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Student Funding - Any Ideas?
My son has just had his uni place confirmed and has to pay course and accomodation costs of circa £6500 p.a. as well as paying for his food etc. We had decided that he was going to take out the maximum loan and try and fund himself over the next 4 years through a mix of part time work and debt. We decided this not only…
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The end is nigh.....
....only 6 days till I hand in my MSc thesis, 13 000 words, 81 pages and counting and only 7 days till I hand in my final piece of coursework, a big poster on my project! Then I have the rest of the month off until the 1st Sept when I get my result!:D On the other hand, I do have a job in Edinburgh as an Environmental…
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PhD support group?
Hi all, There's been a few threads lately about people stressing about being PhD students and writing up and such things like that. A thought that maybe we could have a virtual support group? I'm reasonably lucky as I am a scientific type person and I see other people during the day but I have just over run my third year…
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Good luck
Good luck to everyone who is getting their results today! I'm going down to get mine at 11am :eek:
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Top tips for clearing
I know some people will need them. 1 always think really carefully if your interests have changed since you first applied. There might be new subjects and courses you may like better.
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open university
I'm about to start a 3 year full time degree in social sciences through the open university, because I have a 2.5 year old daughter and I wanted to stay at home. I've had trouble finding a student account that don't want a ucas letter, and I wouldn't get a current account since I don't work at the moment. Does anyone know…
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Polish Student looking for University place. Please help
This is not for me but for a friend. I have a Polish friend who has a BA in Polish Literature which they studied for in Poland. They have worked in England for a year and recently went back home to Poland. My friend is now interested in coming back to England to study (in Nottingham) Subjects they are interested in are…
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tips for a final year project for a computing student?
hello im going into my final year doing computing soon and so will have to do a computer project based on my strengths which is mainly internet skills such as html asp and linking to databases etc. i have a few ideas for my final year project but if anyone has done computing and can give a breif outline of what they did…
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Contest for Buying Books Online
I came across this site from a friend. The contest is a nice perk, but I can easily shop across a few major online retailers to price check my textbooks this year. Check it out. BuyBooksWinCash.com - http://www.buybookswincash.com Cheers, Dan
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Eco-student Comp
https://www.eco-office-supplies.co.uk Are running a competition for eco-friendly tips for sending pupils back to school/study. They are offering sets of recycled stationery (REMARKABLE) as prizes. They are also going to publish the best tips so may be worth a look.
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students money transfers
Our dd is studying in the us for 4 years what is the cheapest way to transfer moey over in an account over there please\/
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retaking extra semester
As a student I face the prospect of retaking certain modules and having to attend uni for an extra semester. due to family circumstances my uni fees are paid by LEA. Im wondering, in the case I have to take an extra semester ill LEA pay? Also as i am filling in student loan form for last year, im not 100% yet if I will be…
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Students parents - any tips
My situation - divorced, 2 kids living with their mother, eldest off in September to Uni, 40% tax band. I'm buying him a flat but reducing the money given to his mother. Any tips on any benefits, allowancies, tax breaks or any other type of cash tips I should know about as I never seem to get any of the 'free cash' that so…
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RBoS (& Natwest) Student Account
I see RBS are adverting interest free overdraughts up to £2500. Yet they ssay limit is £1600 for 3rd year students and £1800 for fourth year and advisors seem unwilling to budge. Well I spoke to them on phone this morning, now have a meeting on friday and pretty sure ill get it up to the max. Ah... get the credit card paid…
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Changes to Loan Payments.... 2006/07
Can anyone confirm loans are to be paid in monthly installments for the next academic year?
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Elsevier Summer Sale (medical and basic medical sciences) - 15% off text books...
I get most of my text books gratis, but thought the following might be of use to some of you - especially given that a lot of standard basic medical science texts [Rang, Ritter and Dales Pharmacology; Wheaters Histology; Underwoods Pathology; all the Crash Courses; Mimms Medical Microbiology; Baynes and Dominiczaks Medical…
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advice about student bank ACCOUNTS NEEDED
Please Dose Anyone Have Any Idea What Getting A Student Bank Account Will Give Me In My Second Year . Last Year Was Not Too Sure I Needed The Overdraft This Year I Know I Do. Cant Get The Student Offers Like Are Avilable In Your First Year In Uni So More Intrested In To Which Bank I Should Go With To Get The Best Deal.…
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Challenge for 6 years study
I am a mature student, about to start an access course, followed (i hope) by 5 years of uni study. It's an intensive course so hours available for work are severly restricted. My plan is to leave with a minimal amount of debt and wondered if there was any one else about to study who would like to compete with me to see who…
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Is Berocca any good?
Hi all, I've been reading you for some time, but never posted here before. Apologies if my question hasn't got a lot to do with student money saving - or perhaps it has?:confused: I'll enter my third (and hopefully last) year of PhD research in October, and things are getting really difficult at the moment - lots of…
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Interest free overdraft increase
When you go into your next uni year when does your overdraft increase? or do you have to go to the bank to do it? Thanks
