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Revision Books
Hi im about to start my GCSE year and was wondering if any supplier was doing any offers on them as i will be buying quite a lot, eg 3 for 2 or buy 1 get 1 free or just a 10% discount will make a difference. thanks
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home contents insurance??
hi all, what companies does everyone insure their personal contents with?? previously i have used endsleigh, as they claim to be the only company which will insure students although i am not too sure how true this claim was. they were an ok company but took over 6 months to pay out when i was burgled. also its worth noting…
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GCSE statistics
Does anyone know whether exam boards release statistics relating to grades awarded? Basically I am looking for statistics relating to a particular course run by Edexcel. I want to know what the range of marks were (not grades) and the number of candidates that took this particular course this year. Pass rate etc etc. Do…
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university clearing
I have a 17 year old son who has a uni place for September dependent on his grades. However, chatting with him he is convinced he won't get the grades and is feeling very low. He had exceptionally good GCSE results but his AS were dreadful as part of the time he had no teacher for one of the subjects and trainees on one of…
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When are fees payable?
Can someone tell us what bills we need to pay at the start of term? Do we pay tuition fees for the whole year or just the term and when do we get the bill? Do they send the bills to home addressess or just give them to the student? Also accomadation fees for halls, I know you can pay per term, is this normal or do you have…
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Is it worth opening a student account?
I'm starting a full time degree course in September. I'm 25, a separated lone parent, I work part time (16 hours per week for local Council), get working and child tax credits, maintenance payments from ex and child benefit as I have a 2 year old and expect to receive the full grant and loan. Should I open a student bank…
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mature student,mortgage, 3 kids and no money
My husband is about to stop working and go back to full time education. Unfortunatly the first year of his 4 year course is not counted as higher education, just further. We have 3 home educated children and a mortgage. We have done the benefits check which shows we will getmore child tax credit and we have applied for a…
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Education and spending advice needed.
I have a certificate of management or a Masters in management in mind after next year. The certificate of management cost 2k in fees and I could have a job at the same time as it would be part time. Or the Masters in Management fees are 5k full time. I can see each has advantages but I can not decide which way to go. I…
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Polish Student looking for University place. Please help
This is not for me but for a friend. I have a Polish friend who has a BA in Polish Literature which they studied for in Poland. They have worked in England for a year and recently went back home to Poland. My friend is now interested in coming back to England to study (in Nottingham) Subjects they are interested in are…
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Orange student mobile contracts
https://www.orange.co.uk/students. Hi i'm having trouble wityh this site, it wont let me 'log-in' with my NUS number, so im gonna have to go along to an orange shop to chewck out the student deals... but can anyone with a valid NUS number / ucas number please check out this site and tell me what phones/deals are available…
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Back to uni in a month-- oh no
Oh great only another month until back to uni. Back for another year of stress, upset and depression. I got an email from a lecturer today as I asked him a few questions about final year projects, saying can I write an outline of what I want to do. Excuse me, I am a bit lost with it and was asking for a bit of help, but…
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What to take to UNI?
HI all, I know there are alot of threads about starting uni, but I really just want to know what I should take on my first day? (I'm livng at home so dont need to worry about the usual essentials for living in halls) I'm assuming I'll need a folder, paper, plastic pockets, pens etc - but is there anything else? and also I…
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Is there a list?
My daughter is going to uni and is going to be (hopefully) in halls of residence in self catering accomadation. Is there a list somewhere of all the stuff she will need to take up with her. I have a sickening dread it is going to cost us a fortune. There is quite a bit form m-i-ls house that she can take but I think it…
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student loan instalments
when are the instalments paid into your bank account,is any of the loans 3,250 maintenance or 2,700 grant paid in full,my daughter just filing in form for rent of her halls and wants to know exactly when payments go in,will be on here somewhere but i couldnt find it
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applying for your student bank account
From reading Martins stuff on accounts I know that my daughter can open her student account before she starts but can she open it with nothing. She has not applied for her student loan yet. I really want to get it done here, locally before she goes. Also she has a Nationwide flex account, not in use, does she need to…
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Forgotten to reapply for my student loan!!
I can't believe how stupid I have been! I have filled out the form and emailed my LEA so hopefully something will be done soon! Does anyone have any experience of this?!
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OMG Just Reg'd With OU!
I'm torn between being really excited and apprehensive as I've just signed up for my first OU course! :eek: I've been aware for a few years now that if I was going to get any further with my employer I would need formal qualifications but up til now I've not been able to afford it. It's been some 15 years since I last sat…
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Student Loan
I was speaking to a friend of mine at the weekend who is a banking advisor and he said that repaying my student loan ahead of time wasn't a good idea. His argument was, say I repay the £10,000 or so which is accruing interest at 2.33%, and then what if I need £10,000 further down the line - and the only loans are at 5-7%?…
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Where are you going?
ok so we have our results and i'm interested to know where all 1st years are going and to do what....speak up...:D
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To go or not to go...
Forgive the pun folks.:rolleyes: Advice needed please. I already posted re 16 year old DS starting a Performing Arts course at College and any grants that might be available but I'm starting to wonder if he should go to one of the big academys instead. He'd never had any acting dancing or singing lessons until he hit…