Dissertations, theses and now literature reviews- university academic terms can be hard to keep up with and even harder to get your head around. You may even feel that these terms can be overcomplicated or maybe even pointless. However, as these types of terms are …
What is a Student Finance Cover Letter?
When you start applying to university, you will come across the term “student finance” a lot. Especially if you’re the first in your family to attend university, this term can be confusing. Since you have to apply for student finance before you start university, the …
Do You Get Study Leave in Year 11?
If you have got your GCSE exams coming up, you will have heard about study leave. This is where you are able to go home during a period of time around your exams to study from home but come in when you have exams. However, …
Student Loan Repayments: A Guide For Students
University can be a great chance to develop. This can be both in the academic sense, as you are studying at a much higher level than before. Yet it can also be in yourself as a person due to the new experiences and things you …
How to Write a Dissertation – A Students Guide
It’s no secret that the academic advancement at university can be a little bit of a culture shock compared to earlier forms of education, such as GCSEs or A-Levels. While this can be in all ways, even in simply how things are marked and assessed, …
Travel Discounts: A Students Guide
As a student, you may quickly find that your personal finances can be spread rather thin. Whether this is because you’re a university student living away from home and having to deal with rent, bills and other daily costs. Alternatively, you may be a college …
25 Fun Activities To Do With No Money
Around this time of year, people may get days off and not know what to do with their new-found free time. Fun activities may be hard to come by, or may seem expensive to get into, which puts a lot of people off when looking …
How to Get Student Discount in the UK
Being a student can definitely be tough. Not only do you have so much work and so many assignments to complete, you are most likely – let’s face it – broke! Therefore, getting any sort of discount is a lifesaver. You may be thinking that …
What are GCSEs in Scotland?
Most students in the UK will spend most of their secondary school years preparing for the GCSEs. These are the qualifications you receive at 16 after completing a series of coursework or examinations. GCSEs are taken by most secondary students across the UK. However, this …
What is Study Leave?
Across the course of a student’s education, there may be certain mystifying terms used to describe stages of education that may be hard to understand, or even completely unknown. One such term is ‘study leave’. Some pupils may be under the impression that this is …