Help rent does not add up

Byrneand_2 · 20 July 2006 at 1:48PM

Debt_Free_Chick, I certainly agree with you and apologise for the cheap jibe.

However re:

"The course will settle whether he/she is good enough to be a lawyer."

I'm afraid I'd have to disagree with you there as the number of people who obtain law degrees but cannot obtain a career within the law industry is quite staggering. It reinforces the fact that similar to many well publised degrees such as "media," the entry requirements for law can often be quite pitiful, with the impact being that the student has no hope of obtaining a reasonable job on completion.

This practice not only wastes countless amounts of tax payers money (even with tuition fees) but also gives many youngsters false ambition and can often be the catalyst for taking on large amounts of debt which take years to overcome.

BarmyBubba · 20 July 2006 at 2:53PM

This same thing caught me out once. And I work in numbers so its a simple mistake to make

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I joined the lottery at my football club where it is £1 per week. But I signed up to direct debit and each month £4.33 was coming out of my bank.

I had assumed (and you know what they say about that) 4 weeks a month, so where was the extra £0.33 coming from?

52 x £1 = £52
12 x £4.33 = £51.96

Good job I didnt complain, or I would have looked a right fruitcake.

JennyB · 20 July 2006 at 5:13PM

I agree with F_T_Buyer - check your contract. If you were told it would be £73 per week and it's £79 then that's not right - it's really got nothing to do with how it was worked out. If you think you're being ripped off talk to your student union - they usually have some kind of legal advisor who will be especially familiar with issues related to student accommodation. If your accommodation was arranged through your uni then speak to the accommodation office about it.

God I hope I've spelt accommodation right after using it so many times! :rotfl:

Good luck with your degree - I've got an LLB and have just finished the LPC so I've been there... soooo much reading!! :eek:

nearlyrich · 20 July 2006 at 5:27PM

I think student accommodation is a right rip off, they want paying for 46 or 52 weeks when you only need it for about 30 weeks and some places rent out the acommodation in the holidays for conferences so they are getting paid twice. No wonder students are in so much debt.