OcUK Students?

M31

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M31

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This site is infamous because of its Student population.

But I'm curious as to the ratio of normal people and Students that visit here.

Also a break down of expenditure between these two category's would be nice.

I consider myself a Normal person and spend between £1500 to £2000 a year on hardware at OcUK.

Perhaps we can have a poll about this?
 
A year?

I'm a student and have spent probably £1500 max over 3 years (next year likely to be zilch since i'll have to be paying hefty masters fees). I basically just had a PC + monitor which has been constantly upgraded. I also have a £350 laptop from my first year. I personally think I've spent absolutely loads.

I'm curious how you spend so much on hardware and can still afford rent, tuition and maintenance. Must have a decent part time job I imagine.
 
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ghost101 said:
A year?

I'm a student and have spent probably £1500 max over 3 years (next year likely to be zilch since i'll have to be paying hefty masters fees). I basically just had a PC + monitor which has been constantly upgraded. I also have a £350 laptop from my first year.

I'm curious how you spend so much on hardware and can still afford rent, tuition and maintenance. Must have a decent part time job I imagine.
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Oh ... I'm not a Student, I'm a Normal person.

So tell me, do you worry about Debt?
 
M31 said:
Oh ... I'm not a Student, I'm a Normal person.

So tell me, do you worry about Debt?
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Not really. All my loans are paid at 9% over 15k earned which I don't mind. I've also saved up for the masters and so should be able to take out a minimal traditional loan.
 
I guess I could be considered a Student, I start Uni this year.

On average I would say I've spent £350 a year on PC bits over the last 4 years, although it's a lot more if you count speakers/screen. Closer to £600.

(Just to clarify, not all of that £600 is spent here, but my current CPU, motherboard, RAM, graphics card and case were purchased here.)
 
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ghost101 said:
Not really. All my loans are paid at 9% over 15k earned which I don't mind. I've also saved up for the masters and so should be able to take out a minimal traditional loan.
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You sound quite wise ... I'm proud of you.

We hear so much about irresponsible Students these days.
 
See english student loans?
Do you guys have to apply to a bank for it, and get all you're years at once? I've read posts people that say they need £20k for their course etc etc

it could just be the way its worded though.
 
My course is costing £9600 before living costs, text books etc. the base cost of the course is covered by a grant and I also get another £2900 (per year) to cover living expenses.

I've also taken out the maximum loan of around £2500 a year which I won't have to pay back until I am earning £15,000 a year.
 
I dont think you're going to get an accurate student:normal person ratio by asking at 2:30AM on a sunday night :p.
I'm a student and i spend about 350ish/year average (usually a new £1000 machine every 2-3 years).
Although, the only expenses i have is food + telephone bill.
SAAS pay my fees.
Mum pays my mortgage (which is now less that 1/4 of what it was in september thanks to the interest rates and about 1/2 or 1/3 of what it would cost to rent a similar flat :D )
And i have a decent part-time job and around half of the money i saved up during my gap year left, so i dont have any major money worries. (All my savings are in an ISA tho and i run my current account pretty close to the overdraft limit most of the time, so i have had a couple of minor money-related scares like realising i'd spent 70p more in Lidl than i had in my account and having to phone mum and ask her to send me £1 through online banking before the Lidl sale went through about midnight :p )
 
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Raikiri said:
I guess I could be considered a Student, I start Uni this year.

On average I would say I've spent £350 a year on PC bits over the last 4 years, although it's a lot more if you count speakers/screen. Closer to £600.
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Do you still manage a night out once in a while?
 
ash_scotland88 said:
See english student loans?
Do you guys have to apply to a bank for it, and get all you're years at once? I've read posts people that say they need £20k for their course etc etc

it could just be the way its worded though.
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Basically government loans. Around 5-6.5k a year (london). Interest rate is RPI or base rate + 1%, which ever is lower. So in real terms your debt stays the same. Also you pay for it via a "tax" which is equal to 9% on every pound earnt above £15k.
 
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touch said:
I dont think you're going to get an accurate student:normal person ratio by asking at 2:30AM on a sunday night :p.
I'm a student and i spend about 350ish/year average (usually a new £1000 machine every 2-3 years).
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Well, even given that the clocks have went forward 1 hour, I guessed there would be a lot of Student still up ... and I was right!

I guess its prime time for Students.
 
M31 said:
Well, even given that the clocks have went forward 1 hour, I guessed there would be a lot of Student still up ... and I was right!

I guess its prime time for Students.
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I think most students' terms/semesters have ended so that should help.
 
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