Quite a few of the people I met at Uni spent their student loans on bikes or computers, which was kind of annoying for me when mine had to go on food and rent.
yeah, I know a few people who've spent their money straight out. One used hers to pay rent for a flat which is alright I spose, but then she had to live on her overdraft for the rest of the year. Another bought a camera. One got a brand spanking new LCD TV. One got Bon Jovi tickets... My mum got annoyed with me when I bought a boxset for 20 quid! *sigh*
I tend to believe that the whole newspaper angle on drunken students only really fits the ones that end up dropping out or not doing very well, but maybe I'm just annoyed because I wasn't like that and it's not great to have people assume stuff.
Yeah, I like to assure people I'm not your usual student. I love going out and doing studenty things, but I'm not big on drinking. I find I have more fun sober, and all without the problems you get from being drunkard. But that's a whole other kettle of fish. I don't know anyone who's dropped out yet due to alcohol (poisoning, if you like), but it does sound very likely. *sigh*
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8/6/08 21:16 (UTC)yeah, I know a few people who've spent their money straight out. One used hers to pay rent for a flat which is alright I spose, but then she had to live on her overdraft for the rest of the year. Another bought a camera. One got a brand spanking new LCD TV. One got Bon Jovi tickets... My mum got annoyed with me when I bought a boxset for 20 quid! *sigh*
I tend to believe that the whole newspaper angle on drunken students only really fits the ones that end up dropping out or not doing very well, but maybe I'm just annoyed because I wasn't like that and it's not great to have people assume stuff.
Yeah, I like to assure people I'm not your usual student. I love going out and doing studenty things, but I'm not big on drinking. I find I have more fun sober, and all without the problems you get from being drunkard. But that's a whole other kettle of fish. I don't know anyone who's dropped out yet due to alcohol (poisoning, if you like), but it does sound very likely. *sigh*