Student employment detracts from studies? Reviews

Does student employment detract from studies? I think the obvious answer here is - yes of course! It may not significantly affect results, and it may not be entirely noticeable in all cases, but if you are working there is less time for you to study. Obviously students aren’t studying all the time, and I’m sure they do have 20 odd hours spare a ...

According to MORI’s Student Experience Report 2006, 41% of British university students have a paid job during term time. I find this a surprisingly low figure, given that (according to the same survey) over half of students are “experiencing some degree of difficulty” in keeping up with their financial commitments, two thirds are in debt and 6% ...

I am a mature student who has worked since leaving school at 16, I took a year off working after having both my children and last year decided that the dead end jobs I was taking weren't taxing my brain or fulfilling me in any way and I wanted to change that. I was 31 yrs old and deciding to go back to college to train to be a nursery ...

I am currently a student in my second year of university and during term time I do not work. Each term I recieve a loan (not a grant) to the value of £1030, this may seem a lot but after a quick glance at the cost of attending uni it is very little. Each term I must pay around £800 accommodation and around £400 tuition fees whic amounts to £1200 ...

I'd always hoped that when I started Uni I wouldn't have to work, but it soon became clear that in a world where student grants are no longer available, it was inevitable that I was going to have to find a job. I'm a Scottish student, so my tuition fees are paid by SAAS for now, but I have to pay a Graduate Endowment Fee when I graduate which ...

Difficult one, this? Well, I think so anyway, but as I am a student at the moment I do feel that I?m in a perfect position to ponder this question. After all, when it comes right down to it, anything that takes time away from actually studying must detract from studies. However, I can honestly say that ...

I was delighted to see this subject available on Dooyoo, as it is one of my favorite soapboxes to preach on whenever I have an audience. I have held jobs since age 12 and have always been an excellent student. I feel that all people, espcially students should have jobs as they can learn so much more about life and living from work, ...

Hi! Those of you who are regular readers on dooyoo will prob know a wee bit about me so I'll not bore you all too much!! Basically I'm a first year music student at Aberdeen University and I'm gonna give you my experiences with working while studying. When I was really young, as most children do, I got money from my parents ...

This is a subject that I am very passionate about. As a third year univesrity student I am already over £10,000 in debt (including student loans. I have worked part time throughout my course, often in mind numbing and low paid jobs, in order to buy the books and stuff I require for my course and of course to survive too. The present ...

In my experience, working whilst you're studying is a worthwhile thing to do, for various reasons. When I was at school, I had a saturday job. Basically, I'd normally get up at about 4pm and laze around. So when I got a 10-3 shift, it didn't detract from my studies at all, because I was normally in bed! I applied this theory ...

I am a second year Biology Bsc student, I do about 15 hrs actually at uni per week (give or take a few), and I also work 20hours a week for a private medical research company.This means I usually leave home at around 6.30 am , and get home at around 7.30pm.I don't work most weekends though, so I quess it's not much more time than a full ...

But I really should learn how to. I started working at weekends two weeks after starting my first year at uni and, a year on, I’m still there. My hours are steadily creeping up but most of it is my fault as I really can never say no. While I will admit that working as well as studying can result in lower grades, it can also have the ...

As a student in my second year, I am forced to seek employment and work on every day that I am not at uni. This is causing myself much hardship and does actually affect my studies. I don't mind working, gives me a change of scenary and lets me meet new people but I don't do it as a hobby I do it to exist. Without money from jobs I ...

I moved down to University from my home town of Glasgow 2 years ago with my partner. Like many in such a position without the financial support of rich parents I was fourced to search for a job to pay the rent. Lets face it, the student loan that is awarded just doesnt cover living expenses, even for someone like myself who lived too ...

I'm now 19 and am going to share my experience of when I was 16 and setting up to go into 6th form and do my A-levels. I know this is a university section but in this case I feel the category also applies to me and people in lower levels of education. My experience began when a friend of mine applied to Sainsbury's for some ...

There is obviously mixed opinion in this area with regards to working and studying, there are some that feel work detracts from their studies, but show me a student who spends every spare minute of their time studying, admittedly there are probably a few, but I have yet to meet one. This op is about me, but also will hopefully give ...

I've almost finished my second year at university now and I've worked as a catering assistant in a busy uni hall of residence for most of this year. I didn't work in my first year mostly because I didn't need to and I was more concerned with study.....well things change. My dad lost his job at the end of the ...

I do think that having a job can detract from studying, however, it’s become like a necessity. You have to work in order to maintain yourself, even though some people get loans out. The loans are not enough. Some of my student friends who do so intensive courses, have to work more than they study, simply to keep afloat. ...

I was an extravagant student. I needed the money so that was the real reason I worked but looking back I cannot say that I would have done it any other way. Let's face it, an arts degree even at somewhere fairly prestigious is not the most testing occupation for the fiery mind of a young person. So I got reasonable job, which was fun ...

I am not at Uni yet but hopefully will be next year. However, through various Open Days, I have spoken to students about this subject. The impression that I get is that it is neccessary for many people because of their lack of funds for the bare essentials of living. Because many are desperate for money, they are either studying, ...