Working during Uni

Hi, Im starting my medicine course this september and was just wondering what people were thinking of doing regarding getting a job etc...

how much time can u realistically spend working whilst doing your course?
and what kinda jobs have people been thinking about getting?

Thanks!

Reply 1

Helenia

At Cambridge, you're not allowed jobs in term time (with a couple of exceptions, like working in the college library), so I didn't really have to choose. I spent my summer holidays of the first three years doing various temping admin jobs at home though.

I'd imagine you can work in whatever sort of job you like, but would need to be realistic about the hours. If you balance it well though, it should be doable.

Reply 2

Becca-Sarah

Some uni's restrict you to 15hrs/week... not sure how they impose this though.

Reply 3

iceman_jondoe

^^exactly how would the unis know. I would have thought one day week say a saturday would be ok. Nothing mroe than that during term times. I think its important to have at least something coming in.

Reply 4

AEH

Remember you need to have a life and some slack in your schedule in all this. You can get a job that works most of the time but medical school can make sudden and quite large demands on you at times (The weeks before exams being a classic, or a heavy dissertation or special study module) and I don't imagine many normal jobs being too happy about you wiping your schedule clean to run elsewhere. That's not to mention you getting ill or having a sudden crisis.

Reply 5

fairy spangles

I worked because i had to and if ur careful with ur time u can do it!

Reply 6

space_aura

AEH

for that reason alone thats why i am not doing it.
having had a gap year to save (something) then i will use that.
plus each summer i can work a lot and get some money for the rest of the year.

Reply 7

char_ok

i am just finishing my gap year now where ive been working to save some money....so thats helped!
i just dont want to get a job and be under too much pressure.....saturday job at the most i think!

Reply 8

Sarky

I took a gap year to save money because i had to, and planned on working during the summers. Unfortunately i was ill every summer during pre-clinicals so that went out the window! I have a job in the halls of residence at uni which is fairly flexible and fits in nicely around my studies. Well i say that now, clinicals may change all of this but i can be done. Most people have to work in some way :smile:

Reply 9

Philosoraptor

I'm freaking out now as I want to balance Ice Hockey, doing police stuff, trying to get good grades, socialising and wanting to do a few other things too.
It probably won't work, and I'll have to dump most things. :frown:

Reply 10

Renal

Philosoraptor

Sounds fine to me, that couls easilly be one of our 'good' student's loads.

Reply 11

Philosoraptor

Cool, you've reassured me a little. At least for pre-clin.

Reply 12

samanovich

employers are not nice when it comes to having a couple of weeks off just before an exam. thus i'm not getting a job. at all. unless i find an employer with white clothing, long hair, and a name which reminds me of jesus AND is willing to give me paid leave...

*sigh*

meh always worth looking around to see if you find one