Should I get a job?

Should I get a job?

David Malcolm (Student Finance Policy Officer) gives expert video advice on: Should I work during term time?; How much money do I have to earn to be eligible to pay income tax?; Do I have to pay tax if I'm only working during the holidays? and more...

Whether or not you should get a job will depend on your personal circumstances. Some courses are more intensive than others. For example, with a medicine degree, you might be required to be in classes from nine to five, six, or even later, and then have lots of coursework. You as a medic may find it more difficult therefore, to do part-time work, than if you were doing an arts course, with less class time. Whether you should get a job will depend on your amount of free time, and obviously whether or not you feel that you need the money. However, if you are finding it difficult to balance your course and the prospect or the actual undertaking of part-time work, you might want to speak to your student advisor in your student's union or your university or college about how you could get funds from other sources, or how they can help you.