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Phil - 112 posts in the last 24 hours!
Congratulations, that can't have been easy. You've dragged your post count above 46/day. Stellar. rubuhoe
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Summer Courses
Does anyone know of any summer courses in London that don't charge too much. I'm interested in perhaps learning a new language.
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Simple Tax question. Is this right?
Hi. I'm doing my placement year getting £14k p/a Apparnetly I get taxed 33%! 22% income, and 11% NI tax. Does this sound right to everyone as this is the first full time proper job i've had..... If so that's a ballache! 33% is a hell of a lot :'(
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What courses to enhance my uni application?
I'm in my late 30s and want to go to uni to study English. I've spoken to the uni admissions office, and they suggested that I study for the next couple of years literature-based courses so enhance my application. That's fine, but I'm struggling to find any that I can go via open learning. I've come across courses via…
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Mature student money help pls
I am starting college in september with my fees being paid for as we receive housing/council tax benefit. I was hoping to go to uni the year after to do a 3 year sociology and criminology degree with that hopefully leading to a social worker 2 year course. Does anyone know if i will be eligble for help with the fees. I am…
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Funding for a Level 3 CPCAB Certificate
It's in counselling studies. I'm planning to undertake it alongside my HND and leave my part-time job so will be a totally full-time student. They've provisionally said I can apply straight to the Level 3 course without doing the Introductory courses, as I have experiences and am working on two NVQs (then will be doing a…
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Student Associate Scheme (SAS!)
Not sure if anyone is aware of this, but it's a good experience, looks good on the cv and doesn't pay too badly! Basically you spend 15days in a secondary school or FE college, helping teachers in the classroom and trying to raise the profile of HE (hmmm), and then get £600 at the end of it! (Tax free I might add). It's…
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Maintenance grant fo post graduate student
Hi, I am a pursuing my MBA in London.My course has just started. I am an international student. Can i apply for the Maintenance grant? Thank you.
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Universities and the myths
It makes me so mad that universities live on myths that if you get less than a 2.1 that you are a waster. It makes me so mad because I have struggled all my three years at university with mental health problems and great loneliness until these past few months. I have struggled physical pain in exams and yet universities…
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Didn't complete degree, want to start new degree, will I get funding?
Hi all, I started a degree in 2002 had trouble completing the degree course due to a variety of personal problems occurring in my life. I was meant to graduate in 2005, but was told by the University to take my finals the next year and that the fees would be carried over. Unfortunately I struggled to catch up on the course…
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Open University. Am I mad? :p
I've just finished my undergrad degree in Maths and Computer Science. I'm due to start work on 2nd July at a software company in a technical role. I was thinking that I might miss learning stuff and generally being in academia. Tonight I had a brainwave. Would it be a completely crazy and sadistic idea of mine to enrol on…
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3rd degree, what do I do now? [Considering Appeal]
I've had a provisional degree result and I've got a 3rd. It's a BSc. Hons course but still I can't see anyone wanting to employ a third class graduate. I'm looking into making an appeal as there were extenuating cicrumstances they were aware of but not sure whether these were taken account of, along with the viva voce exam…
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Need Help Confussed about collage/uni
Hi all, Need some advice as bit confused, I applied to collage for a computer course went for interview and told this would be too easy for me. She recommend I did a foundation degree in computer with year in industry. She then said she send my application off. The Place I had to go was Kent university that has big campuss…
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Summer Fund?
Hi all, Just a quick question, I applied and was awarded the maximum amount from the Access to Learning Fund earlier in the year.. Does this mean I cannot apply for the Summer Fund or are they two separate awards? I have searched on my uni website and cannot find the info I need :rolleyes: Any help much appreciated, I am…
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Career Development Loan - how much for other course costs?
I'm currently applying for a Career Development Loan to find a part-time MA in translation, and I'm not sure how much to apply for in the "other course costs" section. I've estimated £200 for books, £120 for stationery and £160 for printer cartridges but I have no idea how realistic this is as it's been a long time since I…
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Help!
Hi there, I will be a 3rd year student come september on a biomedical sciences dourse, and wld like to start planning ideas for my disseration as i have never embarked on such a thing i'm clueless as to where i shld start, even deciding what topic to base my dissertation is quite confusing. Any advice on this matter would…
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student accomodation - deposit problem
the situation: - 4 people signed a joint tenancy agreement for one year in private student accommodation. we all paid a deposit. - one person left (the idiot couldnt manage his finances, he spent stupidly) - before he left, he paid the last quarterly payment MINUS his deposit (either second quarter or third quarter) -…
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Assembly Learning Grant
Hi, wanting some help please. I'm starting part time college in September, Im a single mum with both children in full time school, its an access course. Person 1 told me that I would be able to apply for the Assembly Learning Grant thing but Person 2 told me that IC would take it off me so if it is the case I dont want the…
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Need some Advice on my interview
Hi all, After some advice I know this got nothing to do with money but really need help. I have got my uni interview tomorrow and I don't know what to wear to it. I was gonna wear black jeans, shoes and polo top (blue white Stripes) but some people have said that I should go smarter any idea what to wear? many thanks
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Funding for scholarships in America
My daughter has been offered a scholarship to go to university in America, (we live in England), is there any funding available to help meet the cost.
