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Life After Uni :( How to prepare...
Advice for those who are preparing to graduate from those you have graduated I don't know if anyone has done a thread like this yet but I thought it might be useful for those who are preparing to graduate... what they are doing after they graduate and for people who have graduated to share their wisdom... One thing I have…
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Selling Uni Books
Hi, I finished my uni degree last summer and i am having a clearout - i have 3 years worth of books from my BA Hons degree in English. I have novels/set texts and theory texts. Anyone have any advice on the best place to sell these books? Many Thanks :T
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Final year itch
I'm in my final year at university, am only currently in lectures 1 day a week and have tonnes of essays and a dissertation to complete this term. I am miserable at uni right now, stressed, sick of being skint ect. I can't get a job because I have a lot of work to do this term although I do volunteer once a week for…
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Complaining about teaching at university
I'm coming up to the end of my second year of nurse training and feel that the quality of teaching has been poor this year. I understand that higher education is about self-directed learning but one of our lecturers frequently cancels sessions or finishes teaching early without going over the required material. By early I…
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Blackwell book vouchers £50 selling...
I have £50 worth of blackwell book vouchers, would happily sell them for £40 if anyone is interested pm me :beer:
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Student bank account with the OU??
Hi everyone! I'm currently doing an OU course but would like a student bank account so i can benefit from the 0% overdrafts!! Does anyone know if this is possible on a part time course, as most appear to be for full time students only? Any help would be gratefully received.
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nursing dictionary for sale
A Dictionary of Nursing (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Elizabeth Martin and Tanya A. McFerran. Anyone interested let me know! :D
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Anyone done their lpc?
Been offered three options for my lpc college of law- london bpp- london anglia ruskin- chelmsford all have offered me a place but first of all is it worth going straight to lpc in the current climate, i do not have a training contract and tbh i have £3k out of the £11k needed. I have always taken the logical approach you…
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Summer
Not strictly money saving but could do with some suggestions. Due to the time I spend in lectures, writing assignments, commuting and running a household I don't do very much that is not study/housework related. I have had jobs prior to going to university so although I don't have a job at the moment I do have experience…
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In debt but want to go to Uni
Hi, I do not have a job at the moment and I would like to use this as an opportunity to make a career change. For this to happen, I would need to do a 3 year full time degree in Occupational Therapy. But I am nealy £10,000 in debt. If it would be possible, I would like to start the degree this Sept. I have seen a careers…
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Question about further education
Hi I'm not sure that this is in the right place but I'll ask anyway. I'm thinking about going back to uni (I'm 47 by the way) but OH went BR in the summer and because of circumstances to do with this means that chances are I'll be pushed into BR in the next few months. My question is will this affect me getting a student…
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09/10 Student Finance Applications Open
Although you won't actually be able to prove income for another 2 months, you are now able to apply online for 09/10 loans/grants. This year the applications can be done at https://www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance (website exactly the same as Student Finance Direct, just orange instead of green/blue).
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Student Loan... what to do with it?
I have decided after much umming and arring, that I will get the maintenance loan. (I started uni last September after a gap year). Now, what do I do with the money? At the moment I am thinking of saving it in an ISA and see what comes from it. Any other ideas? Thanks, Tom
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I am so flaming useless at maths!!
hi, I am trying to work out how much X% is of some huge numbers and I just cant come up with anything sensible. The numbers relate to how many people suffered with an illness last year.... ie 16% got xyz disease. The total number of people checked for this disease was 3,170,640. the answers i've got by calculating the how…
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Mature student needs increased funds!! help
I am in my first year at uni on a 3 year ba hons social work course. I live alone, and have my own property. I am claiming the nhs bursery, student loan, main tenance grant, tuition fee loan, and am working port time. I really could do with reducing my hours at work but I cante done afford to. I looked at reducing my out…
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social work degree- general info pls!
hi, well ive all of a sudden decided to throw myself into seriously looking into this, as its been on the back burner for a while.... anyone know what the applications deadlines are for a 2009 start? also- it seems the deadlines for funding applications are the end of this month? :eek: .....and the funding for social work…
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How long do you dedicate to your study time?
I was reading (yesterday) that it is recommended that for each 1 hour of input, you should put in 2-3 hrs of private study time. How much tutored time do you get and how much do you invest in private study time? Do you have a strictly planned time when you study or is it more ad hoc? TIA
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Childcare support questions.
Hello everyone. My wife is a medical student, and we have a 2 year old child. We are desperately trying to get some help with childcare but it seems that the rules are !!!!!!, to say the least. Once all the basic bills have gone out (mortgage,fuel bills,insurance,council tax,credit cards,travelcards,nursery fees) and the…
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A-levels via distance learning
Hi, My BF wants to take a couple of a-levels in his spare time. He took a-levels at the 'normal' time but he likes learning and wants to do a couple in his spare time. Does anyone have any advice/experience of which company to use...or is there some way he can study at home by buying his own materials and just take an exam…
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Parents on DMP How to Fund Uni
Hi hope someone has some bright ideas. Am just scaring myself witless on here, long story short we have a 16 year old who wants to go to uni in 2010 and we want to support her. But in the past we ran up large debts which mean we are paying £1700 per month on a Debt management Plan, which is all our spare money. Stupid, we…
