i'm an international student so i got a government scholarship which covered my tuition, then worked maximum hours throughout the whole year to afford rent

made the mistake of living in zone 2 london. shared a kitchen with 5 flatmates but had my own room and toilet (ensuite). £370 a week :')

i forgot stardew can be played in different languages and i thought the slimes will randomly speak german when u dig through the trash

i don't get why this subreddit has taken a completely opposite stance to basically the whole of korea, where are my fellow korean kpop fans and why is everyone hating on mhj and hailing hybe?

You must be earning at least 220 pw assuming you earn 11 pounds per hour, maybe you could try budgeting? I was in the exact similar situation as you except my parents didn't help out at all financially. I was earning 190 pounds per week and still managed to afford rent, food, transport etc. You also don't need to buy textbooks; I borrowed mine from the library all the time, or used online versions of all the books. Based on what you mention in the post it shouldn't be impossible. Try to identify holes in your budget. Best of luck x

I do Neuroscience as an undergraduate at UCL. I just finished my first year, and several coursemates tell me that neuro has the highest workload and scientific knowledge with the exception of med students which is understandable. The course is very biology heavy, but you really need some solid knowledge in chemistry, math and even physics. I would advise you to take a gap year or have some alternative plan to fill up that scientific knowledge, because not only is there a chance for unis and employers to notice the lack of STEM subjects in your A levels, but you will genuinely struggle to keep up with the course.

Hey! I'm a 1st year Neuroscience student (international), and I can definitely say the course is very rigorous (part of the reason why UCL neuro doesn't provide exchange programmes). So if you're thinking of applying to med school afterwards, i.e. not fully committed to purely neuroscience, you might struggle a bit in terms of motivation and discipline because it really is hard if you're not actually interested in neuro. (Source: half of my cohort went through this phase, including me).

I spent my childhood in South Korea, and I remember trying really hard to cope with the sound of my little brother chewing bread while he had a blocked nose when I was 9. The sound of air flowing through his half blocked nose combined with the chewing, slurry sound was way too much for me to handle. So my answer would be that it's definitely possible for Asians to have eating-related triggers!

Yes please!!

What?? I'm Norwegian and I've never heard of this

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Your concerns about potentially getting non-vegan ingredients in your food is totally valid, but as many others have already mentioned, I really think it was an accident. You said your bf is vegan too, I don't think his mother would maliciously do something like that to her own son. I feel for both of you as I'm vegetarian (trying to eat more vegan for the past year) and I only recently figured out parmesan isn't vegetarian.

Maybe you could offer to prepare food together around Christmas? I feel like it would be a nice bonding experience and you could (in a non-aggressive or judgemental way) educate your bf's mom about veganism :)

So many people underestimate the importance of rest while saying they want to build muscle. Getting enough sleep, maintaining a good mental health etc is definitely as important as actually working out, if not more. Please do try to get at least 7h of sleep.

u can't fix her

I have the same experience. I'm at a RG uni as well where more than half of my cohort are from mainland china, and every single one i've spoken to struggle to understand me. I was wondering how they passed their English exams etc but damn I had no idea they paid people to pass the tests for them omg it's so frustrating.

It's also gotten to the point where I hear equal amounts of English and Chinese during breaks

In a similar situation here! I'm living in a six person flat and only one of the other flatmates has moved in so far, and the social media groups for the flat aren't active at all lol. I'd just give it some more time.

none lol. having good time management skills will save you from infinite all nighters

No

This is probably your best shot, since foreigners are not super common in Korea in the first place + teenagers have no social life before they go off to uni

You might have a better chance at meeting "foreign" first-year uni students in Itaewon on Friday nights? I really don't think it's common for any teens in Korea to actively socialize outside of school