Medical school debt

The person above me is quoting a salaried job, which isn't particularly helpful for a med student working occasional hours.

You would want to work as 'bank' staff. This means you choose the days you work (they contact you if there is work in the hospital - at least in our area, there usually is work). You would need some form of HCA experience first though, so if you could work part time as an HCA over the summer, that would be helpful so that you know exactly what you are doing and have experience.

You get paid about £10/hour / Saturday and £13-14/hour on a Sunday. Although that isn't in London so it's going to vary. The weekends will be more than minimum wage.

I guess if I could squeeze in about 7-10 hours of work a week, that's about £70ish, and that would be enough to supplement my maintenance loan to live comfortably.

Is 7-10 hours even realistic? So say I worked a full day on Saturday, would I be able to cope with the amount of work Id need to do at uni?

A shift in Southampton would usually be 7-8 hours. I imagine it would be similar elsewhere.

Very manageable providing...

1) you don't mind not going out with friends on a Friday night / don't get a hangover
2) you apply and are accepted (previous experience will help here)
3) there are plenty of bank staff opportunities

You might be able to find somebody who already does this at your uni, who will know more specific details.

I guess if I could squeeze in about 7-10 hours of work a week, that's about £70ish, and that would be enough to supplement my maintenance loan to live comfortably.

Is 7-10 hours even realistic? So say I worked a full day on Saturday, would I be able to cope with the amount of work Id need to do at uni?

Should be doable - it might limit some extra-curriculars, but that's not that important compared with e.g. food.

Don't forget you will have long holidays, especially in the summer, for the first couple of years, so can get more paid work hours in during that time. I managed to clear my overdraft each summer for the first three years just doing secretarial temping work.

There are also other ways of making a few quid here and there - lots of science depts will pay for people to do experiments on. Stuff like fMRI brain scans can make you £25 here and there, and every little helps! If you're male then you can make really good money doing drug trials.

I probably won't have time to do any extra curricular activity it seems, which is disappointing because I really wanted to be part of the rugby team or some other sport and the training sessions clash with work or revision.

I had quick glimpse of a current first years timetable and the holidays are not long at all. I seriously hope this actually worth it

I probably won't have time to do any extra curricular activity it seems, which is disappointing because I really wanted to be part of the rugby team or some other sport and the training sessions clash with work or revision.

I had quick glimpse of a current first years timetable and the holidays are not long at all. I seriously hope this actually worth it

After rent has been deducted, and taking into account what I'll have left over from my maintenance grant and loan, I'll be living off about £30 a week.

I'm not middle class aha I'm working class. My relationship with my family is not good to say the least. In all honesty I'd be lucky if they gave me anything. I think I'll most definitely need to get a part time job. If I could get in a decent shift at least once a week, I should be in a good position.

Yes but I'm not eligible for things like hardship funds. I'd be happy to explain my circumstances more to you over PM but I don't want to post it publicly because it's embarrassing

After rent has been deducted, and taking into account what I'll have left over from my maintenance grant and loan, I'll be living off about £30 a week.

I'm not middle class aha I'm working class. My relationship with my family is not good to say the least. In all honesty I'd be lucky if they gave me anything. I think I'll most definitely need to get a part time job. If I could get in a decent shift at least once a week, I should be in a good position.

The person above me is quoting a salaried job, which isn't particularly helpful for a med student working occasional hours.

You would want to work as 'bank' staff. This means you choose the days you work (they contact you if there is work in the hospital - at least in our area, there usually is work). You would need some form of HCA experience first though, so if you could work part time as an HCA over the summer, that would be helpful so that you know exactly what you are doing and have experience.

You get paid about £10/hour / Saturday and £13-14/hour on a Sunday. Although that isn't in London so it's going to vary. The weekends will be more than minimum wage.