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Free £10 to students
Hey I joined a website called uuni.com a few months ago, it's like facebook but not really as good. Anyway every month or so i get sent an email asking me to complete a project. It's really simple stuff. I've done it twice now and all i had to do was comment on some adverts. It takes 10 minutes. Each time i've done it…
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Student badget - Loan help!
Hi, I will be going into my final year of my undergraduate degree in September. In total, which includes around 800 pounds from my parents, I recieve £4000 for living costs. I have a sepearate loan for tutition fees. I will be going into a house for next year and will be likely to be paying 300/month excluding bills. Has…
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Is Strathclyde good for telecommunication engineering
I am in final year and I will do master (would be MSc or Mphil) in Telecommunication (in Electrical and Electronic department). I have been searching for universities which are popular for this subject. Finally I decided to apply for Edinburgh, Southampton which you know they are very hard to get in if you dont get First.…
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No more extensions
hi, I hoping for some advice. I did a third year last year and due to illness all my exams and work were deferred. This past year has been hell and I havent managed to get much done on paper. Today was my hand in date for my dissertation and its simply not anywhere near complete. I have spoke to my dept and the mental…
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about it online and the grant is for first or second year
[FONT="]I have got a check in the mail yesterday and my account said I got an ACG Grant. I read about it online and the grant is for first or second year undergrad students. But I'm at present a 3rd year student though I graduated Jun 05. Shouldn't I have gotten it last year when I was in my second year? Or did they…
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Pay off Student loan with ISA?
I had the latest statement from the SLC yesterday and i now owe about 18.5 k. The past 6 months the figure has gained 400 odd pounds in interest (or inflation) so over a year that will probably be getting on for £900. Whilst studying i managed to put quite a lot of money in my ISA (currently about £7,500). My ISA used to…
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URGENT! Please Help! Natwest Demanding I Repay Whole Overdraft!
Hi there, I haven't visited for a while but I was contacted yesterday by Natwest and am in a pickle and don't know what to do about it! If anybody can offer suggestions or advice I would greatly appreciate it! They called yesterday (22 / 05/ 08) asking that I repay around £1150 ish under their terms and conditions of a…
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" Pupils unaware of university rank"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7411301.stm over half the students in state schools do 'not expect their choice of university to have an impact on earnings'. and apparently 'Going to a Russell Group university gives graduates a salary top-up of approx 6% to 10% depending on the course and approximately £3,000 per year…
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Part time study while employed
I am currently employed as a purchase ledger clerk at a motor dealership, and my ambition is to become an accountant. I would like to study at degree level part time, however, I am having difficulty finding funding for my criteria. I am not on any benefits, and am on a salary of £16,000 per annum. The open university…
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Financial support with Post grad Cert courses
HELP. I have been accepted to do a Post Graduate Certificate in Dyslexia Studies, but don't know what funding apart from the student loan I am entitled to. I have an unseen disability, so I know I can get help with likes of a computer etc but what about financial support?
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University Accommodation.
Hello everyone. I am going to uni in either Newcastle or Northumbria in September and havn't sorted this out yet. I did originally definitely want to have an en-suite but the price is up to £14 more and there are not that many places really. Some have a wash basin and say 2 bathrooms between 6 people, for much cheaper.…
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Free Music
Has anyone tried the promotion for 25 free music downloads through http://freemp3promo.com ? If so, would you recommend it or not? And can the downloads really be used on any MP3 player or iPOD? Sorry if my questions are slightly ignorant but I've not never downloaded music yet (last of the great mohicans perhaps) :)
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Working the overdraft
Hi all, I have some questions regarding student accounts and the potential for a bit of consumer revenge when I go to uni this summer. 1. Is it advisable to take the full (interest-free) overdraft from a student bank account and put it straight into a savings account or ISA? 2. On a related note, is it best therefore to…
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student loan repayment when abroad
Hi everyone. My husband and I moved away from the UK 18 months ago. Both of us leaving debt behind in the UK, that we continued to pay off. I'm trying to work out the best way of going about this. Of most concern is my husband's student loan. It stands at about 9000 pounds right now (thanks to SLC charging over 300£ in…
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Benefits
I was wondering wether its possible to recieve any benefits over the summer, ill be going into my second year at uni in september. I do have a job yet its only minimum hours. Any help welcomed, thanks!
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Reclaim Income Tax paid in New Zealand?
I have been working on a Working holiday visa in New Zealand and was led to believe, by an ex tax office employee, that I could reclaim the income tax paid on departure from the country. However I have now been told that this is only possible for people who are students over here. The NZ system is very complicated, has…
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I'm so happy
I got accepted onto the Humanities course that I applied for. Now all I have to do is wait for my bursary form and get my finances sorted out! I am so excited! Have never been to college as I wanted to travel and have a family first. :rotfl: :rotfl: :D :D :j :j
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does this seem fair? MA application...
I have applied for 2 part time MAs at a very good university which shall remain nameless! The first course I applied for required an admin fee of £42 to be sent with it, which I sent off. Within 24 hours of my application being sent I was told that I had an interview, but i realised almost immediately that I had made an…
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Student Loan - Part Timer
Is it possible to get a student loan if you are a part time student? I've just finished my 2nd year in a Bsc(Hons) which runs for 5 years and I'm only in 1 day a week. I do earn £26000 though so don't know if that will be a problem.
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Quandry re: Univeristy 'Certificates' for Council Tax
Recently some I was discussing student exemption from council tax, with some mates who go to different Uni's. We discovered a very odd reality regarding the student confirmation letters ('certificates') that uni's routinely issue to local councils for students to get exemption from council tax: Regarding the end date of…
