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Any advice on foreign bank accounts for students?
My daughter is studying foreign languages and will be spending 6 months in France, followed by 6 months in Italy starting September, 2005 and will be working during her time away. She will have to open bank accounts in both countries so that her earnings can be paid into a bank. Can anybody advise on the best banks to use…
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Multiple student accounts
what banks can you open a student account and not have to put your Student Loan money into. I want to open several accounts to put the 0% overdraft into an ING account to get interest, how can this be done, is it illegal,
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Lunch money - 6th former
Hi, I know this isn't moneysaving but my son is currently taking his a-levels & I give him money weekly to cover lunches & snacks. After reading some of the advice about preparing students for uni I'm considering transferring an amount monthly into his account (I've just started giving him a clothes allowance in the same…
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Mature student finance
Hi, My wife is a mature student, qualified nurse but wants to further her development by gaining a degree and indeed needs to to maintain her registration. She has to get points through various courses self funding to eventually gain enough points for a degree. She has already gained/attended courses towards this but the…
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2nd year loan app
Any tips, should it be income assessed or not ?
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Graduate job!
I'm going to be graduating this summer and am faced with the first job dilemma. However, as a marketing student, most opportunities are based down in London but I really want to remain in the West of Scotland, as I don't want my partner to have to leave his present job. If anyone has any ideas/knows of good…
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loans for open university courses??????
Hi i was wondering if anyone might know the answer to this, i was doing a psychology degree at a uni and completed almost 2 years when i had to drop out due to personal circumstances,this was in 2004. i got a student loan and single parent grant for those two years. For this study i recieved a certif of higher education as…
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student bank accounts
My daughter hopes to go to uni in England in Sept 05. We attended a school meeting about student loans etc and received the application form and information. It was explained that the student needed to enter their bank account details and that if in the future that account changed, it would be a lot of hassle informing the…
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At what point does a student account ...
... cease to be a student account? I'm a finalist with a Halifax student account, and all the lovely advantages that accompany it. Presumably I told them at the beginning when I was expected to graduate (next Summer) - but I can't remember doing so. Given that Halifax has no graduate account to speak of (ie: I'll be…
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NATWEST hassling me re my overdraft - is this fair!?
Natwest have been calling my home almost every day leaving messages that I need to call them 'urgently.' I did call them back last week and they said that everything was OK regarding my account, no freud had been committed and I was operating my account within the terms and conditions. I have a Natwest student account, am…
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pulling a bit of a fast one...
I'm a first year uni student (again, see below...) and I'm a bit concerned about the 2 credit cards that I have... This is my second attempt at a degree - I started in Sept 2003 but dropped out in Feb last year, waiting to start a new course Sept 04. So in between Feb-Sept I started working via an agency. I got hold of an…
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Mother of student needs help
My son is in his final year of A levels and hoping to go to uni in the autumn. Hes has narrowed down his two choices ready to be submitted. After that, what happens? This is all new to us - do we have to wait for the results and will he still get his place even if he doesn't get the required grades? Also what happens about…
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A possibly stupid question about loans / fees
If someone wants to point me to the idiot's guide website for student loans and tuition fees from the parental point of view, I'd be grateful. I can then scare myself rigid about what we're going to need to find for eldest hopefully heading off to uni this autumn (:eek: what happened to my baby?) But failing that, I think…
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AT LAST -Paid off my student loan
AT last, I've paid off my student loan in full!! I've paid it off with my new blue egg card, so I have 0% interest until November and around a tenner cash back. nice! ;D Meanwhile, my funds to pay off the egg card can sit in my savings account. I'm so happy to be free of that student loan company. Nicki
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next years student loan applications
i am going into the second year at uni next year, does anyone know here when i can get my application form for next years loan, and when the deadline is?
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Free Grant from USDAW for OU Students
USDAW, the shopworkers union, gives grants to its members once they have completed Open University courses. The article is here: http://www.usdaw.org.uk/lifelong_learning/news/1049097070_18259_189.html 65 quid for a 30 point course, and 130 quid for a 60 point course. This is about a third of the cost of the course, and…
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How On Earth Do I Pay It All Back!?
Im in second year of university now and am i debt up to my eye balls. To be fair i havent been completely wreckless i will pay that respect to my ex boyfriend with whom i lived with before going to university. Anyway...bunnys and boiling pans aside....im in a lot of debt and i dont know how im going to pay it back once i…
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Anyone else unable to access their Student Email
Outside of the University? I know for a fact it isn't on the sole network but I'm unable to access it here at home when other people can. Anyone know whats blocking me to access it here at home?
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Student Loan Help Please!!
Hi Moneysavers, Totally new to this so hope i've posted in the correct place! I need your help please. I took out a student loan in the 'new' scheme, (after '98) which means I was liable to pay back my loan once I had started earning over £10,000. Which was fine as I new I would have to pay it back at some point. The…
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Please help and you could win an IPOD
A friend of mine has got through to the last 25 of a competition to get her rent paid for the year. In the last stage she has to get as many votes as possible to win If you vote for any of the contestants YOU get entered in a draw to win an IPOD I would urge you to vote for Molly by clicking on the "vote for me here" icon…