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Second degree in medicine
Hi there, I have a first degree; a BA in Creative Writing which I have just graduated from. However, I am looking at doing a second degree, in Medicine (always been my dream and more achievable now I have a BA) The only hurdle is that in whatever way I do this, the tuition fees for first few years isn't funded by the NHS -…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I continue using my student card?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I graduated in the summer, however my student card doesn't have an expiration date on it and I've been able get discounts with it in a few places since. Is it bad for me to keep doing this even though I'm now in full-time work? Unfortunately the MSE team can't always answer…
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Students living together
My son has recently moved into halls and is sharing a kitchen with four others. They've set up a pot where they all throw their spare change in at the end of a night, and from that they're funding communal bread, milk and washing up liquid. They thought that made sense rather than having five individual cartons of milk,…
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MSE News: Hidden 27% rise in university costs for parents of new starters in England
Parents of students going to university are facing a large hidden hike in the amount they are expected to contribute to support their child's living costs, with some now asked to pay over £5,300 a year, MoneySavingExpert.com analysis reveals....Read the full story: 'Revealed: Hidden 27% rise in university costs for parents…
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Lloyds student account overdraft *please help!*
Hi all. I'm not very good with this sort of thing so I've come here for advice/help. I'm having a right nightmare with Lloyds. I've already spoke to 6 people on the phone as well as spend 2 hours in my local branch trying to sort this out. I've just started my third year at university and have a student account with lloyds…
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Welsh student grants and pension lump sum
I've got one son who's just started at uni and another who is about to go on his paid placement year, we are on a low income (self employed) so they both qualify for student grants. Anyway, my husband's local authority employer from 15 years ago has just written to us to say they intend paying his small pension and 20k…
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Parental support worries
1st time poster, so be gentle... My daughter is 17 and is currently looking at university to study Maternity, the bursaries have been abolished. Obvs we are aware of the student loans for tuitions and the maintenance student loans. My question is if you are earning over 75k a year as a household, and have lived life to the…
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Help with opening student bank account please.
Hi. I am posting on behalf of my nephew who has just started studying in London. He is really struggling to get a bank account. This is because he is classed as a 'home student' as he is British, but he has been living in USA for last 5 years or so. As he hasn't had a UK address recently, he gets rejected for an account.…
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student loan-parent contribution-divorced-2 household-which income2 declare?
Hi, Our child will apply for a student loan next year. Mum and dad are divorced. We have joint custody, so my household has the child half the time and ex has the child for the other half of the time. So our child has two residential addresses and either one could be used on the loan application. One household has more…
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Students heading to uni hit by bursary 'phishing' scam
Students at major UK universities have been targeted by emails which claim to offer them a Government bursary...Read the full story: 'Students heading to uni hit by bursary 'phishing' scam' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to…
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Canadian Bankruptcy and Erasing Student loans
Howdy, Need help on this matter from Finacial/banking experts from Canada. One of my Cousin was too much addicted to drugs and spent all the money buying these Sh*** and is running out of every fuel . My concern is about his Student loan. He has a student loan and while working he had paid some instalments and paid around…
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Overpaid to SLC via Self Assessment - how to get it back?
I've realised that I've overpaid to student loan company via my self assessment tax return. There was roughly £3k remaining to pay it all off and actually paid student loan repayments via self assessment of £8k. So the refund amount is large enough to want to get it back sooner rather than later. How and when do I get the…
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Post-grad loan and pre 1998 loan T&C's
Hi, I've just been looking at the definitions of "income" with Erudio for pre 1998 student loans - it mentions "Further Education Funding" in the Other Income section - does this means that taking out a post-grad loan would be deemed as income received from "Further Education Funding" - or is FE a specific type of…
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Any grants available for students
Hi my daughter has just left school and is about to start art college, USA in Epsom, Surrey. She's 16 and says she's doing a diploma. We have low income of about £10000 per year which is due to my wife's part time job. I am training to be a trader in stocks and shares and have some investments that bring income. It's not a…
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Buying software for uni - bad idea?
Hi all :) looking for some opinions on a purchase I am considering. I am about to start my final year of university and I want to buy the software I use on my course, and to do personal/hobbyist work in my spare time. It costs £170 to use for the year, or you can get a subscription, but this works out more expensive. I've…
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Bank Account for 2nd year student
Hi My son's girlfriend didn't take out a student bank account in her first year at uni. She is now trying to open one before she goes into her second year but has been refused by Santander. Looking on various websites it appears most banks only offer student bank accounts to first year students or to second year students…
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Going to uni offer George Foreman Grill £12.99
Checked on the George Foreman site today and they have 2 portion grill for £12.99 and a 3 portion grill for £14.99 Perfect for moving in to a new uni house
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Money saving tips
Find out what you need There are certain items that you will need to have cash for every week and there is no escaping it. These are the things you need to budget for carefully so that you can always afford to purchase the essentials. When you start to add up what your necessities will cost you, don’t forget to include:…
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Student Accounts 2012/13
This thread is specifically to discuss the Student Accounts 2012/13 Guide Click reply to discuss Specific Threads to discuss individual bank's overdraft limits. Please let us know what limits you got if you applied for any of the following top pick accounts: Co-op Santander Natwest/RBS HalifaxHSBC
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Daughter withdrew after 12 weeks but charged over 8K tuition fee!
As the title says my daughter had to withdraw from her 1st year at uni for health reasons. The financial fallout is a nightmare. She's having to pay back maintenance which had already been paid on rent but has now received a statement for over £8,000 on tuition fees, plus over £100 interest! She left her course in January,…
