Fabulous financial start....ugh vent

pulliptears

Being part of a regional federation can cause difficulties for enrolment, for example I had to enrol with my Uni online 3 weeks ago but couldnt take the confirmation to the college where my course is based until monday.

So monday morning, bright and early I went to the college and formally enrolled there. No problem. I take my loan forms up to Student Finance, an office consisting of 25 people. Only the one who deals with faxing the copies of the student loan letters is off ill.

My friend and I are assured someone else will do it. Yesterday comes, no loan. Friend goes up to finance to be told the girl is still of ill and the forms are "on her desk" waiting for her return. My friend has bills and needs the money so gets a little wound at them, they promise to fax the forms through yesterday afternoon.

Ive just come off the phone to student finance, and surprise surprise nothing has been faxed through. The girl tells me even if they were sent today it will be mid week next week before we see any money :mad:

Why, in an office of 25 people cant one of them fax over the dozen forms on a desk!!

Luckily Im not desperate for the cash, would have been useful but I can manage. Most of my classmates cant.

/end vent.

lenga01

i know how u feel! yesterday after not hearing anything about my loan i phoned my LA up only to be inormed that they have somehow lost half my information and it will not be processed for another 6 weeks! I am livid espicially as i start very soon and have a 2 and a hlaf year old daughter to pay nursery fees etc for! I cannot believe the treatment students get sometimes, it's disgraceful!

pulliptears

lenga01 wrote: »

i know how u feel! yesterday after not hearing anything about my loan i phoned my LA up only to be inormed that they have somehow lost half my information and it will not be processed for another 6 weeks! I am livid espicially as i start very soon and have a 2 and a hlaf year old daughter to pay nursery fees etc for! I cannot believe the treatment students get sometimes, it's disgraceful!

Ouch, 6 weeks!? Thats terrible. At least Im only held up for a week. will you be able to cope?

farso

pulliptears wrote: »

Ouch, 6 weeks!? Thats terrible. At least Im only held up for a week. will you be able to cope?

I dont want to put a downer on this, but Id be really surprised if yours actually comes through within a week. Expect 2-3, nothing gets done in a rush.

mboro

I was told to wait another 6 weeks for my forms to be processed, Yesterday I received all confirmation and dates in the post......no problems.