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Part time student help!!!
I am starting a part time university course in September to top up my foundation degree. I will continue to work and I have 2 school aged children. Can anybody tell me what i would be entitled to claim for in terms of student finance. I am new to all this so don't have a clue as to what I am entitled too! Thanking you in…
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Criminal Record
Hi i've made a last minute application for uni- i want to become a teacher. I'm really worried about my interview as due the course being teaching you have to declare any criminal conviction you have ever had whether that be minor or not. Well when i was 18, 8 years ago, i was convicted of 'benefit fraud'. Yes i know,…
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Income assesed form part question
hiya probably a silly question but..... I have filled in the 1st part of the student loan application and i have been given the opportunity to the income based assessed grant, loan £3225, maintenance loan £3564.00 i know my parents income is only around £13,000, i think it would be stupid not to do the income based…
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Not eligible for bursaries!
Hello everyone, I am a first timer so I hope I do this right. I'm in a sticky situation regarding my SAAS funding. I am about to start my first year of college SAAS funding. I am 20 years old and low and behold I read about the Young Student's Bursary of near £3000 (which you can get if you're under 25/not married) which…
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(((( Results and appeals
hi, I received my results on friday and am mortified. I got 52 in my diss and 42 on the exam I sat. I have been having a very rough time of things this past few months but I am shocked at those results. I haven't a clue what it means in overall terms of my degree as I still have deffered exams to sit but I just cant work…
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Student bank account/overdraft
Hi again, another quick thread from me. Im going back to uni in september for the 2nd time, dropped out 2yrs ago in the 1st year of my course. I had a student account with lloyds at the time, but dropped out so no longer have that account. I now have a hsbc and natwest bank account, and was wondering which 1 offers the…
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Loans + grants
Hello all another quick thread for me. Im going back to uni in septmeber after having dropped out of my last course in the first year 2 years ago. Anyway, im in wales if this matters, and studying in wales too (i think it might?). I am about to send my loan forms off this week, anyway a good few people i know who have…
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Moving into new student house tomorrow...
Hey all just a few questions, i was previously living in a student house but out of the 7 of us, there was 2 sorting out all the bills/accounts etc. Anyway, tomorrow im moving in with 3 of my other mates, and was just wondering what to do about internet, gas, electricity and water bills? Im gonna be living there for about…
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Student loan error? what can I do?
Last month my university sent me a letter saying £900 had been clawed back by the SLC because of an error in how much I should have received for fees. I'm a final year student and this was for the second year - 07/08. The SLC are saying it's my burough who made the error and clawed back the money through them. The fact…
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Student Accounts & switching
I have 2 student accounts set up in 2007 with natwest and rbs, I am wondering if I can transfer them both to one account or if I can switch one of them to a better account?:confused:
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whats the best thing to do??
Hello all!! This is my first time thread, hopefully someone out there will understand my concerns and will have a rough answer!!:confused: :confused: I'm going back to uni in sept as a full time mature student finishing a top up year for a honours degree. As it stands, I am an independent student claiming full grants to…
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trying ot work out what i am entitled to..anyone?
well, i am full of questions tonight! lol I have finished completing my student loan application but trying to plan for pt work, I have read all i can digest on direct gov but i am still slightly miffed I have 2 children and have recently become as single parent - i live in my ex's house and he has moved out as he cant…
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Dissertation questions???
I have currently just passed my second year and am looking at subjects to do my dissertation on. The subject I have come up with is marketing to families in pubs/restaurants/hotels. Interviews with families and pubs/restaurants/hotels will need to be done. Is this subject going to be good enough? Would this be enough to…
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Trying to find work this summer - nightmare!
Hi guys, this is a request for some advice as well as a bit of a rant:mad: I finished classes on 2nd of June and I had a job lined up which started on the 3rd of June, but it fell through at the last minute and I was left high and dry:mad::mad:. I hunted around for a bit without much luck, and ended up going to an agency…
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Making Money as a Student
I am a student, 16 years old and having a good time with surveys from the likes of Toluna (well I say good...:angry: ), Valued Opinions, Saros, consumer pulse etc... I am making quite alot of cash from these few websites, about £120 overall. I was wondering where else I could make some money as a student(preferably through…
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Having hard time with student finance!
hi i applied online in april for finance for this september i start a social work degree in september. I sent off all the evidence they asked for and a few weeks later they sent me it back. Now a couple of weeks ago i recieved a letter asking me to send in all my id again as they said they have not receved it! I rang them…
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really confussed re student finance - help anyone?
ok, finally decided i can go to uni in Sept so accepted my offer and did the online application. I called them also about 'other income' as it stands atm i live in my (ex) partners house. we have 2 kids and split in April after a very rocky few months- he cant afford to pay the £800 pcm mortgage (cant get it moved to…
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Student Loan and PhD Funding
Hi there, I am doing a fully funded PhD which pays about £16,500 per year. As you have to pay back your student loan when you earn over £15,000, should I be paying back my student loan? Or does a stipend not count as a 'real' salary?
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Advice needed...change of career and debt
Hi all, Hoping someone can help advise me as I am pretty clueless at all things financial! (Even at 28!) Ok, so I finished an art history degree in feb 2008 and gained a first. Was really pleased as I had had a tough few years as a student and had to do an extra term because of severe illness. I now work as a freelance…
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ID in Ayia Napa
DD (aged 17) and some girlfriends (most 18) are off to Ayia Napa next week and I just wondered how strict the clubs are out there about ID? DD looks over 18 but clubs/pubs near where we live are really hot on ID and not letting them in without it. Plenty of people assured DD that she wouldn't need ID when she booked but I…
