how to afford a masters degree?????

The_One_Who

Personal attacks really do detract from any point you are trying to make. A lot of posters on this forum appreciate and respect ONW's advice and viewpoint.

Students today (I know, I am one) do expect things that in previous years were classed as luxurious. Rooms were shared, as were bathrooms. Nowadays students seem to want nothing less than an en suite and the thought of a shared bathroom makes them cringe. Also, living at home to save money is seen as 'missing out on the university experience' and so they would rather move out. Because of course living at home means you are waited on hand and foot...

stuckinmyflat

other ppl may appreciate olders opinion, but for god sake every single damn thing i write is wrong.

i agree some students do, but i also think its naive to say that students just waste their loan. i was making the point, for myself, i dont just throw my money away. i used my loan for the purpose it was given, living expenses

The_One_Who

That isn't the case at all. ONW's views will either disagree (and explain why rather than just a 'you're wrong') or will be asking for clarification on a point or to ensure that you are clear on what you think. Take your funding as an example. You say the course has funding but you didn't say you had officially been awarded it. The difference is massive. We both wanted to know if you were sure the course was eligible (as SAAS usually do not fund masters courses, but do fund diplomas) and if you definitely have been awarded it.

stuckinmyflat

no i think you will find wether older explains the reasons or not, absolutely any point i make is wrong, im sure as you are all buds on here and like to give each other thanks as much as you can, that you are probably not going to let your mate down by not backing them up.

im done, wont be making anymore posts on this, its obvious we are getting nowhere

The_One_Who

We have disagreed many a time on here, but we are always civil to each other. If a post includes a personal attack I won't read it, completely devalues the entire post.

ViolaLass

lynzpower wrote: »

But were living costs as high then?

Im looking at rents in london for example and its 80 quid to SHARE A ROOM, alone you are looking at 100pw MINIMUM and thats excluding bills.

Im sure rent prices were nowhere near as high then as they are now?

Then you're looking in the wrong places (speaking as someone who finished her degree in London in 2006). In my second year, I had a large room in a nice flat, zone 2, £85pw and it wasn't remotely difficult to find.

Oldernotwiser

stuckinmyflat wrote: »

no i think you will find wether older explains the reasons or not, absolutely any point i make is wrong, im sure as you are all buds on here and like to give each other thanks as much as you can, that you are probably not going to let your mate down by not backing them up.

im done, wont be making anymore posts on this, its obvious we are getting nowhere

I don't think that anyone on here automatically supports anyone else; we all have different opinions.

Given that you were unhappy with the replies you got on the Benefits Board (under your previous alias) and left in a similar huff, perhaps it might be worth considering the fact that it's your attitude and not that of others that's at fault.

Char_pdc

lynzpower wrote: »

But were living costs as high then?

Im looking at rents in london for example and its 80 quid to SHARE A ROOM, alone you are looking at 100pw MINIMUM and thats excluding bills.

Im sure rent prices were nowhere near as high then as they are now?

ViolaLass wrote: »

Then you're looking in the wrong places (speaking as someone who finished her degree in London in 2006). In my second year, I had a large room in a nice flat, zone 2, £85pw and it wasn't remotely difficult to find.

Lynzpower, are you referring to Halls of Residence in London, or private accomodation?

I've also been living in London as a student since 2005 and have found house prices to be very variable in the private sector, depending on the area you choose to live in and the transport links. Obviously also, how close you are to central London affects your rent, but then your travel costs increase.

There are places for less than £100 a week in London, I paid less than that in both my second and third years, but I had to search for them.

lynzpower

ViolaLass wrote: »

Then you're looking in the wrong places (speaking as someone who finished her degree in London in 2006). In my second year, I had a large room in a nice flat, zone 2, £85pw and it wasn't remotely difficult to find.

Yeah, I'm looking for a 2 bed flat with a gardne as my partner and I have a dog. ( and a houseful of furniture, effects, his record collection, you name it)

I was just being kinda aghast at how much its going to cost us really, no biggie though we will cope

Whereabouts in Zone2 were you?

ViolaLass

Crikey, with demands like that, no wonder you find it expensive. A garden will cost you, as will the luxury of a spare room (I can understand wanting one - it's next on my list now that I've left London).

I was on Roman Road, East London. Really cool area and a great market. But it was a two bed flat with an enormous sitting room that we split in two to get a third 'bedroom'. No garden - if you really want one, I would look at zones 3 or 4 - more space, more greenery generally, more gardens available, less need to bankrupt yourself.