Student Survival Tips with Pretty Little Thing

Due to go into my 2nd year at university in a couple of weeks, I have teamed up with Pretty Little Thing to write a few tips I have learnt from both myself and others from my first year at uni. Pretty Little Thing is my go to store for the latest fashion at affordable prices (which is so so important on a student budget) so I thought they would be the perfect brand to team up with on this post.

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Jumper Dress - Pretty Little Thing*

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Tip No.1 - Budget

I think it's a well known fact that students are supposed to have no money, but that doesn't mean you have to miss out on nights out and treating yourself. Getting such a huge lump sum of money into your bank account makes it so tempting to run to the nearest shopping centre and buy everything you could never afford before - but this is something you will definitely regret when the money begins to run dry. Making a budget for your essentials means you'll have more room to know how much you can treat yourself.

Tip No. 2 - Make use of all of the student perks.

This tip kind of follows on from tip No.1. Being a student comes with it's perks. Whether it be £1000 interest free overdrafts or free railcards, there are so many reasons why being a student serves as an advantage money wise, so make sure you make use of these offers. Pretty Little Thing is just one of the stores that can offer you huge discounts for being a student. Student discount is likely to increase around freshers week so make sure to keep a look out on sites like My Unidays to see what's on offer.

Tip No. 3 - Get work out of the way as soon as you can.

Now I know this is a little easier said than done! I study Fashion Marketing and Branding at uni, which is fun but also a lot of work. Keeping to deadlines when you have so many can be tricky, so getting work out the way as soon as possible never hurts anyone. So many pieces of work from my 1st year could have been completed so much quicker than they were done, which would have made me a lot less stressed! It's no nice to know all your work is done and you're free to actual go and have fun, so why not do it sooner!

Tip No. 4 - Try to be as sociable as you can.

This tip is one I tend to struggle with at uni, as I chose to stay at home since I live so close. While it means i'm so much better of financially, it is harder when it comes to making friends. That's not to say I haven't met so many lovely people on my course, but living in the next city means it's hard to go out with them like you should do at university. If you have the opportunity to move into halls, I would 100% say go for it, as I definitely miss out on the social aspect of things being at home. It probably doesn't help that i'm not the best at talking to new people, but I think I would enjoy uni even more if I had fully submerged myself in the whole experience of student life.