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Archives for January 2012

Anyone applying for continuatiion make sure its still £34.... And not £9000
Just want to make everyone aware. There is a glitch in the student finance system and some people who are returning students the system is stating their fees £9000. If you are returning, if on a continued course or from placement please make sure if you applying online that the fee is the £34.... It will state on first…
Sandwich 'industrial' year
Well, im in talks to do a years indutrial placement for a company in london based in shoreditch it'd be June to June (2012-13) and pay is roughly 16k for the year and basically id like some help finding somewhere to live I dont mind travelling an hour or whatever to get the best accomodation to commute price ratio, i…
University of Lincoln to cut up to 700 students
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-16698450
Travel Expenses and Cancelled Lectures
Just a thought... If I have travelled into uni by train, and arrive to find out my lecture has been cancelled without prior warning, can I claim my train fare back from the university?
Student Tuition loan 2012 application
I signed up to student finance last month and after filling out every detail and double checked it, am receiving an estimated amount for my tuition loan of £3,225 when it costs £9000 per year for my study :mad: this lead me to believe that the application hasn't been updated as of yet for 2012 but as of Sunday 22 January…
Microsoft Office Student - Price increase for HE/FE & Primary/2nd product to go
I work for one of the sites that sells Microsoft Office Student edition as a digital download. (I won't say which as that is an unnecessary plug, but it's recommended on the main site!) It has become known in the channel that with effect from 31st March 2012 that a number of Student/Staff editions will be discontinued.…
Online A-Levels?
Has anyone ever studied an A-Level online? What are you experiences of this method? I am currently looking into studying an online A-Level but hard to know which way to turn and who to trust?
Nursing Students - Biology Books
I am struggling with the biology side of the course (long time out of school, not the best of lecturers) and someone has recommended I get one of the colouring in books (not convinced but willing to try anything!) Reading and listening has not worked, so will give this a go. Exams in May so plenty of time to try something…
Industrial placement year - affect on student loan
My son is in the 2nd year of a 4-year university Computer Science course and has just applied for an industrial placement year with a local company. If he gets it he would take a year off university during 2012-13. He is worried that when he returns to uni in 2013 he might fall under the new post-2012 student finance…
Open University & Student Bank Account
Hi All, Now I know this doesn't normally work, but has anyone on here managed to get a student bank account whilst studying with the OpenUni? Ideally a simple apply online and not going into branch would be good, not a massive amount of banks near me... Thanks!
Taxi company demanded more money when we refused they cancelled our booking, rights?
Taxi company asked us for more money when we’d already agreed a price, and when we said no they cancelled our booking. Hi all, I hope this is the right place. I’d really appreciate some help to know what our rights are. We’d booked a taxi to and from our university to the airport online because we’d booked the return we…
Claiming ESA whilst attending University
Not sure whether this should be posted here, Disability & Dosh or the Benefits board! According to the DirectGov website it seems it's possible to carry on claiming ESA whilst attending University. Does anyone know exactly how this happens in practice please?
Part- Time student HELP
Hey everyone, A Bit about my background- I'm 23 and have two children, I am a single parent. I'm due to be starting a part time course in September in Event Management. I have found out that I can get a loan to cover the fees, and income support will continue to Help me, as I'm not eligable for any maintainence loans and…
Studying Tips for a Mature Student
Hi guys, I am after a bit of advice please. I am a 24 year old male who has started an ILEX (legal executive) course back in September. I am enjoying it and find it very interesting. The only downside is that I am finding it hard to juggle travelling by train (50 mins each way) back and forth from full time work with…
Help with paying for access course, is there any?
Hi I want to apply for an access course, it's the 'access diploma - health and social care proffessions'. http://www.centralsussex.ac.uk/courses/1843/access%20diploma%20-%20health%20&%20social%20care%20professions Now the website states the course costs £680 which I would be willing to pay but as I'm a lone parent on…
Touch Textbooks - Download College Textbooks!
Hey guys, I just wanted to give a quick review of Touch Textbooks. I saw someone here asking about it a few days ago, so I wanted to give my experience with the site to you guys in case you were thinking of signing up. I joined Touch Textbooks about a month ago to download all my college textbooks for my computer science…
Son is being chased by solicitors
My son completed BSc last June and has been looking for work (any kind of work) for past months. He's on JSA at the moment and I am on low income (I work part-time). I received calls from Student Loan chasing him about a loan that they had paid to the University but they're now saying (that's what they're writing to him…
FOI - Migrant workers and Independent Students info.
Had the following reply from SLC with regards to their assessment of both migrant workers and independent students, with specific regards to the claimed £7500 threshold. This may be of use to some people on this site. I've yet to see an example of a student being taken on individual merits, with the definition for…
Withdrawing from University - Need help fast :(!
I will just outline the problems that have led to this as it is quite a long story :( . I am a Welsh student studying in England. I'm in my 2nd year of university and I have been suffering from abuse from my classmates, which has really been affecting me. I made my university aware that I was having problems, spoke to…
Council Tax once course has ended
My son lived in a shared house in Bristol for the three years he was studying there and of course was exempt from council tax. His contract on the room ran in line with the academic year from 1st Sept to 31st Aug each year, with the rent payable from Sept to June. His course ended on the 30th June 2011 and now Bristol City…

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