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petition re student loans
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to pressure the treasury to honour its previous promise that student loans taken out after '98 will follow inflation 14,400 so far. Posted before but I can't find the post! http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Loansofstudents/#detail
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Law degree, LPC, Training contract... Am I going mad?
Hi, I really need some help and don't really know where else I can turn to. I'm a law graduate. I graduated with a 2.1 Honours LLB and am now doing my LPC part-time - a privilege I am paying almost £10,000 for. I have one year to go on the course. So why is it that I can't seem to see past my LPC. I have applied for jobs…
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Qualification comparisons
Hi, Quick background - am currently looking for work (any work!) to live on. In the meantime doing voluntary work for wildlife charity with the utimate aim of working in conservation / countryside management. Due to the current situation I feel this voluntary work alone isn't enough experience, so I have decided to return…
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Financial help for Open University degree
I am hoping to enrol on a degree course later this year to start off my goal of getting a BA in Humanities with Music/Classical Civilisation. I work 35 hours and my husband works approx 40+ (7am-6pm mon-fri with some additional weekend work). Unfortunately it is not possible for me to be able to afford to pay the fees…
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Start uni in september - can i get JSA till then
Hello. I am due to start university in september. I am eighteen, I am to receive grants/loans/etc in September. I have just left/graduated secondary school. Finding a job is difficult, and few companies will even interview because I am moving away in 4 months time. Am I eligible to receive JSA from now until I start my…
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Are other students struggling to find summer work?
Hi all, I am almost finished at Uni this academic year so for the last few weeks have been trying to secure a summer job. However, I am having a really hard time to find anything! Either the job has already gone, I get no reply when i send in CV or application form, they don't phone back wehn I leave details or I am 'too…
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What Can I Get/Entitled To ?
Hi Guys, I am currently struggling for money and i need some help in what i can get/do. I am 18 and i have just finished my first year of my HND in Computing. I have just applied for Student Finance for a £2100 maintenance loan and that is currently being assessed. Can someone tell me if there is anything i can get to help…
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Studying in the USA.
Hi, Can anyone assist. My stepson has been offered a place at a University in California, USA which includes some financial assistance from them in the form of scholarship awards. It does however still leave over £10K to find and my question is whether anybody knows if he can get a student loan in the UK to cover stuying…
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what can I apply for finance wise? Help
I am going to University in September and would like to know what finance I can apply for. I currently and will continue to live with my Grandparents who are OAPs and only receive a pension. When I called Student Finance UK I was told I would only be able to have a maintenance grant and that there is now no way of having…
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Best method to save @ Uni?
Hi all I was wondering if such things as the deficit banking method works well? Looking at the student bank accounts the ones with the higher overdraft look better I am taking out a loan for tutition fees but am wondering if I should still get a maintenance loan and stick it in a instant access ISA or something so at least…
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How does 'the system' work with 2 or more at Uni?
Hi all I'm hoping that someone else has got more than one child at uni and can explain how things work. Up until now our youngsters have only got the 75%/72%* of the loan that is universal, due to our incomes. DS1 - is finishing his 2nd year, so is under the 'previous' scheme administered by our LEA. DS2 - is finishing his…
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PGCE Finance
DH2b has recently been accepted onto a post-grad course to train to become a teacher. He has been waffling and worrying about finances and driving me crazy, so I've been trying to find out what he/we will be entitled to. From what I understand, he will recieve a bursary of £9000 (his degree is a science) and he will also…
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Graduate needs help......HSBC and Natwest
Hi I'm graduating this year in July. I have 2 overdrafts (I know its stupid, I curse myself everyday!), one with Natwest and the other with HSBC. Natwest is £1,250 which is totally maxed out and HSBC is £1,500 which is £1,100 in its overdraft. I'm stupid with money (I KNOW) but also the degree I am/was doing (fashion)…
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Dodgy Natwest branch sales technique
Just wanted to warn other students about something that happened to me in a Natwest branch today. I went in to make a deposit to my student account and once that was all sorted the girl at the counter asked me "have you received your emergency student credit card?" "What?!" was my reply. She then asked me if I was still a…
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How long does student finance take?
Hi My son has just applied for student finance. He filled out his details online and has sent off his proof of id and financial assesment form off earlier this week. I was just wondering if anyone knows how long the process takes to complete and he gets confirmation as to whether his application has been approved? or is it…
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Cancelled Colleg Course
Hi Guys, Here's hoping you can help me. Recently I signed up for a 12 week college course and 5 weeks into this course I received the following email. " I regret to inform you that we are going to have to postpone/cancel the rest of the Server 2008 evening classes this summer. I realise this may cause you inconvenience,…
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Doctors letter for stress affecting performance
I've recently been going through a number of problems at home and went to see my doctor because of the effects of the stress on my performance at university. I had a call from one of the admin staff at the surgery today saying the letter is ready for me to collect and there is a charge of £25 payable for it... What's that…
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Im in total panic station wondering how id cope with uni! HELP
Hey, im 17 currently studying a btec in graphic design at my local college and cant work out wether or not uni is the right thing to do. I havent got a job, ive been looking for about a year, i have no savings (no way of my parents giving me anything either) i dont get any benefits or EMA etc as my step-dads earnings take…
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50 pound HSBC fee?!
Hi there! I recently recieved a letter from HSBC that said I owed 47 pounds and 2.79 interest for 'Informal Overdraft Arrangement Fees' The letter gives no other details - what on earth does this mean and why are they charging me fifty pounds? Thanks, Jo
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Postgraduate study help
Hi, I am about to embark on a postgradutate course and have missed the deadline to find funding for it. Does anyone know if you can still apply for any arts grants to help pay the tution fees? Otherwise is taking out a loan to pay for the course a good way of funding it or should I defer my place until I am fiancaically…
