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saving account for student
Which is the best account to save 550 plus GBP., with instant access please?
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Get paid for car advertisements - easy free money for students?
Right then, I found this and am very intruiged: http://mostlysavingmoney.com/2006/06/can-i-really-get-paid-to-drive-my-car-find-out-here/ It would see if you drive 550 miles min a month u can be paid £250 a month to have an advertisement plastered over the car. It doenst damage the car, its removed after up to 3 months…
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Moving for PhD
Has anybody here done a PhD at the University they studied for their BA, MA etc? I know accepted wisdom is that it is better to move elsewhere for the new experience; but I am familiar with York, the department and have a reasonable idea of what is expected of me. If you moved, was it difficult to adjust? I am currently…
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students in northern ireland
do you have to apply at the end of each yr for your student loan???
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top up fees and changing course?!?
hi, i'm at the end of my second year at uni and have just got my results :( not good. I'm really thinking this course isnt right for me and its time to drop it and try something else. Theres another course at my uni that i think would be good but i'm unsure as to where i stand with funding and top up fees. Does anybody…
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Student Discount - Large Retailers
Hihi everyone. I know as a student with ye old student card I can get quite a bit of discount from many popular shops. I tried using it in PC World and was told I need a special PC World Student card, but they wouldn't tell me how to get one! So first of all, has anyone got one of those? Secondly I'm going to need to buy…
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FREE iPod Shuffle w/LLoydsTSB Student Account
http://http://www.lloydstsb.com/campaign/offers.asp http://www.lloydstsb.com/campaign/offers.asp Plus some other offers. Wish I was still a student, I only got a free Student Railcard when I had my 3 years off....
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Are OU courses really more expensive than Standard University courses??
I have often been told that OU courses are more expensive than those of a standard university. However, I think when you look at the extensive and good course materials you get that they are fairly good value for money.
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How much have you had to spend on books for your course?
I have roughly had to spend about 250 GPB on books for each year at a redbrick university. My friend has got all his course materials provided by the university at no extra cost to him (new university)
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Professional Studies/Career Development Loans
Anyone got views on which one is the best? I'm starting LPC this September in College of Law in Chester (£8,500 odd) and so far my thoughts are: Career Development Loan Kind of Government subsidised loan offered by three banks (Barclays, CoOp and err TSB?) - cheapest interest rate yet only up to about £8000 so wouldnt pay…
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Council Tax
:confused: I thought that as a full time student I would be exempt from council tax. I am starting uni in Sept so I went to ask my local council office for the form and was told that whether/how much I pay depends on my income, and being a full time student didn't affect my bill. I am the only adult in my house and had…
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student registration number
when are you given this,my daughter has just received form for accomadation and it asks for registration number,
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How can universities Justify charging fees on placement years?
Placement year fees seem a huge rip off; 500 quid for teaching you nothing and maybe marking 2 projects. Now that is easy revenue!!
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going to the USA?!
Hi i would like to ask if any one could suggest ways i could go to america after i finish uni, i don't just want a holiday i want to work/ volunteer their etc any suggestions? more intresting the better!
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Orange student mobile contracts
https://www.orange.co.uk/students. Hi i'm having trouble wityh this site, it wont let me 'log-in' with my NUS number, so im gonna have to go along to an orange shop to chewck out the student deals... but can anyone with a valid NUS number / ucas number please check out this site and tell me what phones/deals are available…
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Hosting foreign students
We have two spare rooms and would like to offer to host short term foreign/exchange students. I've tried the local college website but can;t find any info there. Does anyone else do this and if so, how do we got aout getting more information?
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When will MSE "Best Student Account" article be updated?
When will the article detailing which Student account is best be updated? It says in the following months but I was wondering if anyone had a more accurate idea. I am researching accounts myself but I rely on MSE to highlight anything I've missed: there's usually something, I am very new to finance! Failing that, what have…
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Any grants / bursaries available to me?
Im a returning student going back to Nottingham Trent Uni for my second year of a law degree.. Tuition fees are 1200, and last year, as I had a high household income I got minimum loan and no grant.. however my parents have split and cos my dad is no longer with us our household income is only £10,500. I've re-applied for…
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Student loan 2006/7 has any1 recieved confirmation
I am just wondering if any has recieved confirmation from the SLC because I was one of the first people to complete and hand in my form from my college and when I ring the automated service it says that my application is still being processed. Has any1 been through the system in the past ? How late do they usually leave it…
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Student debt/loan
Anyone know when they make you aware of how much you owe? just finished my course and want to start paying the loan of ASAP. Just have no clue how much i owe!