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Archives for February 2009

In Year One Of Course - Want To Change
Hiya, I'm currently doing a FdA in Early Childhood Studies and I do like my course/tutors/people on it - I just... eh. It's not for me. The more I find out about my proposed profession and the paperwork/hours/etc it's not for me. I know people do get second thoughts but this has been going on for a quite a while and now -…
Halifax Overdraft Expiry Issue
Hi guys, Just needing some advice. I currently have a student account with a £1,000 overdraft (maxed out), and have received this letter this week: I have had the overdraft for 2 years now. I also have an HSBC account which the student finance is getting paid into (yes I know I should have changed it ASAP, but I never got…
dont know where/when to begin
and so it begins again...time to do my daughters ucas/student finance for her.....aaaaaaaarghghg why do i offer lol?? can anyone help me with the following questions; when should she put in for her finance??????? will she actually be entitled to anything this year as last year she wasnt due to it being a foundation…
course postponed - what now?
I have just heard today that the course I was offered a place on to start in September has been 'postponed'! It was the only course I applied for - I'm a mature student and don't want to travel far so it was my nearest Uni and the course sounded perfect for what I wanted. I'm quite annoyed as although the course was…
Graduating this summer? What are you going to do next?
Hi everyone, So I will be finishing my degree this summer and haven't a clue what I am going to do next.:confused: It would be really good to hear that others are in the same position because I am feeling pretty low at the moment. I have read loads of posts on here from people who say "apply for jobs during your final…
Student Finance England - 09/10
Hiya, I am going to uni in september and i need to apply for my finance, I need to register to the Student Finance England website and i am stuck on the first questions :rotfl: Im not sure what customer type i am ? Apply for support? Support an application ? or apply for support and application ? Thanks Alot!
Post '98 Loan - if RPI is negative % in march09, will SLC reduce my loan from Sept09?
I posted this into the 'Help With Student Loans - HERE!' sticky thread and didn't get a reply so I'm seeing if anyone knows the answer in the main forum: Hello all! I have a Student Loans question that I hope someone would be kind enough to answer. I took my student loan out 1999-2001 and have been repaying it since 2001.…
Student Loans : News of Interest
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Teacher Training Bursary
DH2B is thinking of applying to do the one year PCGE course to start after he finishes his Physics degree. From my understanding we will have to pay for his tutition, which would be just over £3000 for the year but i'm confused about the bursary. Do all 1 year PCGE students get this or does it depend on the Uni/your…
Any Aberystwyth students?
My daughter has accepted a place on the life sciences course this September, and would like to have a look around the place. I have got her £7.50 rail tickets to/from London in April, but she will have to spend the night somewhere. Any B&B recommendations please? She will be staying on April 17th. Thanks.
career development loans and debt
hi, i have been to university to carry out my degree and masters degree, but to be honest the masters wasnt worth the paper it was written on, but in the next breath it only cost £950. so im thinking of doing a better masters in an area i want to work in at the cost of £7,500. i was thinking of applying for a career…
renewing student finance...
Hi I was wondering if anyone knew when I need to apply for finance for next academic year 09/10, and how I go about it as I understand the system has changed. I am a first year student and had a lot of help from college last year for sorting finance ie deadlines for submitting, is it a simple renewal if circumstances are…
PhD funding - advice needed!
Hi there everyone (first time poster) Does anyone have any handy tips (other than those on the site) for someone looking to do a PhD in Film/Media. Am looking for how to go about finding funding and all the ins/outs of what to do! Thanks, Alice
Natwest 'pestering' students to pay off overdraft druing course
Got a letter telling me to call up today, which i did and found i had to be paying money into the account every 42 days ??? i said but i am a student, and i was told as long as they have record of money going in every 42 days they would keep the overdraft otherwise they would have to refer it to credit collection. I have…
National Diploma grants?
Ok, so I know if you are on a higher national diploma you can apply for a grant, but is there anything for students who are only on a BTEC National Diploma? Thanks.
OU (philosophy/religious studies)
Hello there, I'm asking on behalf of a friend, has anyone taken or is taking the following philosophy/R.E. courses with the OU? Philosophy and the human situation (A211) Thought and experience: themes in the philosophy of mind (AA308) Doing philosophy (AXR271) Introducing religions (A217) Religion in history: conflict,…
bradford university course code
i cannot find the course code for fine art for bradford university - does anyone on here know it? maybe you are applying yourself? thanks
2nd Year Accomodation
Hi All, Can anyone give me an idea as too how much is normal for a 2nd year student to have to pay up front for accommadation. My son's at Oxford Brookes and he's expecting to have to pay up to £200 security and 4-6weeks rent in advance and this all has to be paid as soon as they find a flat? This would mean the landlord…
Student accounts during Recession
I'm looking around for the best student account to set up for uni - do I need to look into each banks welfare in terms of dealing with the economic crisis? I've read the article about how Halifax is (or at least was from '07-'8) the best bank in terms of student accounts, but should I go with someone like Abbey who seem to…
Loan Interest Rate
With the Student Loan interest rate determined by the March RPI, and the RPI generally decreasing each month (0.1% for February I think), if it turns into a negative, does that mean we switch to a a negative interest rate? Or is this just wishful thinking?!

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