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Anyone training to become chartered accountants this year after uni?
Just thought I'd ask. ;)
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Buy computer now or wait till uni??
Hi, I am starting university in september and was going to buy myself a fairly cheapish laptop. However, I was told that it might be worth holding on until I start as I may be eligible for a discount once I get to uni. Is this true and how much might the discount be? Also, is there anywhere that will allow me to purchase…
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Student loan - do savings impact it
Hi all, Not for me but a friend. Basically they have some savings and they don't know if it should impact their student loan entitlements and neither of us can find such information in the booklets -to us it looks like they only consider incomes? Cheers and thanks in advance if anybdy can help. Paul
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Can you get a UK bank account if you don't 'exist'
What if you were born in England, so have a British passport, but have lived in say, Sri Lanka or Timbuktoo since you were a little baby... so you don't exist on any electoral rolls (banks check the UK electorall roll for credit scoring) [Suppose you just want a basic 'cash only' account so you don't need credit/overdraft…
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postgrad course
hi im going into my final year doing computing science and wish to do a one year postgrad course at some where like lancaster in a business related area. generally the fees are about 3200, plus the halls about 4000 then of course living expenses on top so lets say in total 10-11k. i simply can not afford this much! im an…
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Does Anyone have any free usb cables?
Hi does anyone out there have free USB cables that they dnt require anymore? I need it for my printer
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Really hating university and 2 years in
Hi, I am really hating my university course and I have already completed two years of it so I just have the final year to go. I feel sort of locked in financally now anyway to complete my degree in this subject. However, yet I would dearly love to leave or change course, but I know it is really not worth it when I have…
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A little assistance!
I have recently purchased a printer from PC World but it does not include a cable. First question is where can i find the cheapest USB cable from? secondly would a standard printer cable be compatable with the printer and my laptop? please
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Important question about the dreaded new top-up fees
So - if someone starts uni this sep they pay the top-up fees (Instead of tuition fees or on top of tuition fees) Do all students start paying it? or just the ones that start in september 2006? What if someone is repeating 1st year (because of illness) so they started in september 2005, but will also be starting 1st year in…
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CAT Test
can anyone pls tell me about cat test given to students starting in year 7 thank you medical
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Save £104 a year on the National Lottery
I've always believed it's a tax on people who don't understand maths It's like saying, Pick a number between 1 and 14,000,000 (14 million), and if you guess correctly you'll win the jackpot
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Free copy of the Guardian newspaper every day (Observer on sunday)
Just walk into any Thistle hotel. Que up at reception. Ask something like Do you have a free double room in 2 weeks time on Tuesday? Then stroll towards the exit. There is a big pile of Guardian, FT (if you're interested in that), take one and stroll out. No use to me - i only use newspaper for putting on the floor when I…
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tuition fees for placement students
Hey!! I'm just about to start a placement year as part of my uni course and I know I have to pay some percentage of tuition fees. I get paid roughly £14,000 for the year so obviously will have to pay tax (although I am oficially still a student) Just wondering whether I will be able to claim the money paid for tuition fees…
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If I dropped out of uni, what happens with council tax?
If I was to drop out suddenly, how would the council/my landlord know that I'm no longer a student Do I sign a letter or a form to prove I am still a student And say I did drop out of uni, could I still register with a local college so I'm technically still a student. What do you think guys?
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Do Landlords visit often?
Hey hey! Sorry.. still spamming my posts due to paranoia about girlfriend moving in with me at a student house! Anyway it states on the contract that other people cant sleep at the house.. i assume that means long term :S would he really mind just one night? (seems a nice landlord) Anyway how often do landlords actually…
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Best Bank Account Whilst Studying
Hello chaps! I have recently secured a place on a dental course which will start this September. Having been in full-time employment for some 10+ years since my last bout of study, I am unfamiliar with the types of account preferred by students. All I know is that there are plenty of providers offering a miriad of options.…
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university clearing
I have a 17 year old son who has a uni place for September dependent on his grades. However, chatting with him he is convinced he won't get the grades and is feeling very low. He had exceptionally good GCSE results but his AS were dreadful as part of the time he had no teacher for one of the subjects and trainees on one of…
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Have I just been SCAMMED?! (Everyone should read this!)
I recieved this email on my university email address two days ago: Dear Student, Are you interested in working part-time during the summer? Our organization offers competitive remuneration for participating in simple on-line surveys and forum discussion groups. What we offer is work from the comfort of your own computer,…
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Student Loan Statements
Not sure if this is in the right place so feel free to move it if it isn't!! I graduated in Summer 2002 and loan repayment started to come out of my wages in December 2002. I rang the SLC to query this and they stated that it was my employers doing (fair enough) I asked them if the payments were being taken off my loan…
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Staying in vs Going out
Hi I'm 25, but when I was younger I absolutely had to be out everynight, but in my old age, I am getting more content staying in with my ho and some mates and watching tele Last night we watched big brother (nikki eviction) and had a few tinnnies God how sad are we? So, in your old age do you guys go out less and less?
