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Registered: 8th May 03
Location: Reading
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Originally posted by vaxcorsagirl
i need a grant
they're pretty difficult to get ... i managed to get one of sports scotland, could only use it for sports purposes though
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Laney
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Registered: 6th May 03
Location: Leeds
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Originally posted by vaxcorsagirl
sos, its a college, but i am a degree under the uni of hull
Which college is that 
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Mase
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Registered: 16th Sep 01
Location: Derbyshire
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You just have to have some control with ur money. I'm doing ok at the min cos i worked full time all summer, i don't run a car and i can't go out loads cos i've got a stupid amount of work to get done.
I'm not that fussed bout the student loan either cos i know i'll be able to pay it off ok and the payments are small anyway.
Mase
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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Originally posted by vaxcorsagirl
how do u manage money when u need clothes, and petrol and stuff
Have a look around. There are the rich students who can have what they want when they want, others that do ok and then some that are really skint and wear the same clothes all the time - hardly eat etc. Put yourself in one of those categories and stick with it for a few years. Trust me, you will get used to it.
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Karen
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Registered: 9th Jul 03
Location: Edinburgh
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Im going to college, dont have to pay the fees, get a grant for maintanence and also for all the products I will need to use and a uniform, and travel paid for and childcare paid for
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vxsri
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Registered: 27th Dec 04
Location: scotland
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Thanks ppl.
I was thinking about giving up work and going to uni next year, you've putme right off!!
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-wylo-
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Registered: 4th Oct 04
Location: Dunfermline
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Main reason I travel to uni. If I stayed there i would have pissed my overdraft up the wall by now. I havent even hit it yet 
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Carr
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Registered: 1st Oct 04
Location: Leicestershire (Home) Ambleside, Lakes (Uni)
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I work over the holidays and earn enough to give me £200 a month with a bit extra if I need to and I get by just fine. That includes buying outdoor gear for my course like climbign kit (I do an Outdoor Studies degree). If you set yourself a budget and stick to it you'll be fine but if you just see all that money from your student loan appear in your account and spend it your fucked
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dna23
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Registered: 1st Nov 04
Location: Northamptonshire
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uni is as expensive as you want it to be.
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Mase
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Registered: 16th Sep 01
Location: Derbyshire
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exactly, u just have to be mature about how and when u spend ur money.
Mase
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vxsri
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Registered: 27th Dec 04
Location: scotland
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Originally posted by mase5
exactly, u just have to be mature about how and when u spend ur money.
that cant be as easy as it sounds.
for all the money u can take in as a student, your rent and bills alone are going to clean you out.
thats why i didnt do it when i was 18.
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stuartmitchell
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Registered: 24th Apr 04
Location: Kirkliston, Edinburgh
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I have two jobs  plus I detest students so dont really partake in any student union/student nights etc etc. I'm there to learn then fuck off with a degree as soon as possible 
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dna23
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Registered: 1st Nov 04
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imo ppl at uni can spend as much or as little as they want so its there fault if they go into it... i'm gonna go into mine nicely but i know in the process i will have had one fcuking great time so it doesn't bother me in the slightest, i won't moan about it either as its my fault and i cudda stopped myself i'll simply come out and get a decently paid job where i'll pay it back or hopefully the company will pick up the bill.
people need to take responsibility more in this country, we have this whole "it's not my problem/fault" nature which is pathetic
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vxsri
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Registered: 27th Dec 04
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Originally posted by stuartmitchell
I have two jobs plus I detest students so dont really partake in any student union/student nights etc etc. I'm there to learn then fuck off with a degree as soon as possible
do you live at home?
its edinburgh i wud go to but rent is something like £400 a month plus all your bills on top of that.
even if i sold my car, van and work gear, it wudnt last for 4 years.
btw how do have time for 2 jobs?
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drax
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Registered: 5th Feb 05
Location: Sittingbourne, Kent
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I worked out how much of a loan il need for my student loan at uni, came out at 18K ... surely that cant be right? i dont wanna be in debt, but i dont wanna be in 18k debt
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stuartmitchell
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Registered: 24th Apr 04
Location: Kirkliston, Edinburgh
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quote:
Originally posted by vxsri
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Originally posted by stuartmitchell
I have two jobs plus I detest students so dont really partake in any student union/student nights etc etc. I'm there to learn then fuck off with a degree as soon as possible
do you live at home?
its edinburgh i wud go to but rent is something like £400 a month plus all your bills on top of that.
even if i sold my car, van and work gear, it wudnt last for 4 years.
btw how do have time for 2 jobs?
fucking right I live at home  5 mins away from uni too, sod trying to buy or rent in edinburgh, way way too expensive. Looks like im buying a house in Boness soon
I work in Tesco through the week and weekend then DJ Friday and Saturday night. Usually means up untill 2am + doing course work though 
I also prefer teaching myself because lecturers piss me off no resits in 2 years so I must be doing something right
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