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Cheaper Calls To Ucas
Instead of calling the rip off premium rate number 0871 468 0468 use 0330 333 0230 from a UK mobile; no need to withhold your number.( 03 numbers are charged the same as 01/02 numbers and are included in your inclusive minute,s) Note it does not allow calls from UK landlines,calls from UK Landlines are blocked even where…
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Early leaver from uni in 2007/08 year - tuition fee dispute
Hello Any help with the below query would be greatly appreciated. I started university in September 2007 and for various reasons, decided to leave my course at the end of the first term, my official withdrawal date was 8th January 2008. At the time, being young (and lazy!), I neglected to sort out my student finance. I had…
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Student loan repayment "gotchas" to watch out for
I've got a 1998-2011 style student loan (yes, I've read the MSE article! :) ), which I've been repaying since 2009, mostly via PAYE but for a year or so self-assessed. I've not really kept track of it or paid much attention to my statements (although it's always been noted on my pay slips), but for the New Year I'm getting…
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Help cheat online/psychometric tests to get a job?
So people can gain a pass using takemytests(dot)com, jobtestsuccess(dot)co.uk and many others I'm sure.
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AAT LEVEL 4 Can I reuse Fin Perf textbook?
Please can anyone help? I have the old Financial Performance textbook from 2011/12, canI use this to resit the exam this year? or would I need to go out and buy thelatest version? Thanks
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no money to live on and starting course - is there anything i can claim?
Hi everyone After being made redundant twice in a year and going from various agencies and doing job to job, I decided to sign up for a fast track access to higher education course that would enable me to go to university in september to get me a qualification for a job I would enjoy doing. I went tonight to the college…
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Student loans when married
Hi all I have a question that I can't find answered anywhere. If a mature student want to The OU part time and received a loan to pay for her course does the following affect repayment in anyway? The student is married and husband earns around £80,000 a year. The student has a mortgage and around £100,000 in equality in…
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Coming to the end of my student loan, advice please...
I was at university from 2002-2005 and have a new style "income contingent" loan at 1.5% currently. My balance left is approximately £1500. I'm now pushing toward £15k in savings with another account due to mature at the end of January. I'm planning to pay my remaining balance off with some of it. (Side note: Yes, I know…
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childcare grant alleged overpayment from 2007
Hi I am hoping I have posted in the correct place? I am having a nightmare with student finance regarding a childcare grant I received whilst doing a 1yr PGCE in 2007/2008. I claimed a childcare grant for my 2 daughters. All the forms were sent in on time. I have had no reason to worry up until now, student finance have…
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Independent Student - Help!
Hi there, I'm 20 years old and I'm currently a student at University. I am estranged from my parents, and have managed to claim funding from Student Finance England (SFE) as an independent student. I am struggling to support myself, and am finding it hard to fund accommodation for during term-time as well as during the…
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Who notifies the SLC?
Sorry if this is in the wrong section. My son graduated from University last summer and was within the cohort who escaped the eyewatering increase in tuition fees (so paying c.£3500 per year). He has been fortunate enough to secure a job paying c.£22k pa and will therefore be paying back his loan. My question is probably a…
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Incorrect tuition fees?
Hey, Been using this site/forum for ages now but have never taken the time to register as of yet so here I am :) Wanted to get some advice on my student loan, in particular the level of tuition fees I am paying. I started my course in 2009 but didn't like the University I was attending so completed the first year and left.…
