Student Finance in the UK

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Aug 31st 2009 | 12:10 pm

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Re: Student Finance in the UK

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Everhopeful's asking about student loans...even though she will be eligible for home fees she still may need financing.

Does that mean students paying overseas rates are not eligible for student loans?

Aug 31st 2009 | 12:12 pm

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Re: Student Finance in the UK

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Does that mean students paying overseas rates are not eligible for student loans?

I believe so.

Aug 31st 2009 | 12:13 pm

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I believe so.

Back to the drawing board.

Aug 31st 2009 | 12:16 pm

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Re: Student Finance in the UK

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Back to the drawing board.

Don't quote me, but I vaguely remember this being the case when I looked into sending one of our little darlings back for uni. In the end he went to Berkeley - still pricey

but not quite as much...

Aug 31st 2009 | 12:18 pm

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Re: Student Finance in the UK

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Don't quote me, but I vaguely remember this being the case when I looked into sending one of our little darlings back for uni. In the end he went to Berkeley - still pricey

but not quite as much...

Thanks Elvira.

Some decisions to be made in the next year or so.

Aug 31st 2009 | 12:36 pm

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Re: Student Finance in the UK

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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl

Everhopeful's asking about student loans...even though she will be eligible for home fees she still may need financing.

That would depend on the LEA, most would require 12 months in the county to get SL finance.

Most banks offer undergrad loans if you ask for this reason but they don't promote them because there isn't much market as most EU students get financed from their home country.

Sep 1st 2009 | 11:41 am

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Re: Student Finance in the UK

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Originally Posted by Mummy in the foothills

Thats true.
What we are paying (for our share of costs) for Ds#1 to attend a good 4 year University in California, we could pay international rates for a UK university.
So it's swings and roundabouts. Either way we pay about the same.
Here part of the $37,000 a year cost is picked up by grants and scholarships thank god.

True, but UC trumps pretty much most UK universities. More importantly he gets to play beerpong on a weekly basis, which is worth at least $10k/annum of any parents' savings.

Is he at Berkeley?

Sep 2nd 2009 | 2:39 am

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Re: Student Finance in the UK

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True, but UC trumps pretty much most UK universities. More importantly he gets to play beerpong on a weekly basis, which is worth at least $10k/annum of any parents' savings.

Is he at Berkeley?

I hope UK employers think so when he looks for a job. He's not part of the UC system but at a private Uni.

Sep 3rd 2009 | 10:48 am

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Re: Student Finance in the UK

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I thought students coming from the EU could get home rates like the locals it's just those of us who moved out of the EU who get charged International rates.

That's true. But only UK residents can get full funding through loans and grants. EU national can get partial funding, but it's not very much and international students are pretty much buggered!