Part-time Job

Heya,

So, like most of you, I'm going to be a fresher as of September. I'll be going to UCL. This is great and I'm overjoyed, however, London is an expensive place to live. Whilst I won't be paying for my accommodation, I still feel like what I'll getting from my family is unlikely to be enough.

The City of London recommends a weekly budget of something just over a hundred pounds, to be able to manage in London. UCL recommend something like 233.

Considering that UCL recommend I don't work anything over 20 hours a week, and that I'm under 21, so the minimum wage for my age-group is £5.03, what kind of jobs can I expect to get? I know there's the typical retail/restauration kind of deal, but I'd like specifics. Do shops like Topman and All Saints provide a flexible work schedule for students? Are they minimum wage or on commission? Which is preferable? A restaurant or a shop?

I was also considering tutoring. I am a foreign student, coming from the French education system. If I could tutor some students, what would a reasonable hourly price?

I know, these are a lot of questions, and yes, there are probably other threads that contain the answers, but I can't be arsed to find them.

Cheers.

Many UCL students work including me.

Many tutor privately. There is waitering, shop work, promotions etc. I work at a hospital

Loads of opportunities!

Could you provide specifics, by any chance? Such as how much you, yourself, need to survive, per week, in London? How many hours a week do you work? Etc. etc.

That depends on so many things! Like how much loan you will get? Bursary? Help from parents?

Classical Archaeology and Classical Civilizations (VQ48). After this degree, I'd like to do a dual law degree between the UK and France (Hopefully, if I finish with a firsts, I'd like to apply to Oxbridge). So, yeah, the future career jobs are more going to be during the summer holidays, when I can intern in law firms and when I can fill in my mandatory 6 weeks archaeological work.

I was thinking of either working at All Saints, or tutoring. There are now 3 French Lycees in London and I could probably find work doing that. But like I said, I have no idea how much I could reasonably charge.

What do you think would be a reasonable price, per hour, for tutoring?

Depends on the subject and your credentials ….

My friends tutor BMAT (Med school admissions), Physics and Chemistry….I think they get about £25 p/hr