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her fees etc will be the same surely as anyone elses? grants etc, as @dowie says - go check the course website or contact them. she may be classed as mature student which often (or at least used to) opens up other avenues.
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Two years? What course is she doing?
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that's going to be a tough one to answer, but i imagine you'd be looking at the standard student loan rates unless there are any disabilities etc that would make her eligible for additional grants.
the only other way is depending on the field there can be some grants such as the whitworth grant for engineering, but that's the sort of thing that has very strict entry requirements.
the only other way is depending on the field there can be some grants such as the whitworth grant for engineering, but that's the sort of thing that has very strict entry requirements.
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Last I heard, universities are offering accelerated degrees now, 2 years instead of 3.
The tuition fees are 11k per year (instead of up to £9k), but obviously with 1 year less tuition it's supposed to make a uni degree "cheaper".
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Dont see why it would be any different, only distinction would be that she'd be classed as a 'Mature Student'.
Is this her first time in higher education?
Is this her first time in higher education?
some "universities" perhaps do, it seems they still end the academic year in June though, so while other students at traditional universities are spending term 3 studying for and sitting exams, these 2 year accelerated degree students seem to have more lectures - I'm wondering if they have very few or even no end of year exams? Just coursework and in class tests/assessments or something?
She should still be eligible for student finance loans if its her first time studying? she should get a tution fee loan paid directly to the university, and then a maintenance loan to help with food and accomodation. She would obviously need to live within her means and budget for all this
She is going to come out with a lot of debt. Make sure she has a need for the degree and that it's needed for what she plans to do next. Hopefully it isn't just to delay going into the workforce for a couple of years. If she has a plan then it may be worth it though
Started uni at 23 myself, although living at home. Basically got as much student finance as I could. I don't think there is any reason she'd get less than anyone else, outside of the usual family income criteria if they still do that.
Yes. But she will be living on the campus or whatever.
Thats the sort of thing I'm wondering.
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I did uni when I was 32! I also had a g/f who did a uni course.
It basically works the same except she because it's household income she only has to declare her own income and that of a partner if she's living with them. I ended up getting a small grant and loan.
I think I had to prove that I had been 'financially independent' of my parents. Which basically involved producing enough pay slips to demonstrate that I'd been in a job paying tax for 3 years.
It might be worth posting over on TheStudentRoom forums, there's a mature students section where you'll get up to date advice.
It basically works the same except she because it's household income she only has to declare her own income and that of a partner if she's living with them. I ended up getting a small grant and loan.
I think I had to prove that I had been 'financially independent' of my parents. Which basically involved producing enough pay slips to demonstrate that I'd been in a job paying tax for 3 years.
It might be worth posting over on TheStudentRoom forums, there's a mature students section where you'll get up to date advice.
It does seem a bit odd that as a an adult/mature student one of her parents is posting online to try and get very basic information she could find herself (and indeed information that plenty of teenagers can and do find themselves before even applying). Perhaps not a good sign, unless the OP hasn't actually been asked to do this.