Cambridge without May Balls

I am about to finish my degree at Cambridge University (4 years), but never had the means to buy a ticket for a May Ball (or June event), how common is it for a Cambridge student to miss out on May weeks completely? Is it worth to come back for as an alumnus in a few years?

I am about to finish my degree at Cambridge University (4 years), but never had the means to buy a ticket for a May Ball (or June event), how common is it for a Cambridge student to miss out on May weeks completely? Is it worth to come back for as an alumnus in a few years?

In addition to the above advice, Hughes Hall are offering 20% reduced tickets to their May Ball this year if you receive a Cambridge Bursary. I think you've probably missed the bus on a lot of the worker applications this year, unfortunately.

It's pretty normal to return as an alum, but iirc in a lot of cases the tickets cost more than they do for students. Imo you should look to go to something this year; there's a big range of events and some of them aren't too expensive: https://whichmayball.co.uk/ Imo Murray Edwards Garden Party is a hot take, it's pretty much a less-formal June Event but much cheaper. The Newnham Garden Party is also pretty reasonable at £75 for a guest ticket, and allegedly it's a really good event (never been so can't confirm, but Medwards was fun when I went there a couple of years ago).

Thanks for you answers.

Unfortunately 75 pounds is still a lot more than what i could afford (that`s what i spend on food in an entire term), but hopefully this is gonna change when i find a job, and will probably return in the next few years with my friends.

(btw thanks for the suggestion to work on some of the May Balls, i applied, but was not accepted)