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Students who also work - How many hours do you work on average a week?
Just wondering if I am doing too much/too little compared to everyone else. I do on average 18 hours a week working in a local shop.
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Is there any good nail service for students in Manchester ?
Hi, I want to do a manicure and a pedicure in Manchester. I'm looking for a salon that is good in both quality and prices (reasonable prices). Anyone knows?
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NHS Bursary and student finance help
Hello I am new to this but was hoping someone here had the experience to help me. I am a 1st year nursing student I am due to receive a nhs bursary but it is not looking to be finalised til January due to backlog. My partner is also a full time medical student he receives student finance. With Xmas approaching he wants to…
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Alternative Bank of Scotland telephone number
Hi, my son thinks his bank account has been hacked as there is a transaction of over £100 he didn't make. He went into a branch today near his Uni but they gave him an 0845 number to call. He's tried it twice today and held on for over 10 minutes each time which is costing him a fortune on his mobile. Can anyone give me a…
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Helllpppp student finance revoked
HI Just received a shock of my life that my student finance has been revoked. Let me start from the beginning, i was married in Pakistan in 2007, and my wife joined me in the UK in November 2011. I am currently in year 3 in uni. For the past 2 years i have stated in my student finance application that i am single due to…
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Volunteering idea's?
I am currently studying a Social and Community Development degree. As part of my studies I am required to do at least 100hours of volunteering in one of my modules. All of the places that I am interested in start in Jan. Which is no good as I only have between now and May to complete the 100hours. I have applied at…
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50% off iPhone, iPad & smartphone accessories
50% off all QDOS iPhone, iPad and smartphone accessories until 6th December on Student Beans website. Just search QDOS...
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Need some Advice with grants please :(
Would be extremely greatfull for some advice please (actually having a bit of panic :( ) I am currently being reassessed for SF due to my partner moving with me 2 weeks into starting my course. My Grant and loan entitled went from being: (I was still to be assessed for CCG) Loan: £5998 Grant: 3250 PLA: 1508 to just a loan…
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mature student funding
I am half way to being accepted on a PGCE course, but as a 2:2 degree holder wont be entitled to any funding beyond the course fees. Besides selling my house, does anyone know of any other funding that a mature studnet can apply for?
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Tax credit and NHS nursing bursary
Hello! I hope this is the right place to ask this... I swithered about putting it on the Tax Credits forum, but thought someone on here might have experience of this and be able to advise. I'm just off the phone to a friend who has worked as a care assistant in a local home for about two years. She's thinking about…
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Student finance and housing benefit
Bit of a long story, please bear with me. My brother was made redundant earlier this year. He'd worked for the local hospital trust as an IT technician since he was 18 and he's now 26. He had to move back home with our mum because he could no longer afford his share of the rent and bills in an apartment he was living in…
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Student finace issue.
Apologies if this matter has already been covered. Long story short. I applied for student finance ealier this year for fee support and maintanence grant/loan for a degree at Liverpool Uni. I undertook a 2 year part time course (cert HE) as a route to access, with liverpool confirming they would take the qualification over…
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Full time HE Student and ESA
Hi, I'm having some issues with the DWP and was hoping someone might be able to help me. If you're a full time student (e.g. in HE) and recieve DLA and have applied for (IR) ESA then you automatically have limited capacity for work (LCW) See previous thread…
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6th form and free transport question
now it is compulsary for my daughter to stay at school until she is 17 I am trying to find out if the free school transport will still apply. We live 8 miles from the school. When my son went to 6th form a few years ago he used his ema to pay the annual bus fare through our local council. I understand ema no longer exists.…
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Graduation ceremony dress
Hi everyone I'm graduating in a couple of weeks and I need to find something to wear under my graduation robes. I really don't want to wear a blouse and skirt type of thing because I just look like a waitress when I do that combo. I'm trying to find a suitable dress which isn't too plain and dull (robes are a bit dull if…
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Changing University and Finance
My son got all his finance sorted out and started university. He then decided after 2 weeks to change to another university. He was accepted and started the course. He withdrew from the original one by filling in the appropriate form and the new university said they would sort the finance side. He has now had an email…
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no qualifications mature student wanting to studyat uni..how?
Hi I wonder if anyone can give me some advice… I’m writing on behalf of my friend. He would love to go you uni to study astrophysics. He is obsessed with anything to do with space and the universe and reads books and books on the subject. Unfortunately he had a bit of a bad start in life. He is 29 and did not have much…
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Cancelling Open University
Hi there, Does anyone have any experience of getting an actual refund from Open University. I wish to cancel my course I am 21 days in - I paid for the course with ILA £200 and OUSBA £220 - they have said that I can withdraw and will have the £420 as a credit to use for another OU course. My problem is that I do not need…
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Part time Scotland
Is it true that you can get part time course fees paid for within Scotland as long as you earn below a certain amount? As a part time student is their any bursarys etc to be accessed?
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HELP! How do I get my accommodation deposit back?
Last year, in August 2011, I paid a deposit (by debit card) of £250 to Marylebone Hall (owned by the University of Westminster) for a room where I would stay for the entire academic year. At the time of making payment, I was told that at the end of the year, my deposit would be returned to the same card from which I paid…
