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binding work?
Just a few questions How long does it take and how much does it cost? Can you get it done from places like staples?
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Just Some Advice To Give...
Hey, I just thought i'd put a post up to let people know what happened with my BF's debt probs - might help anyone with student c/card or contract mobile phone. He maxed out his student c/card to put towards paying tuition fees which was fine because its no interest for the first year. Unfortunately he tried to get away…
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Am I being unreasonable?
Not sure where to post this question but I'll start here. I am the mother of a first year university student. He is not elligable for any grants but has a loan which has paid for his first years tuition and student accomodation except for about £1200 which we have paid for him. We have supported him financially for his…
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Hair Salons Near Bristol?
Hello all, Thanks
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Open University Financial help
Hi just to remind anyone doing the OU that you can get financial help with your course if :- you dont already have a degree your household income is less than £25000 Or if you are in receipt of certain benefits. I have previously completed a couple of courses with the OU and thought because i have a job i could not get any…
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update for undergrad social work students 2006/2007
The new bursary packs are now available here: http://www.gscc.org.uk/Training+and+learning/Become+a+social+worker/Bursaries/Bursary+downloads.htm For undergrad students in England: Students studying full time in London upto £2,900 p/a + tuition fees paid Students studying outside London upto £2,500 p/a + tuition fees paid…
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Nursing Standard Promotion Code Anyone?
Doe's anyone have any promotion codes for the Nursing Standard please?
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slc interest for next year (sep 06 to aug 07)
The SLC haven't officially anounced it yet, but the March to March retail price index has risen by only 2.4% in the past year, so from September the SLC interest rate should drop to 2.4% from 3.2%. Can the slcworker confirm if this is the case, or are the goalposts going to move, and will the interest instead be linked to…
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Borders 15% off 3rd to 5th May
Borders Tottenham Court Road have one of their student sales on again. This one is 15% off of all full price books from 3rd May to 5th May. Happy shopping. :j
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Paying my way through the third year - good idea? (SL or Bank?)
Hey all, I really hate the idea of taking a student loan on [again], as I can afford to put myself through the third year [inheritence] would it be better to use my own cash to put my self through uni in teh second year and pay myself back? ..or, take out a student loan... live off that and continue to gain interest on…
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Job Cuts In Nhs. No Jobs for New Nurses!
These are some of the headlines I have been hit with in the past few weeks. I was on my way to my first placement on Monday and 30 people on the bus were reading the newspaper with the headline "No Jobs for New Nurses" I nearly got off the bus and went home!!!! If like me you are a student nurse and worried about the job…
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Foreign Students as lodgers- help
Hello fellow scrimpers/savers!! You've always been the font of knowledge so here goes.... I've recently read somewhere about a family who are actying as a "host family" to a swedish college student- for which, their local council pays them a whopping £120 a week!! Anyone have any experience of this?? I'm looking to rent a…
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Student loan a mess
does anyone have similar experiences with the student loans company whereby they seem to be totally (and I mean totally) unaware of whats happening to you loan/account? I'm still repaying through my wages but the statements which sometimes come, sometimes don't, do not make sense. Ringing them usually results in "we'll…
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OU students
can OU students now get student cards?? thanks M
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Student Finance - Online
Who here has applied for their loan online for this year? Continuing students specifically, help, i'm lost! This year i've applied for income assessed, thus need to submit parents' details. I've completed the application, but it says they're waiting for the parents' details, which I chose to declare online...Although,…
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Snapfax
If your a student or perhaps not!!! Then get logged on to https://www.snapfax.co.uk. They will send you out a funky wallet FULL of discounts. It only applies to some cities but if your city is covered then its fab!!! Discounts such as BOGOF on Dominoes large Pizzas. 20% off at Frankie & Bennys, 25% off at TGIs. Q Jump into…
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25p Independant + Chocolate!
Todays Independent is 25p in student unions and comes with a free teach yourself German CD + book and, more importantly, a free bar of Divine white chocolate. I picked this up in Leeds Union but I think they are doing it in most of them up and down the country. Hope that helps someone. I am off to eat chocolate and read…
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Undergraduate Social work funding?
Morning everyone! Please can someone offer some advice? I am so confused about my student finance! I was ok until this morning when I received a letter from my uni "explaining" the new funding available for 2006/2007. I thought I would be entitled to a yearly bursary and my tuition fees paid from the general social care…
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Mortgage-Style Student Loan Deferments
Hi folks, I've recently started working at one of the SLC's callcentres in Glasgow and deal with the deferment of the mortgage-style loans. They told me the other day that they don't need me anymore (after 2 weeks!) so I am on the lookout for a new job. Anyway, I figured that since I have a lot of info about it it could be…
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Discounts for students in Birmingham
Apologies if this has already been posted, I didn't spot a previous post. The website http://www.studentbeans.com/ is full of discounts aimed at students in the Birmingham area. Hope it's useful to someone out there!
