyone is doing is a great way to feel involved, visiting home regularly can also help.

Pressure from lecturers, hating the course. Get organised, buy a daily diary or even a planner whatever you want to call it. Write down everything you need to do, exams coming up, deadlines even write down what lectures you have with you to just feel overall organised. Lecturers will pressure you because they want you to pass, they also want to not get a nasty telling off from whoever is the leader of the course because half of the class failed.  Get together with classmates and see if they are going through the same, if so try to work out a plan to get through it this is also a great way to feel like you have support from someone who understands you. Last resort.. Talk to your lecturer about it, worst thing is to bottle it all up.

Think about what is best for you and what you want to do with your life. Do you want to go straight to work? Or do you want to finish uni and get it out the way with more qulifications under your belt. But lets be honest you got this far.. why not hold you head high and have the ability to one day say "i finished university with so KISS MY ASS UNIVERSE!" But its your choice.

Until later.. Goodbye my lovelies

Sincerely Ady xoxo