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Budget for mature student living expenses
Any ideas on a reasonable monthly amount for this? The course is very intensive so there is no possibility of part-time paid work. It is offered in Bristol; Leeds; Liverpool, so obviously housing costs might vary depending on location.
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Student loan for Pensioner - seriously?
I've been talking to a friend on the phone, who tells me excitedly that she has been accepted for a BA course at her local university, and that she has got a student loan to cover the fees. What intrigues me (because I am envious and would like to do the same) is that she says that because her only income is from her…
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Student Piggy Back Account
Hi Newby here. My son is about to start uni in September, I have heard of a bank account for hIm that i can control by monitoring it and then drip feeding money to him every week/month, is anyone else aware of such a thing, ist it any good? TIA
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Student Overdraft Repayments
I have recently started a new role as a paid intern with a professional football team. I am looking at consistently paying into my overdraft which is still maxed out! Although the pay will bring in less than £1K a month. I was wondering if anyone had any advice as to how I can continue to manage my overdraft repayments and…
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Where do new/soon to be graduates look for jobs?
Where I work we used to contact uni careers service and would get 100 applications of which about a dozen might be suitable for interview, not we get 2 or 3. Salaries remain competitive. It is not a huge company who can rely on name recognition or a huge social media budget. So how to reach graduates and those soon to…
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Postgraduate Loan
Hi Everyone, I will be starting postgraduate study in September. I have savings available to me, but I am wondering whether it would be better to take a Postgrad loan and save the money for a house deposit, or spend the savings. With a postgrad loan it will be a £10,000 loan with 6.1% interest rates and I will have to pay…
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Student loans overpayment & P60's
Hi all, Please let me know if this is supposed to be in the student section but I wasnt sure as its obviously a loan query. So I'm strapped for cash and trying hard to pay off my higher interest debt as quick as possible (its been spiralling for a while). I want to get some money back from the SLC because I know for a fact…
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I know I'm being thick but...............
My daughter is coming to the end of year 10 so there's three years to go before she starts Uni. However last week she enjoyed an excellent free three day taster at the Royal Agricultural University and thoroughly enjoyed it so we're having lots of conversations - one of them being money. I've just been looking at a BBC…
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Student loans to study abroad
I’m looking into studying in USA at a university level to obtain a degree. Are there any student loans available for Uk citizens to study abroad? Or would it have to be personal loans to support this I.e from a bank ?
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Part time MBA funding
Hello, I am about to undertake a part time MBA costing circa 28k. Unfortunately, my giant multinational employer does not sponsor any further study so I am self-funding. Part-time courses are also not eligible for scholarships. Roughly 10k of that will be covered by postgraduate government student loan however it is the…
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ERUDIO chasing mortgage-style 90's SLC loan. Help!
Hi, I'd be really grateful for any advice please. Bullet points, to keep it simple - - I've got 3 mortgage-style student loans from 93-96. - I was deferring until May 2013 when I phoned up SLC having not received my deferment forms, to be told the debt's been sold to Erudio and to contact them. No thanks. - Last month I…
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Student loans help needed!!
Hello everyone I’m in a bit of a pickle in relation to how I go about repaying student loans because I’m going to China to teach English in January and I might go for more than one year if I notify the government is there a chance that I could pay a reasonable amount whilst in another country? My fear is that I’ll come…
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Student loan question
I’m hoping to go to university to study as an osteopath. If I never earn over 25k, is it really true that no money at all needs repaid? And after 30 years it’s wiped off completely? If I move and live in USA will I still be liable to pay back my loan, just salary depending?
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What course is for me?
I just completed a intentionally low qualification course to get me back into the routine, boost confidence, get a refernece etc. I applied for 4 courses at different colleges and was accepted to each one but debating which one to go to. Course 1 travel and tourism course at local college, only thing going for it to me is…
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Uni September 2018 what am I entitled to?
Hi I’m heading to uni in 2018 as a mature student. Have my own home married and have two children 2 and 6. What student finance am I entitled to? My husband is self employed and only my eldest is at school so will still need to provide childcare for the the youngest. Thanks in advance. :j
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University admin error, is there anything I can do?
Hi there I'm looking for advise and hopefully this is the right place. Ive just finished my final year of a film degree. In May I got a letter from SF to say my finance for Music Technology year 2 course had been accepted. I know nothing about music! I called up Student Finance and they said the university had sent…
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Student Loan Statement
I'm sure this has been asked before but I haven't found the specific issue, if someone can share a link I'd be grateful. I've received a statement recently saying that in the period April 17- April 18 I repaid £385 to SLC off the balance of my loan. This is demonstrably false, I pay approx £110 every month and so should…
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Please Delete this Thread
I have now put my case in the hands of a legal team. Thanks for everyone's advice.
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Maintenance loan less than expected
Resident in England. Only child hoping to study Medicine at Queen's University Belfast. Full loan being made for tuition fees of £9250. Maintenance loan of £3224 but were expecting £4054 or thereabouts. Friends and others whose household income is more than us (in some cases at lot more) are getting loans of at least…
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MSE News: Calls for better student finance information backed by Martin
Universities say students and prospective students need clearer and better-targeted financial advice on the full implications of taking out a student loan - a call which is backed by MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis...Read the full story: 'Calls for better student finance information backed by Martin' Click reply…
