How to open a student bank account when studying at Open University?

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I am studying at the open university fulltime and wonder if any bank account will accept me for a student bank account?
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Highly unlikely because a condition of student bank accounts is that you pay in your student loans. Which as a part time OU student you won’t have.
Not all Student accounts require you to pay in your student loan. Some state that the overdraft feature will only be considered if you pay in a regular amount. This could be from another bank, savings, earnings etc.
Have a look at the different providers and see which ones you meet the criteria for
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/students/Student-bank-account
Just be better than you were yesterday.
I do know some people who have got one though, plus whilst for student finance reasons you class as 'part-time' you can even get council tax reduction for being a 'full-time' student.