16 Year old Student Help

doddy1

Hi,

Sorry if I should have posted on another thread but I don't normally post on here.

Basically my son wants to go to a college that is not local but they do provide boarding facilities. He will be 16 in Feb and wants to go to this college in Sept 2014(assuming he gets his results) Both my husband and myself have a joint income of around 42K but unfortunately we don't actually have a lot of spare cash due to other commitments/debts.

Does anyone know if we can we get any kind of financial assistance for my son to go to his preferred college? There is a local college that do a similar course but it isn't quite the same or indeed as good. When looking into this, I seem to be conflicting advice and he has an interview this month. I don't want to build his hopes up too high but I also want him to have the incentive to work even harder for this college.

Any help or advice would be really appreciated.

Thanks

Dunroamin

As the same course is available locally and you have a decent income, you're unlikely to get any financial help for choosing to study at a distance.

Taiko

Have to agree with Dunroamin. Only suggestion is to contact the college he intends to attend, but I think with your income level you're unlikely to get any support.

19lottie82

He will get a student loan and maybe a small bursary (not sure of the latter, based on your income tho). Will you still be entitled to Child Benefit, as hi new address will be term time only?

Taiko

19lottie82 wrote: »

He will get a student loan and maybe a small bursary (not sure of the latter, based on your income tho). Will you still be entitled to Child Benefit, as hi new address will be term time only?

No he won't get a student loan. Don't post nonsense, as it's not helpful.

nimbo

have look on the turn to us website - they may have grants available to under 18's but i'm not sure if they do...

how much money do you think he will be needing? is it a few grand, or more like 20k? because if it is the first, could you save a small amount each month from now til then, and then pay it monthly - I realize not ideal, but you'd have around 10 moths to save for it????

19lottie82

Taiko wrote: »

No he won't get a student loan. Don't post nonsense, as it's not helpful.

No need to be insulting, it's not clever.

OK, I should rephrase that, he "may" get a student loan. How do you know he won't? I went to college at 16 and got a student loan.

Voyager2002

19lottie82 wrote: »

No need to be insulting, it's not clever.

OK, I should rephrase that, he "may" get a student loan. How do you know he won't? I went to college at 16 and got a student loan.

When people talk about student loans, they usually mean the system of student finance that supports those in advanced education (post-18). Clearly this student is not eligible for such support, and offering the suggestion can only raise false hopes and waste time for those involved.

Of course, if you are aware of an organisation that lends money to support students in further (post-16) education, then it would be helpful to provide details. Such support is unusual, and is certainly not what is usually called "student loans".

19lottie82

Voyager2002 wrote: »

When people talk about student loans, they usually mean the system of student finance that supports those in advanced education (post-18).

Thanks for your post. V2002.

As I said, I got a student loan at 16. I realise my experience may not be applicable to everyone, so prob should have phrased it differently, but I don't take kindly to posters like Nimbo using the word "nonsense".

Lokolo

19lottie82 wrote: »

Thanks for your post. V2002.

As I said, I got a student loan at 16. I realise my experience may not be applicable to everyone, so prob should have phrased it differently, but I don't take kindly to posters like Nimbo using the word "nonsense".

You used the words "He will get a student loan." so yes, it is nonsense.

You do not get student loans for college education, only university education.

Voyager2002

19lottie82 wrote: »

Thanks for your post. V2002.

As I said, I got a student loan at 16. I realise my experience may not be applicable to everyone, so prob should have phrased it differently, but I don't take kindly to posters like Nimbo using the word "nonsense".

Would you care to post details of the organisation that gave you the loan? Unless you are an exceptional scholar who completed 'A' levels and A2s and so started university at 16, you certainly did not receive what is usually called a "student loan". Or perhaps you are from Scotland?