Benefits for a single teenage mother student?

Mojisola

dktreesea wrote: »

Not sure if you are thinking of studying at LSE, but this page could be worth a read. All the other good quality universities should have similar set ups:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/students/supportServices/studentsWithChildren.aspx

Even the uni suggests -
If you are pregnant when you are due to start your programme you may want to consider requesting to defer your entry to the School until the next academic year.

dktreesea

Mojisola wrote: »

Even the uni suggests -
If you are pregnant when you are due to start your programme you may want to consider requesting to defer your entry to the School until the next academic year.

Yes, I can imagine learning to be a parent to a new born would be quite a daunting and time consuming task if you didn't have good support.

But on the other hand, deferring a place is like deferring one's own life. I don't recommend anyone with children put their own lives on hold.

Bennifred

I think it is better to be pragmatic and err on the side of caution. I would advise you to defer a year, op, and give yourself time to get all the necessary support in place.

A lot of students defer a year to go travelling, or raise funds, you won't be the only person starting a year later than originally planned. I honestly think you will be better placed to start in a years time.

mountainofdebt

dktreesea wrote: »

But on the other hand, deferring a place is like deferring one's own life. I don't recommend anyone with children put their own lives on hold.

When you have a child, you don't come first anymore.

NYM

mountainofdebt wrote: »

When you have a child, you don't come first anymore.

So true...

Annie1960

Sharna wrote: »

The baby's dad has since broken up with me and wants nothing to do with me or the child and has made that clear. I am also not expecting any payments from him.

You are being quite naive. That's not the way it works.

The Child Support Agency is now called The Child Maintenance Service.

http://www.cmoptions.org

Bantex_2

Why is the father being let off the hook and the taxpayer expected to fork out instead?

dktreesea

mountainofdebt wrote: »

When you have a child, you don't come first anymore.

Quite. All the more reason to get on with it, get your career sorted and start to earn a decent living so you can afford to support your child.

Just because you have children doesn't mean you should give up work/study/all the other things you are doing to improve your own life skills and prospects.

dktreesea

Bantex wrote: »

Why is the father being let off the hook and the taxpayer expected to fork out instead?

He won't be let off the hook. The CSA will go after him for his share of the costs of bringing up his child.

mountainofdebt

dktreesea wrote: »

Quite. All the more reason to get on with it, get your career sorted and start to earn a decent living so you can afford to support your child.

Just because you have children doesn't mean you should give up work/study/all the other things you are doing to improve your own life skills and prospects.

If you read the replies you would see that no-one has suggested that the OP gives up her dream.

What they have urged is caution to the OP's plan to be pregnant,move, start a demanding course, give birth whilst studying said demanding course, look after a new born whilst studying said demanding course and try and pass exams of said demanding course.....whilst having no support.

By taking a year out OP is not giving up but giving her the best possible chance of success - what's wrong in that?????