The Pros and Cons of University Life

[True Story]

Originally Posted by DJ B4VVY He won't get loans and stuff if he does another degree

they dont give you loans and stuff for post grad degrees! gotta pay for ALL of it yourself, plus no personal grant or anything so its either get a p/t job or have no income during the entire year!

[Cheeky_Princess]

Originally Posted by True Story they dont give you loans and stuff for post grad degrees! gotta pay for ALL of it yourself, plus no personal grant or anything so its either get a p/t job or have no income during the entire year!

I never knew that damn thats bad..

i was thinking of doing a postgraduate or PGC as well after i do my degree when i start it... but hmmm

[DJ B4VVY]

Originally Posted by True Story they dont give you loans and stuff for post grad degrees! gotta pay for ALL of it yourself, plus no personal grant or anything so its either get a p/t job or have no income during the entire year!

They do give you it if you're gonna do a PGCE! And there are other boards which can help you out!

[True Story]

Originally Posted by Cheeky_Princess I never knew that damn thats bad.. i was thinking of doing a postgraduate or PGC as well after i do my degree when i start it... but hmmm

yeah its tough, plus you know post grad courses are way more expensive than undergrad. undergrad is about 3 grand right, the cheapest post grad degree my uni offers in a asubject im interested in is about 6 grand, most of them are around the £10k mark tho!

[True Story]

Originally Posted by DJ B4VVY They do give you it if you're gonna do a PGCE! And there are other boards which can help you out!

yeah well i aint gonna do pgce, and i was told by my uni that they will only offer grants to students who get a 1st in their undergrad degrees, and although theres a slight chance of me getting it, i doubt i will

[Cheeky_Princess]

Originally Posted by True Story yeah its tough, plus you know post grad courses are way more expensive than undergrad. undergrad is about 3 grand right, the cheapest post grad degree my uni offers in a asubject im interested in is about 6 grand, most of them are around the £10k mark tho!

RAAAH boy but then again its like one year i guess... but thats like your 3 years together the price your paying

oh they offer for PGCE? thats good then cuz i might consider that as my backup....

[DJ B4VVY]

Originally Posted by True Story yeah well i aint gonna do pgce, and i was told by my uni that they will only offer grants to students who get a 1st in their undergrad degrees, and although theres a slight chance of me getting it, i doubt i will

That's the uni grants, I'm talking about grants from your LEA, Student Loans etc. If you graduate with an honours, you won't get anything at all for a 2nd undergraduate degree but if you don't get an honours, you will still get the normal loan (not for your fees though).

[Zero]

When you do A PGCE, you get money anyway I think...because there's a shortage of teachers and they want people to go into the profession so they offer quite a large amount if I remember correctly.

[DJ B4VVY]

Originally Posted by True Story yeah its tough, plus you know post grad courses are way more expensive than undergrad. undergrad is about 3 grand right, the cheapest post grad degree my uni offers in a asubject im interested in is about 6 grand, most of them are around the £10k mark tho!

Are you sure? They sound like overseas rates to me! Unless it's a private institution? You need to get it double checked by someone in admin at your uni. Which uni do you go to? I've never come across one years fee for that much!

[DJ B4VVY]

Originally Posted by Zero When you do A PGCE, you get money anyway I think...because there's a shortage of teachers and they want people to go into the profession so they offer quite a large amount if I remember correctly.

Yea, that's right, they get like £6k or something like that and it's a grant too! But that's from the government. But they can still apply for the normal funding from the Student Loans Company too.

[Zero]

So you do get a grant? Ah I thought so...£6K is a lot of money y'know! No wonder my sisters seemed happy doing it even though it was so stressful...they were getting bux!

[True Story]

Originally Posted by DJ B4VVY Are you sure? They sound like overseas rates to me! Unless it's a private institution? You need to get it double checked by someone in admin at your uni. Which uni do you go to? I've never come across one years fee for that much!

nah its not a mistake, my uni sent me a letter telling me they want me to do a post grad course and they listed the prices of some of the recommended courses. post grad course cost way more than undergrad, £10 is nothing unusual. one of my current tutors is the leader of the post grad MBA course and she told us that particular course costs....£15k

[DJ B4VVY]

Which uni are you at?

[True Story]

I'm at middlesex

[Cheeky_Princess]

Originally Posted by True Story I'm at middlesex

Business you must be at the hendon campus.. if i was to go middlesex i'd be at the trent park campus....

but blimey that much at middlesex!!!!!!