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Endsleigh Insurance Discount
If you held student possession insurance last year with Endsleigh you can claim a discount voucher giving you 12 months £2500 possession insurance this year for £12. http://www.endsleigh.co.uk/scripts/renewal_discount.cgi?
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Courses
I would love to take up digital photography course somewhere. I live in kent and have looked at art college but the fees are more then i could afford I think the course is 2 years long and the fees are nearly £1500 with materials. Is there any help you can get with fee's? or loans etc?. Also i am not sure where else in…
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2nd Overdraft Or Quick money
Hi there, I have a student overdraft with natwest that is nearly maxed out at £1400 the maximum amount available for 2nd year. I need a way to raise £250 to pay my rent for this month quickly. If I have a student overdraft will anyone allow me to open up a current account and take out a £250 overdraft straight away? Wht…
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Could I be a mature student?
This is something I've thought about over the years, I left school at 15, started work a day after my 16th birthday and have been slogging away ever since. Oh and I'm 31 in a few weeks... I really would love to get a degree but because of my financial situation (for various reasons) I just couldn't afford to give up…
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Basic Money Management
I have just joined Money Saving Expert and I wanted to share some of my experience managing money as a student. From personal experience, managing your money well is all down to organisation and self discipline. I can’t stress that enough! Here are just a few tips I have relating to managing your money as a student. I will…
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3rd year student gives his tips...
Hello! I'm Matt and I am pretty new to this forum :hello: I've been checking the site now and then over the last 6 months but never saw this forum aimed for students! So here I am saying hello and looking to be a regular! I will be starting my 3rd year of Uni in September so I am a little experienced about being a money…
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Automatic Punishment
Hello there. i ll just quickly set the scene. im 21 (22 in october) female, full time student, part time librarian. completely moved out of home and not financially dependent on parents. i am currently learning to drive. after 20 2hr lessons in a manual my driving instructor recommended i learn in an automatic due to my…
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Distance Learning
Hello, I'm looking to do a GCSE in Chemistry but, I want to do it distance learning so I can fit around work and the kids. Does anyone have any experience of any of the distance learning companies? I've looked at the websites for ICS, Learning-At-Home and the National Extension College but, it's hard to get an idea of how…
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question on JSA
Hello, I have just graduate and I am currently looking for a full time/ part time job to tide me over till i get a place on a graduate scheme in september 2009. The question I have is , I currently work only 8 hours a week, can i claim JSA or any other form of allowance?? David
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student accomodation for families
Hi I spoke recently to a girl who had gone to university and had been given a private room in the halls as her boyfriend was moving with her. She claimed that there were also rooms that could accomodate families, is this true? Alternatively do universities offer any help to find accomodation for families if you are…
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The Costs of Uni?
It might seem a long way off, but in around 2 years I'm planning too go to Uni, Now you hear all the time from people and posts on this forum about how people come out of uni with thousounds of pounds worth of debt, but what acutally are the costs of Uni? Do you have to pay to study at Uni? :o If so how much or does that…
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JSA and uni.
Hey all, I am a student on my summer hols.......Am I able to sign on just for the summer period? I am currently working for an agency but work is very hit and miss...and I have rent to pay. Not sure what I can do.
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Italian GCSE Distance Learning
Does anyone know where my sister (aged 24, full-time employed abroad) can do a good GCSE Italian (and then A-Level) distance learning course in the UK?
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Anyone familiar with how funding for the OU works?
Hello :hello: Does anyone work for the Open Univesity or have a good understanding of how the funding system works? I have emailed the OU with my question but still waiting for them to get back to me, so Im hoping that my fellow friendly MSE-rs may be able to help. Basically, I transferred 240 credits to the OU a couple of…
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Credit card transfers
Hey all, My turn to ask a little advice now! I used to be really good with money (had a credit card that was rarely used and cleared as soon as it was, was paying more than the minimum to clear a loan etc) until I became a mature student and it all went to pot! My job at the time screwing me around, messing up my wages and…
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Whistleblower warning on degrees
Degrees are being awarded to overseas students who speak almost no English, claims a whistleblowing academic. The academic, at a world-famous UK university, says postgraduate degrees are awarded to students lacking in the most basic language skills. There are concerns that financial pressures to recruit overseas students…
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First statement ?
How soon after the end of the first student loan year will the first statement or schedule for repayments be sent to a student please ?
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Scottish students: Your bursary + loan could be severely reduced this year
I've just discovered something pretty sinister that's coming into effect for those of us applying for support from SAAS this year. Despite abolishing the graduate endowment, SNP have bitten back at students and are now forcing those of us with "unearned income" to pay up to cover others. In my case I have two occupational…
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A question about ART IDs
3 years ago DS1 went off to Uni and we filled in all the forms, but our income was sufficiently high that in subsequent years he applied without declaring our income. This year DS2 is off to Uni, DS1 is entering his fourth and final year, and it looks like it IS worth declaring our income, at least for DS2. So, when it…
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new sticky for student tax info?
there are always a lot of threads asking the same info, so can we have new sticky stating the basics? things that come up a lot are: 1. student council tax exemption students are exempt from paying council tax, but usually require a letter confirming student status from the university. it is worth checking when the status…