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Where do we start? Returning to education
Hello- first post so be gentle ;) My husband is looking to return to university to train for his teaching degree, we have 4 small children and wanted some advice on what financial help is out there to enable him to return to education thanks!
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funding an Art foundation course at St Martins
hi my daughter has got a place at the top art college in the country wherestella mc cartney went but its impossible for me to fund her, any suggestions? she cant hav a student loan coz its a foundation course not a degree till her 2nd year. IM DESPERATE!
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income support and student loans
need some advice really. i'm a single parent and my daughter will be going off to school september 08. I would love to go to the local university and do a degree in accounting but am concerened that a student loan will affect my benefits and leave me worse off. Plus student loans are only paid at the begining of each term…
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question regarding bursary
hi, i am in uwic university, studying graphic design, in my first year. at interviews, and welcome packs, it was advetsied, around february time, we would all receive a £1000 bursary(for all 3yrs of th course), for just being on the course. come february, the whole class of around 45 got it. apart from a select few, that…
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how to make money in your spare time for youngsters
young people who have paypal can get money in their spare time from noly doing a few online surveys. usually 1 pound for 20 minutes. i think this is great but i only know one that has actually sent me the money and i was wondering if anyone has found any uk paying surveys that actually work!
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Broad band for Student House?
My daughter is just coming to the end of her first year at Uni! She is due to move into a house in September currently it has no phone and no broadband connection! They all have mobile phones and do not really want a house phone, as they feel it would add to their living costs! 1. Can you get Broadband with out having a…
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How does a PhD make you a better worker than someone without one?
So how does a PhD make you a better worker than someone without one?
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Ive Finsihed!
today i handed in my fianl two assignments and my diss so id like to say woo! and very well done to all others who have finished all of their degree work also :T :j
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2 Student Accounts
Is it allowed? :confused:
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Recommend of forum
Can someone give me suggestion please?
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Advice please
Hi all, I’m in a dilemma and need some advice. Basically I’m 24, a mature student at a uni in Manchester. For quite a while now I have been thinking of quitting my course as my motivation and enjoyment has been dipping for quite a few months. But from encouragement from friends and family and the realisation of the effort…
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Revision...
Does eveyone else !!!!!!! hate it, or is it just me?? :rotfl: :rotfl:
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should i transfer to the open university
i am looking to transfer my credits to the OU - there are many reasons* course cheaper than where i am already (DMU) * travel to and from uni (+parking is expensive +i had my car bashed) * ever increasing childcare costs * room where my lectures are, have been changed and they don't meet my learning needs nor take into…
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Worried about my graduate prospects
I've just completed my second year at the University of Lincoln, studying "Games Computing", while not quite a computer science, it involves many aspects of computing, but tailored for games. It may sound like a 'mickey-mouse' course, but trust me, the maths, programming and technical expertise required is quite difficult,…
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Student Accounts
Hi guys Just was wondering when the student accounts page will be updated on the main site? Been having a look round myself and the HBOS seems to have the best deal in terms of a large overdraft - always handy when a student! But anyone got any other suggestions for a student bank account?
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Referencing with the Harvard System
Morning, When working out the word count for an essay we are told "not to include references". Now I know this means not to include the reference list/bibliography in the word count, but what about references throughout the essay? For instance, should: According to Wallis (2006), there are.... be counted as 5 or 6 words?
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references
What do students / graduates /people who haven't worked for a while, do about refererences? I'm on an NHS course and all my job experience is care related so employers likely to be (rightly so) very particular. I was previously self-employed as a childminder but due to cross-country move/heavy marital stuff & coursework…
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bills over the summer
My daughter lives in a student house and her contract finishes in September. Normally there are 6 of them but everyone else is going home over the summer and there are then just going to be two of them for June, July and August. The electricity and gas is paid by monthly budget and the ammount is then split between them.…
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OU Student and Kick Up Bum needed
Any tips?? I really need a kick up the backside. I have already substituted TMA02, and working on TMA03 - but behind with that too! Okay - my excuse is I have 5 kids at home and one of those is a 10 week old baby so I have a lot on my plate anyway. Currently studying DSE212 (60 points) and although its not difficult, you…
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learning web design from home
Hello Im interested in doing a course in web design from home but i dont know which home learning course to go for. Ive googled it but loads have come up. Any recommendations? Has anyone got any experience of doing one? My local college are running a course in september but i was hoping to start it sooner as it would…
