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mature student financial advice please
hello everyone im hoping to take a 2 year foundation degree starting this september. Im 41. i did a degree in 1987 and received a grant. does this mean i am not eligible for a grant this time round? and are there any other ways of financing my degree apart from loans and hard work??? thanks in anticipation
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Dropping Physics at AS level, ? bad idea
Hi, hope you can help My 17 year old son is doing his AS levels at present, he is enjoying Maths, Chemistry and Biology but hates Physics. He is also doing A level PE as he got his AS at school. He is really struggling to complete his coursework and take up the revision for the Physics. So we were wondering if it would…
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resume help
Hello, writing a resume for camp america to be a consellor....need help, what should i say and include thanks
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Anyone have any experience with "academic knowledge".com
Hi all This is my first post, and hopefully I've put it on the right place! I'm currently a student doing a PhD and am self funded. I've been looking to do some part time work and applied and have been accepted to do some tutoring work with http://www.getatutorsopinion.com/ and their parent company…
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HSBC Student/Grad account
I think I may have a problem. I have a graduate account with HSBC with a £1500 overdraft which is interest free. The thing is, I never finished Uni. I am going back to Uni this year to start again, but Im worried as to what they'll do about my OD. HELP!
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Student mobile contract deals
I've never seen such a thread in this section and was curious to know if anyone knows of any decent student deals hovering around. These are the ones I currently know of... Orange - Offer a range of deals and free mobiles. Up to 1,500 text and extras on 18 month deal inc unlimited calles to one number (which can be changed…
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Natwest Railcard in 2nd year?
Hi, Last year I took out a Natwest student account and received the free railcard. Apparently, Natwest will issue a railcard every year of the course, up to three years. My card expires in July but I can't find all the bumph that says how to go about getting the card for the next academic year. Does Natwest send it out…
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Student/Graduate Account Overdraft
hello Have an overdraft facility with the bank of Scotland. Its a student account still(probs turn to a grad account soon! Planning on going travelling for 12-18months this summer.....would love(& may rely on it) to have my overdraft facility kept at the limit it is and interst free...is that possibile? How long can you…
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SLC rates up- oh dear
Well, March on March annual RPI figures are out today: 4.8%. So Sept2007-Aug2008 SLC interest rate will be 4.8% this year. Is it still worth holding the loan in savings? SC
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Earn some free amazon vouchers!
I joined this online survey panel where you get £5 Amazon Vouchers for your points - doesn't take long to get enough points (I did four questionnaires) - and been spending mine on those b****y expensive revision books! If you are interested https://www.justtheanswer.co.uk.
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Uni vs OU for a mature student
Hoping this is the right place to post this! In the quest that is me changing my life around, I've narrowed down to two options. I'm late 30s, been a PA for years and absolutely sick of it. My options are to take a job where I don't get any stress, or at least less than I'm getting now, and do an OU degree. Or, I can take…
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Time between Hsmp
Hiya All ! i dont know whether its right place to post this topic... My friend wants to apply for hsmp and he have done his bachelor degree from paksitan and he been here in uk from last 4 years .. if he apply hsmp on behalf of his pakistan degree , would he need to cover his 4 years as well which he spent in uk or its…
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Do you need a degree to get on?
If you are a young person now entering employment nowadays, do you need a degree ( and maybe a Masters degree) to get on in your career considering that many professions and management jobs now require a degree?
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Broken record
Anyone else find themselves doing the same thing every exam time? I'm now in 3rd year at uni and since exams at school i can remember always planning to study a month before the exams, then you hit a month before and decide you can do it in 3 weeks, 3 becomes 2 which becomes 1 then my typical exam study ends up being…
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Core Texts and Suggested Reading?
The other thread on references made me think of this. I got the list yesterday for my HND which starts in October - I was keen to get the list to start reading in the summer since I have six weeks post op recovery. But I just wanted to get some feedback from current students about how much suggested reading is needed? And…
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Studying with the OU - is it worth it/is the OU any good?
hi, I'd welcome feedback from any OU students out there. having left school at 15 20 years ago, I'm thinking about returning to studying. I can't afford to leave work and go to Uni, I've look at the OU in great detail and the courses I'm interested in sound great, but is the OU accepted at the same level as conventional…
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How many references do you use?
Hi, a post on another thread has got me wondering about how many references people use for their assignments. I'm studying social work and we were told that we should use at least 5 or 6 references. I used about 7/8 on a 2000 word essay and about 12 for a 3000 word essay. Both essays received good marks (a 2:1 and 1st). I…
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Help Please - Maths and Differential Equations
Hi guys, Can I ask for your help please? I am doing an essay, and trying to trace the learning route that you need to go down to be able to understand Differential Equations at A2 level. The problem I have is, I don't understand Differential Equations! I made some vague notes in observation about Integration, Partial…
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Looking forward to the end of uni?
Ahh another day preparing for my final exams..... and its been so boring but i got what i wanted done!! So apart from me, is there anyone of looking forward in leaving uni?... its been great but i am just bored to death of preparing for exams and writing essay's. I'm having a year out before any more studying and can't…
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Ecdl
Hi - does anyone know how i can study the ECDL and do the exams for free?
