[Nicola_Red]

I guess loans are provided by a private organisation rather than the uni, are they? Mine was (back in the midsts of time). Do you know why they refused it?

[bmstinton93]

Really starting to stress about my resit next tuesday. I don't know what happens if I fail it again. I asked and they just said, 'well it shouldn't be too hard to get the extra 14%'. I haven't understood the module all year, the teaching has been crap, the communication with staff has been crap, past papers were only given to us the night before the exam and even then they didn't have mark schemes to them and when I revise I like to have a definite answer to things in front of me so I know I'm doing it all right. I recently emailed for mark schemes and apparently they can't send me them. Half my emails also seem to get ignored. And overall I am only 1.8% off a First for this year anyway and this was a really pointless module.

[Bonanzoid]

Pretty sure Bonzanoid works in a bookies!

That is correct sir. I couldn't afford to be a gambling addict.

That's pretty shite news Charla, it's the first time I've heard of a student loan being refused, which is bizarre. Hopefully you manage to sort something out!

[The Deadly]

Might be losing my job 2 weeks after agreeing to pay £200 a month for car finance. * you recession.

[Boboff]

Credit is good but they haven't got anything to secure it against if I can't pay it off.

Don't give up?
I don't understand, is it a resit or something? Surely if you are on a course, they should loan you the money to pay the fees? Is that what it is? or is this for Rent and stuff?
It would seem wrong to not allow you to finish you degree??

[Boboff]

Oh, try a PGCE or something else, and do your Masters at a later date>?

Hope it works out for you, honestly, these things have a habit of doing so, just it may take a bit of time. Chin up my dear!

[Nicola_Red]

I funded my own Masters by working full time while studying part time. But I did write to my university basically pleading poverty, and I got a bursary for two out of the three years which helped a lot. I'm sure they will let you defer - I had to defer when I needed an operation, and they were fine with it.

[St@rk]

Really starting to stress about my resit next tuesday. I don't know what happens if I fail it again. I asked and they just said, 'well it shouldn't be too hard to get the extra 14%'. I haven't understood the module all year, the teaching has been crap, the communication with staff has been crap, past papers were only given to us the night before the exam and even then they didn't have mark schemes to them and when I revise I like to have a definite answer to things in front of me so I know I'm doing it all right. I recently emailed for mark schemes and apparently they can't send me them. Half my emails also seem to get ignored. And overall I am only 1.8% off a First for this year anyway and this was a really pointless module.

People can sometimes still have another crack at a unit after a resit fail, the reasons Universities have progression boards is to add the human element to a students study, its always possible an outstanding or 'above curve' student has an issue with one exam, or one unit - most institutions allow for such things (all may not be lost!).

Assessment regulations may also contain some caveats that drop the bar a little on one element... As for the 1st, You can always appeal if it is close?

@charlalottie: Red mentioned this already - but the term is "Hardship Fund" - it's usually a fairly limited pot of cash for students having financial difficulty, its always worth having a word with your student finance people in the University.

[SAV1OUR]

Soakin feckin wet.

[bmstinton93]

Working 3 - 11 on a Sunday night!

[Yudster]

Being back in England after a week in a fabulous place. And no, the weather being nice doesn't help.

[Yudster]

Might be losing my job 2 weeks after agreeing to pay £200 a month for car finance. * you recession.

That sucks a very big and smelly - possibly diseased - *. Deadly I genuinely hope this works out for you, that situation is a real nightmare.

[The Deadly]

Might be losing my job 2 weeks after agreeing to pay £200 a month for car finance. * you recession.

That sucks a very big and smelly - possibly diseased - *. Deadly I genuinely hope this works out for you, that situation is a real nightmare.

I have other things I can go to but its a job where I am pretty much my own boss and work when I want to work etc. Works out well for me and my girlfriend because I can work around childcare issues as she works full time too. Going to a new job stuffs all that up.

[SAV1OUR]

Seeing the gleeful reports on the BBC declaring that the British Summer 'finally arrives'............No it * hasn't you London-centric twunts!!

..And breathe.

[slaphead1982]

Seeing the gleeful reports on the BBC declaring that the British Summer 'finally arrives'............No it * hasn't you London-centric twunts!!

..And breathe.

I was thinking about this. When it's boiling hot in the south (Trust me, the sweat that's flooding out of my pours is steaming) the BBC national news report it and the northeners complain. When it snows up north and not down south, we complain (Well, the ones that like snow anyway). There in a nutshell is British personallity. The weather and moaning.

[Yudster]

When it snows up north and not down south I gloat and remember how incredibly lucky I am to live in the south.

[SAV1OUR]

Haha.

When its sunny up here and not down there and I hear Moyles moaning I throw a party!

I will next time anyway.

Just thought the headline was too general, not looking much further beyond their noses at what the weather is like. I will miss everyone giving Dominic grief when he doesn't tell them what the weather is like on their street.

Its pissing down at the moment by the way, you'll be pleased to know!

[SAV1OUR]

There was a montage of people enjoying the weather in places like Bristol etc, its on bbc news website, wish I had seen the news you did, sometimes its nice to have balance.

A lady pushing her shopping trolley through the pissing rain somewhere up north, followed by a sexy young bit of stuff licking her ice lolley on the beach in brighton or somewhere.

I could see the comedy in that, and that would be fine.

[Yudster]

Char is right - why do people in the unimportant parts of Britain always pretend they are ignored? I have never seen a National weather forecast which only told us what the weather was in one part of the country. They don't even just use their words, they have pictures too. Are you saying there was a big smiley sun stuck over you when it was pissing down?

And no, I don't really think anywhere other than the South of England is unimportant, but the overwhelming inferiority complex people from such places display (as evidenced by moaning about things that never happened, like weather forecasts only forecasting the weather in the South) makes me just want to rub it in. Get OVER yourselves.

[SAV1OUR]

Sod you Yuds.

I am entitled to view things as I see fit!

As are you.

[Yudster]

Viewing things and then deliberately misrepresenting them to imply that the mean nasty southerners have got it in for you upright, upstanding and put-upon northerners is daft and makes you look needy and pathetic though. I'm saving you from yourself.

[Nicola_Red]

I don't think Sav1our meant that the actual weather forecasts have been wrong, more that the news pieces in the papers or at the end of the tv news that report that it's the hottest day of the year don't really bother to mention that there are parts of the country not sharing in that glorious weather. It's a tad galling seeing the aforementioned pics of members of the public lying in parks working on their suntans when you've just got home from walking the dog in disgusting humidity and have wet feet cos your plimsolls let the rain in.

[Yudster]

Why would you wear plimsolls when its raining? Is that a northern thing? Mr Yudster is a northerner. He definitely has his idiosyncrasies, but idiopathic inability to match footwear to weather conditions isn't one of them. He doesn't constantly moan that The South is out to crush The North either, but then he moved down here - he knew we were right and went with it.

[Yudster]

Shhh Char - if we point out the lack of evidence for their paranoia we take away 90% of their reason for living....

[SAV1OUR]

Balls to you.

'unimportant' parts of the country! Indeed....

It wasn't supposed to incite north south hatred, I just fancied a moan, we've a few scots on here who are better at slagging englanders off cos their tongue is firmly in cheek.

I see neither of you have bothered with doing a tribute, which Nic is ddoing a fabulous job of putting together....

Lovely evening sunshine here, its glorious.