10 Problems every University student has faced.

The University period could be some of the best years of your lives. But it doesn't come without its catches. There are some problems that just seem to be universal and everyone has encountered in their university life. You take the good with the bad, or in this case the downright inconvenient. Here's 10 problems every student has faced:

1. In or Out? (Clubbing, not the European Union)

I've coined the phrase 'The 9AM debate' specifically for this. It's student night and everyone is getting ready to hit the town for a night of camaraderie and drinking, and yet you're still on the fence. The only thing stopping you is the thought of a frankly repulsive 9AM lecture the next morning. Repulsive in the sense that 4 hours sleep and an inevitable hangover for something you need to concentrate in doesn't really spell fun to most. Nothing to do with the lectures content of course.

2. Carrying Shopping

Although as students we're already restricted on what we can buy because of having no money, it also depends on how much you are willing to transport your goods from the shop back to your accommodation. In reality it's not really a problem, even if you feel like your shoulders are similar to that of an Olympic javelin thrower after your small trip.

3. Washing Rotas

The bane of their existence for most, you repeatedly ask yourself "why can't everyone just do their own washing?" as you scrub away at the most stubborn dried baked bean sauce you've ever come across. It's just common knowledge that the majority of people think rotas are a waste of time, which Segways me into my top tip for freshers: Don't be the one to force a rota on your new flatmates.

4. No Milk

Picture this, you've just awoken from your slumber and you head to the kitchen craving a delicious cup of tea. You fill up the kettle, put a tea bag in the cup and wait for the infamous click of the kettle. You've brewed an absolute beauty but it is missing one key ingredient and it's not until you've opened that fridge door that you know what real heartbreak is. No milk means your day ruined.

5. Drunken Generosity

Now this is a student problem that can go either way for a student. It can either benefit you greatly or cripple any plans you had for the future. We all have that one mate who is incredibly generous on nights out, but isn't normally. They are the embodiment of dutch courage. It is as a result of this dutch courage that you manage to have an incredibly cheap night after leaching off your pal. Now, if you can't think of who the person in your group who does this, chances are it's you and you know the (financial) struggles of being so kind oh so well.

6. Strapped for cash

Students are notoriously poor, whether this be down to the size of their loans or their stubbornness to get a job when in reality that is a very easy solution to their financial woes. But it's almost as if its part of the experience, a true test of university grit. Can you survive off of £20 for the rest of term? Can you have a night out on £5? You may have to make friends with a generous drunk for that one.

7. Procrastination

Are you truly a university student if you haven't sat and watched a top 10 conspiracy theories video on YouTube or read up on why Mark Zuckerberg allegedly is a lizard when you should be doing your assessment? Procrastination is a problem we all face and if you say otherwise you're lying to yourself.

8. Travel costs

When you first choose which Uni you want to go to as a promising A-Level student, you consider how far away from home you want to be as well as how much influence your parents can have on you if you move 400 miles away. What you don't consider at the time, was how much train tickets actually cost. You can lose half your student loan on a trip home to the family.

9. Noisy flatmates

Not to deter anyone thinking of staying in halls, but it's not all sunshine and rainbows. There will be a time, which many will vouch for, where you have to stay home in order to get to your 9AM the next day. But the rest of your flat will go out of course, and no matter how much you plead with them at pre-drinks to be quiet when they come in, they just won't. Whether this is because they think they're comedians or just forget, we'll never know.

10. Exam season concentration

The thought of taking an exam can work two ways for students. It can either motivate you to work hard and prepare accordingly. Or on the other end of the spectrum, you can spend your time pretending they don't exist and doing the minimum work possible. You'll want do the first option, but most likely end up doing the latter.