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PGCE finance after living abroad
Hi, I'm a little confused by the regulations regarding temporary residences. I have been outside the EU for 10 years, apart from a 7 month period in the UK. All of that time has been with the intention of temporary absence, as follows: 1) 1 year abroad to teach English (intention to return, complete a degree, and then a…
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Student finance changing the amount paid to the OU part way through a term
Hi, I got a letter out of the blue today from SFE saying that the total amount to be paid to the OU is £1436 which only covers 1 module. I'm studying two. The entitlement I had when I was accepted in June was £2786. Has this ever happened to anyone? And what was the reason? I'm hoping its something simple like the OU…
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Volunteer payment refund
I can already hear people saying "not possible". But allow me to give you my sob story anyway. Long story short, I live in Japan now and have been working late nights. I went to their website to organize my repayment strategy from this month onwards. Essentially the choices would be "pay it all off ASAP" or pay the minimum…
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EU student survival question(s)
Hi there, Is it true that an EU national can apply for a maintenance loan if he's been living in the UK for over 3 years? Or is it 5? Thanks :)
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Is it worth getting a Student Bank account?
My daughter is determined to not get in anymore debt than she has to agree watching me struggle for years juggling and upgrading my debts, I'm now in a Debt Management Plan. My daughter doesn't want to go down the same road so is keeping her normal account with no overdraft facility. Is a student account better than a…
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Can in coursework/notes
I have recently scanned in all my physical paper e.g. bills, invoices, letters etc negating the need for a fileing cabinet. I have lever arch files full of course notes and coursework from university. It would probably take months for me to scan all of this in one page at a time. What do other students do with old course…
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Pregnant and Finance
Hi, Not sure if I'm posting in the right area, this is my first thread! Currently I am a full time 2nd year student and expecting a baby due in January. I have no intentions of giving university up as we can't really afford for me to defer for a year. As it stands I haven't worked since my second child was born which was…
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MSE News: Welsh students to benefit from 'generous' student finance system
The average Welsh student could potentially pocket £7,000/year in maintenance grants from September 2018 under new plans...Read the full story: 'Welsh students to benefit from 'generous' student finance system – grants of at least £1,000/yr to be given to all' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the…
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student loans for expat children returning to the uk
Hi, my son is planning on returning to the uk and continue his studies at university. He is a UK citizen but has been living abroad his entire. Is it possible for him to receive student loans or other financial assistance. Any information provided would be greatly appreciated. Kind regards, A concerned parent.
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Student finance / Nhs bursary help!
Hey guys! I was wondering if you could give me and my partner some advice about her student fees. Having failed some aspects of her 2nd year Mental health nursing course, the university is allowing her to redo 2 of the semesters in which she failed the exams (Due to major family disruption). Upon agreeing the terms of her…
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MSE News: 100,000s of graduates have been overpaying their student loans
If you've been paying off a student loan check NOW to see if you're owed a refund worth £100s...Read the full story: '100,000s of graduates have been overpaying their student loans – check NOW if you're owed a refund' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it…
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Draconion Deed of Guarantee
My Daughter is about to start university. She will be sharing a rented house with 3 others. I have been asked by the landlords agent to sign a deed of guarantee with unlimited liability (for unpaid rent, damage and any breech of the million gotchas in the AST) for not only my daughters rent but those of the other 3. Is…
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Single Mum Wants to Study
Morning everyone, I'm really hoping someone can guide me with this one, as I've found conflicting advice online. I'm a single Mum on low income (Not receiving any benefits btw) I really want to go back to university part time :) Can you let me know what if any help there is out there for me in terms of finance etc Thanks
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Student Loan liability & pension contributions
Hi, I have two queries that I would appreciate advice on. In October 2014, I started studying part-time degree using SFE loan. As long as I remained on the course I was not liable for repayments until April 2019. This October, I started the third year of the degree (out of six) with SFE loan but after three weeks had to…
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Scottish student
Hi I am starting an open university course in January and tuition fees have been sorted. Is there a way of finding out about student loan for books etc? Every time I go onto the site, it keeps putting me back to the page for tuition fees, which has been sorted. Thanks :)
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Household Essentials Survey
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Correspondence between SFE and Uni's
Hi, I am a 29 year old mature student who has always lived in the UK. However, I was temporarily absent from the UK for almost 2 years in the past 3. This absence was due to travel/ temp work/marriage and I successfully appealed a decision by my future uni to charge me international fees. Although I built a strong case for…
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Student Loan Statement
Has anyone got their Student Loan Statement for last year? I'm trying to get mine as I'm hoping to clear the remaining balance on my student loan, which I've been paying off since I graduated in 2002. 14 years to pay off £16k :(
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Student Finance - Getting my step-dad to sign off that he won't support me?
So my mum and dad have been divorced and separated since I was age 4/5 (I'm 20 now) and I haven't been in touch with my dad for around 3 years now. Although for nearly four years, she has been seeing her partner (Who I do call my step dad) They're not married, but he has been living with us for the last four years. And…
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Mis-sold degree
Hi all, I attended university for a brief time way back in 2007. I know it is a while back... I ended up leaving before the end of the first term because the course was totally mis-sold in relation to content. I've just been going through my student loan (as I then went to a different uni the following year and completed…
