oxbridge?

littlemissmoney

You can use this calculator to work out the size of the bursary your son would get from Cambridge:

http://www.newtontrust.cam.ac.uk/world/cbs/newscheme/ccalculator.html

Don't forget he will get a loan on top of that (that is only re-paid slowly when he earns over £15,000).

And here is the table for Oxford:

http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate_courses/student_funding/oxford_opportunity_bursaries/

The_One_Who

littlemissmoney wrote: »

Oxbridge is one of the cheapest places to study (if not the chepest)! Here are the main three reasons:

2. The uni and colleges are rich so have lots of additional burseries, grants and awards to less well off students. Check out the website below.

Although they have bursaries and other funding help, they don't allow their students to work throughout the term. So, it might not help as much as you think at first.

littlemissmoney

The_One_Who wrote: »

Although they have bursaries and other funding help, they don't allow their students to work throughout the term. So, it might not help as much as you think at first.

But the holidays are longer then most so you can work extra then if you need to. Plus if you really are struggling financially the college will give you money. They have lots of hardship funds, grants, etc if you need them. Plus, if you are honest with them, they are really helpful if you really can't afford your college bill (like letting you pay it a bit late or spread over a longer period). Unlike a private landlord would be I'm sure :rolleyes:

digsby202

My daughter is better off when she is at Cambridge than when she is home during the holidays!

She spends very little on food/entertainment during term time, her main outlay is for books.

Your'e right that they can't work during term - time, but the terms are 8 weeks as opposed to 10 at other Unis, so that means more time to work during the holidays.
Because it is Oxbridge, holiday internships can be very well paid, for example, working for organisations such as KPMG etc can be profitable.

Some can pay around £300 per week.

Love D

littlemissmoney

digsby202 wrote: »

She spends very little on food/entertainment during term time, her main outlay is for books.

My college gave us a book grant, although I don't think all do. It might be worth your daughter double checking?

meester

I don't know where people get the idea that Oxford and Cambridge are expensive. They are not like Eton where it costs £26k/year to go. It will be a lot cheaper than going to South Bank University or somewhere like that, because the accommodation is onsite and cheap, and the terms are short, and the hardship funds are well-endowed (due to all the successful alumni) and generous.

melancholly

meester wrote: »

I don't know where people get the idea that Oxford and Cambridge are expensive. They are not like Eton where it costs £26k/year to go. It will be a lot cheaper than going to South Bank University or somewhere like that, because the accommodation is onsite and cheap, and the terms are short, and the hardship funds are well-endowed (due to all the successful alumni) and generous.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7180898.stm

this is the biggest barrier to getting more state school pupils into oxbridge - misconceptions from staff being passed onto pupils. the unis need to be more to make it clear themselves but it's hard to change people's minds!

littlemissmoney

melancholly wrote: »

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7180898.stm

this is the biggest barrier to getting more state school pupils into oxbridge - misconceptions from staff being passed onto pupils. the unis need to be more to make it clear themselves but it's hard to change people's minds!

It makes me so angry that ill-informed teachers put students off applying :mad: At least vigin_moneysaver's son seems to have a clued up teacher :j Plus she has us at MSE to squash any misconceptions

celyn90

The_One_Who wrote: »

Although they have bursaries and other funding help, they don't allow their students to work throughout the term. So, it might not help as much as you think at first.

There's nothing to actually stop you working even if it isn't advised. Plus the terms are shorter (8 weeks) so the holidays are longer and you have more time to work the summer. I know people who worked during term-time (I was employed by my college library during term).

The_One_Who

You might be one of the lucky few. Taken from the Cambridge website:

"Can I have a job during term?

We do not allow undergraduate students to work during term-time, on the grounds that, with our very short terms and intensive courses, it is simply not possible to combine study and work. "

It does go on to say that there may be some college work available in vacation time and with longer holidays there are chances to work.

I think every college has a slightly different stance, some forbid altogether, some allow a very small amount of employment. I think it's about six hours a week. For me, that wouldn't even pay my train fare up to university never mind anything else.