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How much should parents contribute financially?

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  • Derivative
    Derivative Posts: 1,698 Forumite
    Fang wrote: »
    Again that depends on the degree. With my first degree I barely needed anything like that thanks to the library. With my second and current I need a lot of expensive books, and a lot of expensive equipment in order to do the work required. And quite often they are a front-loaded expense so spreading the cost throughout the weeks is completely pointless unless Blackwells and Amazon are likely to let them pay in such a way.

    Enlighten me on your 'second degree' here please? I'm talking about a regular academic undergraduate degree. I don't know of anyone studying who has to buy their own equipment.

    £5pw is just a ballpark figure, what I'm trying to say is £250 per year is more than enough considering most have libraries. The library doesn't always have what you want.
    Said Aristippus, “If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.”
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  • Person_one
    Person_one Posts: 28,884 Forumite
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    EdgEy wrote: »
    Enlighten me on your 'second degree' here please? I'm talking about a regular academic undergraduate degree. I don't know of anyone studying who has to buy their own equipment.

    £5pw is just a ballpark figure, what I'm trying to say is £250 per year is more than enough considering most have libraries. The library doesn't always have what you want.

    Never met any arts students then? They can spend a fortune on supplies.
  • Fang_3
    Fang_3 Posts: 7,602 Forumite
    Person_one wrote: »
    You must have a pretty good summer job, ELQ fees at the uni I'm heading to are £14,000 a year!

    Not for my course. Even with the changes, everyone on my course pays the same, regardless of previous qualifications. The downside being that to become fully qualified it takes seven years in all and the majority do stay, whereas I'm leaving the minute I graduate. But I still have the option to go back and complete should I want to.
  • Fang_3
    Fang_3 Posts: 7,602 Forumite
    EdgEy wrote: »
    Enlighten me on your 'second degree' here please? I'm talking about a regular academic undergraduate degree. I don't know of anyone studying who has to buy their own equipment.

    £5pw is just a ballpark figure, what I'm trying to say is £250 per year is more than enough considering most have libraries. The library doesn't always have what you want.

    There are many courses where you have to buy your own equipment - art, architecture, design, interior design, fashion etc.
  • Person_one
    Person_one Posts: 28,884 Forumite
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    Fang wrote: »
    Not for my course. Even with the changes, everyone on my course pays the same, regardless of previous qualifications. The downside being that to become fully qualified it takes seven years in all and the majority do stay, whereas I'm leaving the minute I graduate. But I still have the option to go back and complete should I want to.

    Erm, architecture? Biomedical science? Law?
  • Fang_3
    Fang_3 Posts: 7,602 Forumite
    Person_one wrote: »
    Erm, architecture? Biomedical science? Law?

    Stalker much?!:eek:
  • Person_one
    Person_one Posts: 28,884 Forumite
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    Fang wrote: »
    Stalker much?!:eek:


    Sorry, just curious!
  • Fang_3
    Fang_3 Posts: 7,602 Forumite
    Person_one wrote: »
    Sorry, just curious!

    Curiosity may have killed the cat, but I'm worried that it may kill me this time!:eek:
  • Person_one
    Person_one Posts: 28,884 Forumite
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    Fang wrote: »
    Curiosity may have killed the cat, but I'm worried that it may kill me this time!:eek:


    Well Fang, you're so prolific on here its only natural we might wonder about the real you! ;)
  • poet123
    poet123 Posts: 24,099 Forumite
    What course are you studying Fang?
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