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Anyone been declined their student overdraft?
Hey guys! I'm going into my third year at uni and I'm trying to sort out the OD on my student account. I'm with Natwest which should allow me £1250 in my first year, £1400 in my second year and £1600 in my third year, I applied for the max in my first year but didn't bother changing it in my second year so it's still at…
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Rail Travel and student daughter
My daughter has just got a place at a Manchester college (4 days per week)but we live 1/2hr away by train, can she/should she apply for a sudent rail card? I know she could apply for a bus pass but the journey would be so long by bus but can't find any info for the same sort of thing by train.:confused:
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HND and an OU qualification?
I really need some advice on this and I'm not really sure who to ask and don't really know how to explain it without sounding totally up myself :o I'm enrolled for an HND in Applied Psychology this year (entry requirement 80 UCAS points) and I actually did a whole load better on my A Levels than expected (expected D's due…
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Top Student Accounts 2007/08 Article Discussion
This thread is closed as there's now re-researched, fully updated information for 2008/09 in the Top Student Accounts article Click here to Discuss the 2008/09 Top Students Accounts This is the discussion area for the updated Top Student Bank Accounts 2007/08 Article Please click reply to discuss.
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Natwest Webcam nightmare!
Had my Natwest student account for two months now. I opened it online so I could get the free webcam in addition to the railcard that's being offered. So my welcome pack came through AND no webcam application form! (But I got the railcard one at least) I've tried to sort this out twice in the past month but to no avail.…
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Great free service for Students, Discounts sent straight to your phone...
Hi, not sure if it's ok to post this but I stumbled across this on facebook and thought it was a great idea, and seems fully legit, it's called Stuwd (http://www.stuwd.com) this is from the website; What do you guys think? Seems totally above board to me, and best of all its free! hehe...
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What to do with old books?
Is it worth trying to sell your old student books or are they just better to give them to the charity shop? Assuming that the books are in good nick apart from a few turned over page corners and a few pen marks in them?
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Student Account Help
I am a 17 year old student starting university in September and have a few questions about student accounts. Basically I was wondering if it is compulsory for you to have one and do people sign up for the incentives and interest free overdraft - is this the reason for them? Also someone told me that certain banks don't…
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How Much Board Money To Charge For My Cousin to Stay and Study,
Hope someone can help, my cousin who is 14/15 yrs old, is coming to stay with me and my family so she can start her GCSE, she comes from Japan, my uncle is trying to move back to england, but will take him a while, so he has asked us if she can come and live with us which we r happy to do, he has asked me to work out how…
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Thought I Would Help..
Hi There, Im starting university at the end of september and i thought i would lend a hand to fellow students out there. At the end of my school term we had a long talk on finance and i was shocked and appaulled when a high street bank came into our school and said that borrowing money and using credit cards is like…
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Ex-flatmate grief
Basically my ex French flatmate is refusing to pay the gas and electricity bill for the last few months and is going back to France on thursday. I'm at a bit of a loss as what to do, I know if he was based in Britain I could take him to the small claims court and get what I'm owed but as he leaving the country altogether…
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Can she gte help???
My DD has got into college, a full time course, which is actually 3 days per week, and is also doing another course for another full day, the amount of stuff she needs to buy from the college is around £500, could we get some help to pay for this as theres other bits she also needs not from college, they gave her 2 A4…
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Not allowed Student Loan... ever.... :(
hi there. I recently finished a law degree at uni. During the 3 years i was there i decided to work my bum off and supported myself the whole time i was there working all the hours i could get. it was really tough but i managed to fund my way through uni. (note this was on the old approx £1200 a year tuition fees). I didnt…
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GCSE's Remarking
Thinking of having english lit/langauge remarked: Got B (145) in literature (7 marks less of getting A) Got C (350) in language (10 marks less of getting B) Do you think it worth having re-marked since its not only one or two marks off?
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graduate and self employed
hi there - i have just graduated :beer: but have been working (self employed) throughout my degree. this is going to continue so where would i stand on a graduate account? i currently have an hsbc account which is now a grad. account and obviously not the best choice. my business account is with abbey. i am paid weekly via…
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Student Grants for over 19?! HELP
Hello fellow Moneysavers, Im 20 yr old living in Wales and starting a diploma course in Guildford, Surrey next moth. There seems to be no grants available to me. The Adult learning grant applies if it is the first time for me to do a course. I have compleated a NVQ3 in Catering and am now enroling in a Diploma course in…
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Student Finance Nightmare
Sorry but I really need to vent after weeks of being driven round the bend by student finance. I am starting a PGCE in September. As soon as I knew I was accepted, I applied for finance (around 22nd June). As I'm getting married in December, I thought I would phone up and see if I could apply as an independent student as I…
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Paying fees question
I'm (hopefully - find out tomorrow) going back to uni to complete the second half of my final year I'm just trying to work out my money for if I don't get any funding from the LEA The fees for the full year is £3000 so am I right in thinking I will only need to pay £1500 and just go back in January If so when do I pay????…
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Grants, loans and money stuff
I've been unemployed for aaages. I've got fed up having no job prospects so I applied to go back to university. I've just been offered and accepted an unconditional place. Now I've had time to recover from the happiness and excitement I'm really scared. I did two years of a uni course a few years ago but through a variety…
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Grants, loans and money stuff
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