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Scholarship in USA
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me. My daughter has been asked to attend a football camp in USA where scouts from various universities will be scouting for footballers. There will be scholarships on offer (obviously if she is good enough) of 75%-100%. If she was offered a 75% scholarship would she be able to claim…
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Camp America? Has anyone done this?
Hi, I was thinking about doing a Camp America thing in the summer to earn some extra cash. However, I was just wondering if anyone has done this before and actually finaicially benefitted from it? It just seems to me that you spend a lot of your hard earnt money actually going and time spent there rather than bringing back…
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Australia For A Year!!
Would welcome links for sites that would help me find accomodation and work in Queensland, Australia. Any experienced tips would also be very welcome. Thankyouuuuuu!! Lucy
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Psychology research: Confused on design and variables, can anyone help?
Psychology research: Confused on design and variables, can anyone help? I think the design is repeated measures and that the level of measurements is ordinal level. I have to write a report based on a questionnaire (Likert Scale) about levels of environmental concern vs egoistic concern. The questionnaire was distributed…
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Student forum
I am considering making a student specific forum. I myself am one, and thought id appreciate it, so will try and make similar. It will be primarily to talk about courses/uni/money To have offers/discounts applying just for students Money making/saving ideas primarily that students would find useful Fun and games Chat about…
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Thinking of leaving college - advice please
Hey, I am currently in my 3rd year of my degree (of 4), but Im actually planning on leaving to pursue self-employment. So, I am leaving in the next week or so, ie: mid-semester. I owe around 7000 GBP to the SLC. Can anyone advise me on how this all works? I will be doing self-employment until September when I'm moving to…
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Milkround Online and Emails Vent!!
:mad: Just want to vent off about Milkround.com Do they have any idea how demoralising it is getting email after email that open with the phrase: "Do you hold or are you expecting a 2.1 or 1st class degree?" NO I !!!!!!! WELL DON'T!!! SEND ME SOME JOB ADVERTS THAT DON'T WANT 2-A-PENNY MANAGEMENT 2.1 GRADUATES!!!! So…
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Students and Council Tax
After my university failed to register me as council tax exempt, I had to get the exemption certificate and post it to the council. But then I received a letter back saying that I was liable to pay 15 days worth of council tax for the period between when my rent started and my course actually started!! Am I really liable…
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Student/firefighter
Hi newbie here, i was watching GMTV the other day, when Martin Lewis was on he mentioned that students, who are children of firemen, can claim a grant of some sort or can claim some money but i had only just heard it for a secon and didnt hear anything else im currently a student and my father is a fireman does anyone know…
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can anybody get access to a journal for me please?
Hi all, Usual problems with Athens again. Is anybody able to get hold of Gotlib, I. (1984).Depression and general psychopathology in university students. Journal Abnormal Psychology 93(1) 19-30. If anyone could that would be really great, plus it sounds a little bit interesting anyway! :D Thank-you.
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Studying in america
Hey everyone, just after a bit of advice really.... I am currently in yr 2 at university, and in January I am due to study in Texas for 4 months. I have read mutterings about ERASMUS students receiving extra funding. Obviously I am not eligible for this, but does anyone know if i can get any financial help?? I do not…
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Social work or mental health nursing?
Hi, Im soooo confused! I want to be a social worker however mental health nursing also has a deep rooted intreset for me and with so many applying for S/W I maybe should look at other options.. Can anybody shed some light on the mental health nursing? I could do it at Brighton or I could apply to London south bank and do a…
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A word of warning to English students about SLC Loan Payments!
Hi all, I'm a 4th year English student studying in Scotland. I just thought I'd provide a word of warning to English students: I received my Payment Schedule, as usual, before the start of the year, saying that my 3 installments would be paid in September, November and February of this acedemic year. A couple of weeks ago,…
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Masters - Loans/Time for working etc - Help with finance!
Hi all! I'm a 25 year old 3rd year student at Bham Uni, doing an English degree, thinking about what I want to do when I'm finished. Ideally, I want to continue and do my masters before going onto a PGCE course, but I'm very confused about the finances and what would work best for my family. I'm married and I have an 18…
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Single parent, student on IS
Could someone please help? I am at college, full-time, doing an access to university course. I am also a single parent so am receiving income support, child tax credits and housing benefit (supposedly). My claim for HB has been suspended at the moment, but it's being dealt with and should re-start soon. I'm exempt from…
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help with proof reading
I have just completed my first essay for uni and wondered if any you brilliant academics would be willing to proof read it for me.:j This is one of my free modules, so I was worried about writing it because I had no prior knowledge about the subject. My assignment is about psychoanalysing fairytales :eek: thanks
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Help! Student loan
Hi there, I've just finished a three year degree course, and I'm starting to get worried now about my student loan -didn't really think about it while I was studying but now it's really getting on my mind a lot. I have a first class degree but no job yet!! I owe just over £7500. What's really worrying me is the interest is…
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Study abroad students - claiming flight costs back?
Hiya, I'm on my Erasmus this year in Berlin and a few of my fellow students have been muttering about claiming the cost of flights back from their LEA. I'll be going home in a couple of weeks so will ring them then, but I was just wondering if anyone knew if this was an option at all, and if so if anyone had had any luck…
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student hardship fund
Hi hope you can help does anyone know where i would start with applying for some money from this fund from myuniversity? Im at keele uni but am living at home in derbyshire so travelling but with the cost of petrol rising steeply im strugglin to fund myself. I dont live away due to medical reasons so its not an option.…
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Print Cartridges - Original or compatible?
hi, I have a Epson Stylus C86 and am struggling to afford ink cartridges. I was given the printer as part of my Disabled Student Allowance and was allowed to claim my ink cartridges back from my LEA but due to becoming a deferred student (and now not entirely sure of my status) I ma not sure weather I am entitled to claim…
