5 Reasons that make Leeds the Best Student City

Making a choice to spend three years of university in a city completely unknown while waiting for a degree, can sometimes seem like a nightmare. However, despite the hectic study schedules, here are the reasons which clearly sets Leeds apart, to take the lead when making a degree choice:

Budget-Friendly Accommodation:
Since the tuition fee keeps elevating over successive years, it is always a smarter choice to live cheap. Studying in England does sound fancy and extravagant; but as a matter of fact, Leeds is a city in Northern England and that makes university accommodationunexpectedly cheap here. With a subtle budget of £212.40 a week, an average student can manage to work around his living and other necessary expenses including rent, food, travel, study materials, and desirable expenses too.

Fancy Night Lifeis Economical:
Leeds can offer the most economical night life experiences than any other cities across England.There are a total of five Wetherspoons’ pubs amidst the centre of the city which also organises crazy student nights from time to time. Fruity is one of the best and most discounted Friday nights for students which is organised by the Leeds University student union.Minor underground clubs host weekly student club nights including the Mixtape Project at ‘Hifi’, while the most awaited Fuzzy Logic at‘Wire’.The popular Mint Club carries on the Leeds tradition of hosting the most prolific techno DJs in the world in a small yet élite setting.

So Much to Do:
Leeds offers a huge amount of scenic beauty to explore and appreciate.For students running low on money and still wanting to have a reasonably good day, Haworth Villageis an amazing choice. Museums are again a great way to spend some good time with or without a group of people, and the ones in Leeds are sure to offer student discounts and even free entries. These include Royal Armouries and city Art Gallery. With respect to Theatre,the West Yorkshire Playhouse provides student discounts to most universities for amazing theatre shows all year round.

Travel is Easy:
Leeds prominently marks its centralized position on England’s map, so it becomes very easy to access other cities across the countryfrom Leeds. Therefore, anywhere you travel, you do not need to worry about getting back home.It takes just about an hour to travel towards Manchester and Sheffield from Leeds, while somewhere over two hours to reach London via train.The city’s train station links to almost all of the country’s main stations including Manchester Piccadilly, London King’s Cross and Birmingham New Street. However, Megabus and National Express are student traveling hack options to save on a great amount of fare expense, since the fare is half of a train ticket.

Plenty of Job Opportunities – Work while Studying:
Students are certain to get extensive part-time and summer job opportunities while studying in Leeds. This ensures that students can always find a way of compensating their surpassed budget and save up extra for their wants too. Apart from the rife of bar-tending jobs, administrations jobs, restaurant jobs, and even in-house university jobs are frequently available options to students.

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