Will I be ok?

Hi all, I’m in year 13 in Wales and have applied for my uni choices. I am working class and a child of a single mother, and she really doesn’t have much money to give me to support me if I went to uni. If I go to a uni outside of where I live, will I be able to afford it? I accept I’ll definitely need to work while studying, but just wondering will I be okay?

Have you checked what loans you can for?

https://www.studentfinancewales.co.uk/

I’ve seen this before, I’d be entitled for £9,950 if I stay in Cardiff but admittedly I’d be staying at home, I like the look of royal Holloway and there I’d get £14,635 I believe, and everywhere else I’d get £11,720. The most important part is the fact that I do pay the lowest possible of those loans back which is incredibly useful, however Im just worried about whether I’d have enough when I get to uni as I’ll be by myself.

What are you studying? If it is a degree that will pay well after graduation, or after time, you should be fine.
It is very expensive nowadays, however you can make a budget for cooking or eating out, shop for deals, get a part-time job, etc.

If university is maybe not for you, there are plenty of vocational qualifications you can do, like BTEC or NVQ. Many of these can even be studied online, and would provide more practical skills for the workplace.

I do wish to study history and politics, but I know it’s not a subject typically imagined to pay the bills.

Hi all, I’m in year 13 in Wales and have applied for my uni choices. I am working class and a child of a single mother, and she really doesn’t have much money to give me to support me if I went to uni. If I go to a uni outside of where I live, will I be able to afford it? I accept I’ll definitely need to work while studying, but just wondering will I be okay?