This blog is more for me than anyone else, i want to be documenting the journey i had after university plus it gives me something to do. Anyone who is here… keep on reading.
I’ve been relying on Student Finance’s loans coming in every three months during the academic year for three years in a row. That has now stopped. From this October (when i officially graduate) I will be £42,000,00 in student loans debt.
I officially finished my classes a week ago, boredom and lack of money is kicking in and im struggling to find a job. I’ve started applying for jobs, it started of with applying for photography jobs but by now the range has expanded due to having no success. I remembered being told how hard it was going to be when university was over and done with, finding a job in the field would be hard but determination is strong. A journalist job would be the dream job.
I’ve got £163 to my name as of now, yes that’s including the £1,500 overdraft that came with my student bank account. By the beginning of August I will have £450 bills that need to be paid for, these include rent and other home bills. The panic is setting in and I’m officially worried.
Today I applied for around for around 28 jobs raging from retail, photography and hospitality. I’m so desperate for money to pay bills and I don’t want to rely on my parents who are broke themselves or my boyfriend who I live with.
In all honesty I haven’t picked up my camera since I last shot for my degree. I don’t want to misuse this word but I feel genuinely depressed, I cried today because I don’t see my life going anywhere. I spend my days in bed or on the sofa often swapping from one to another every few minutes. The first week after university was great because it had been so stressful and I wanted a break but now im done with that and ready to earn some cash and pay my way. Not like i have a choice anyway.
My tenancy lease finishes in September, we’re applying for another year I hope our rent doesn’t increase im also praying they don’t charge us to continue our lease. I cant afford a cup of coffee as it is. I would have to get a job that pays around £500 a month with taxes already removed to pay for bills and have £50 for food and to clothe myself not to mention cinema, eating out, birthdays, etc.
In an ideal world I would get a job in Archant since its local to me, earning a DECENT wage. If i get a decent job everything else falls into place and I can continue “living”.
This is it for this entry, i’ll update as things happen.
-Adriana Gomes
Life after university 