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Afternoon all,
I'm currently in a reasonably well paid job (circa £24k) but I don't think it's for me and I'd love to wind the clock back and have gone to uni instead of sacking college off because I thought I was living the dream earning £200 p/w at KFC!
I'd go tomorrow if I could but unfortunately like an idiot I have got myself in to a sizable amount of debt and as such have a huge loan on top of mortgage as well as a new car to pay for etc etc and I'm wondering if anyone has been in a similar position and pulled it off.
I've been looking in to courses and quite like the sound of politics (possibly with media?) as it sounds quite interesting and I would like to think it would be seen on by employers as a good degree, what are peoples thoughts on that?
If I go my plan will be to use until next September to pay off as much debt as I can and if I decide to move away for Uni I will rent my house out. However, I'm only 45 minutes away from the UEA so I could look at living at home and travelling in.
Please don't flame me for my financial situation, I'm fully aware of my stupidity but instead please can someone enlighten me as to what financial help I could receive and whether or not I could realistically sign up to a degree. I've looked around and from what I can see I could get a grant of nearly £3k and borrow another £4k a year but I don't really want to get in any more debt, I'd rather work part time.
I've got 7 A-C GCSE's and just a C and D at A/S levels but I understand that if you are over 25, which I will be next March, you can start courses providing that you have some life experience and can handle yourself in an interview.
Thanks for your time, if anyone has any comments/advice I welcome your reply
Jonny
I'm currently in a reasonably well paid job (circa £24k) but I don't think it's for me and I'd love to wind the clock back and have gone to uni instead of sacking college off because I thought I was living the dream earning £200 p/w at KFC!
I'd go tomorrow if I could but unfortunately like an idiot I have got myself in to a sizable amount of debt and as such have a huge loan on top of mortgage as well as a new car to pay for etc etc and I'm wondering if anyone has been in a similar position and pulled it off.
I've been looking in to courses and quite like the sound of politics (possibly with media?) as it sounds quite interesting and I would like to think it would be seen on by employers as a good degree, what are peoples thoughts on that?
If I go my plan will be to use until next September to pay off as much debt as I can and if I decide to move away for Uni I will rent my house out. However, I'm only 45 minutes away from the UEA so I could look at living at home and travelling in.
Please don't flame me for my financial situation, I'm fully aware of my stupidity but instead please can someone enlighten me as to what financial help I could receive and whether or not I could realistically sign up to a degree. I've looked around and from what I can see I could get a grant of nearly £3k and borrow another £4k a year but I don't really want to get in any more debt, I'd rather work part time.
I've got 7 A-C GCSE's and just a C and D at A/S levels but I understand that if you are over 25, which I will be next March, you can start courses providing that you have some life experience and can handle yourself in an interview.
Thanks for your time, if anyone has any comments/advice I welcome your reply
Jonny