I’m a uni student struggling financially and would really appreciate some advice
I’ve almost finished my 2nd year of uni and I’m really starting to panic about the 3rd year. I have no job. I’ve been applying for the last 4-5 years and have been rejected from every single one. I’ve probably applied for a few hundred jobs within that time. I’ve looked recently and most places that are hiring are either too far away or I don’t qualify. My mum works a minimum wage job so I already feel bad asking her for help as she’s kinda struggling financially herself.
I’ve reapplied for student finance but since I’m going into my 3rd year, the max amount I can get seems to be around £5k, the past 2 years I’ve gotten £10k. I need around £750 ish in August for my accommodation, the full amount for that is around £9k, it’s already fully booked and I can’t cancel. Conveniently, my laptop completely broke like 2 weeks ago so I would also like to save up to get a new one, especially because my dissertation is next year. I did look into getting it fixed but it’s gonna cost around £800 so seems kinda pointless.
I managed to get help from the financial support team at my uni this year, the max amount they can give is around £2k. I’m really stressing because I won’t be able to afford my accommodation, I definitely don’t have enough to live on for next year and also I’m not too hopeful about getting a job since I’ve been rejected from every single one.
If anyone has any advice that would really be appreciated!