The student's stew pot
UPDATE ON THIS POST: I get quite a lot of questions about writing for the company called Academic Knowledge. I did get around to applying for freelance work with them, it was fairly painless and I was accepted. However, events Continue reading
The demonstration in London, on 10th November 2010, by students in England protesting against the government’s proposal to raise tuition fees to up to £9,000, ended in violence and anarchy. Some will say, that it is about time students in Continue reading
Well, there is no more speculation, the tuition fees are going to rise to £6,000 per year with an upper limit of £9,000 per year. The government has pulled their funding of higher education and the universities are being given Continue reading
Well, I said in my post on the serious shortage of university places in 2010, that the roll over effect into 2011 would be a serious problem. Well, with the proposal to rise tuition fees in 2012 coming into play, Continue reading
We all said, will going to university in England soon be the most expensive option? Well, the answer to that question took a step closer to becoming a yes yesterday. Vince Cable, a man that said he would oppose any Continue reading
I’ve read a number of articles recently about the potential for student tuition fees to jump up sometime very soon. Basically, university’s currently have a cap on what they can charge per year. This is currently £3,290 per year. There Continue reading
The story about Andrew Croskery, from County Down, applying for a judicial review of the grade he received from Queen’s University in Belfast has been covered quite extensively in the news recently. Basically, this guy got a 2:2, but he Continue reading
Clearing in the UK doesn’t finish until 30th September, but already it might as well have finished. There are very few places left and it begs the question, what has gone wrong this year, why is there such a shortage Continue reading
I have been reading a very interesting article on moneysavingexpert.com regarding student loans and the rise in interest rates. It asks the question, should you pay off your student loan? People that took their student loan out between 1990 and Continue reading
Choosing the right student bank account is essential if you want to be a happy student 🙂 The stress and trauma you will go through if you pick the wrong account doesn’t bear thinking about; going over your overdraft limit, Continue reading