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Do all students have it this bad?!

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  • I_am_mad
    I_am_mad Posts: 1,461 Forumite
    What a wonderful example of considered, analytical thought. I do hope that "I_am_mad" is not actually a university student: if so, I dread to think what has happened to admissions standards.
    How dare you say such a thing, my views on money has nothing to do with how i got into university, for your information I am a uni student, and i got here by working extremely hard!! So for you to judge me on this is very upsetting.
    :jHas saved so much money since joining this forum, thanks to all you kind people out there :j
  • poet123
    poet123 Posts: 24,099 Forumite
    TBH the standard of written English has definitely fallen across the board. i teach in a College and textspeak is common in essays and letters. I blame the mobile phone! and the seeming lack of will by many Secondary staff to correct bad spelling and grammar. We are doing the kids of today no favours by taking this lax approach IMO.
  • robnye
    robnye Posts: 5,411 Forumite
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    poet123 wrote: »
    TBH the standard of written English has definitely fallen across the board. i teach in a College and textspeak is common in essays and letters. I blame the mobile phone! and the seeming lack of will by many Secondary staff to correct bad spelling and grammar. We are doing the kids of today no favours by taking this lax approach IMO.

    i agree..... i have endless discussions with my daughters, because they use txt/msn words when writing anything down and it blooming annoys me
    smile --- it makes people wonder what you are up to.... ;) :cool:
  • its just a loop hole in the system. Someone i know at uni got all his loan as a grant so got 10 grand for no reason cause his dad changed jobs but didnt start new job straight away; so was unemployed at the time of the assesment......even though he now has a £250,000 a year job.
  • dmg24
    dmg24 Posts: 33,920 Forumite
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    its just a loop hole in the system. Someone i know at uni got all his loan as a grant so got 10 grand for no reason cause his dad changed jobs but didnt start new job straight away; so was unemployed at the time of the assesment......even though he now has a £250,000 a year job.

    How did he get a £10K grant? :confused:
    Gone ... or have I?
  • Stubert
    Stubert Posts: 733 Forumite
    poet123 wrote: »
    To be honest the standard of written English has definitely fallen across the board. I teach in a college and text speak is common in essays and letters. I blame the mobile phone and the seeming lack of will by many secondary staff to correct bad spelling and grammar. We are doing the kids of today no favours by taking this lax approach, in my opinion.

    My English skills aren't the best but I had a go at improving that for you ;).
  • OohSoHolly
    OohSoHolly Posts: 358 Forumite
    poet123 wrote: »
    Your comments came across as really bitter,and implied the student in question was somehow cheating you, and that because of her actions you were losing out. When in reality what she does has no effect on the monies you receive whatsoever.

    I apologise if it seemed that way, i meant to show that my 'bitterness' was directed to the system and not her! I'll make that more clear next time. :o
  • poet123
    poet123 Posts: 24,099 Forumite
    Stubert wrote: »
    My English skills aren't the best but I had a go at improving that for you ;).

    Thanks for that, :rolleyes: but I was typing quickly and during a short break at work. This may account for the typos and use of abbreviations. However, I assure you I would never use abbreviations when writing in an official capacity or when writing a formal letter.

    There is a time and place for everything,and abbreviations are acceptable to (most) people on a forum.
    .
  • I get a £4510 loan (the maximum) and a tuition fee loan of £1300 or something. That's it. I have £4510 to pay rent, bills, buy books, pay for equipment, travel to and from uni, travel to and from home (250 miles away). £4510 isn't much money.

    If I was on the "new system" I'd have money thrown at me: even my university offers a £600pa bursary to students whose parents earn what mine do, but only if they're on the "new system". :mad:
  • bestpud
    bestpud Posts: 11,048 Forumite
    its just a loop hole in the system. Someone i know at uni got all his loan as a grant so got 10 grand for no reason cause his dad changed jobs but didnt start new job straight away; so was unemployed at the time of the assesment......even though he now has a £250,000 a year job.

    Is that a wind up?

    You cannot get a £10k grant for HE! There would be a lot more students about if there was that sort of money available! :rotfl:
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