University

[Wayne]

Yay! II had my financial notification slip through today - getting lots of money again! ;)

[Blossom]

^ That's great to hear, Wayne. :D

I can't re-register for my modules until September 9th but I'll only be doing 2 modules per semester so I'm curious to see what day(s) I'll have to go in on.

[Wayne]

LOL that is so the best part - getting your timetable! :mrgreen:

I loved that i only had three days a week :P

[Blossom]

Last semester I only had to go in on Mondays and Tuesdays so it was definitely a 5-day weekend. :D

[Wayne]

OMG amazing! Imagine it being like that forever :P

To anyone that is wondering, living away was the best decision I could've made. Do you live away Blossom?

[Blossom]

Nope, I still live at home. I'll eventually have to leave, though...

When I was studying in Germany I lived in student accomodation (my mum had to stay with me) and I got the only disabled-access apartment on the entire campus. I was also the very first physically disabled student to go abroad on the Erasmus programme.

[Wayne]

Oh right. I bet you've saved a fortune thou! ;)

I cannot believe that tuition fees are £3,225 when I go back! :o I only paid £3,070 last year. Pfft! :roll: :(

[Blossom]

I think fees are getting more expensive no matter where you live. I recently found out that the fees for my secondary school are now almost twice as expensive as when I started there 11 years ago.

Also being in a recession doesn't help much. :roll:

[Wayne]

YES. I read that the number of people intending to go to University is at an all-time high. The high tuition fees coupled with the increasingly difficult entry requirements of most big-city Universities is there for a reason - the government said that over 60,000 applications for Uni this year would be deferred because there is no room :shock: As a result, they have pledged funding and places for over 60,000 people next year

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Speaking of expensive...


Cost Of Student Life To Rocket
University in 2020 will cost £60,000

Marks & Spencer Financial Services free guide to Saving for Children
The cost of being a student is set to rocket from just under £8,500 a year to over £20,000 in 18 years time -
a leap of 135%. Children born this September, going to university in 18 years time - 2020 - are looking at a
cost of £60,000* for a three year course.

This conservative estimate covers tuition fees, accommodation and living expenses - and in reality is likely
to be even higher so new parents should start thinking about financing their baby's further education as
soon as possible, says Marks & Spencer Financial Services.

As more and more youngsters opt into further education**, parents should start planning sooner rather
than later for the day when their child takes up their place at University.
Parents looking to fund their child's further education would have to put aside £278 a month, every
month for the next 18 years. For many parents this is unrealistic but long-term investing does offer a
solution. Marks & Spencer Financial Services has calculated that if parents had invested their child
allowance - £68 a month (typical child allowance for one child) - since the launch of the Marks & Spencer
Worldwide Managed Fund (13 years ago) it would now be worth £15,222***.

"Clearly a lump sum of this size will be very welcome if your child decides to enrol at University" said Alan
Rensch, Technical Manager, Marks & Spencer Financial Services. "It's difficult for parents to imagine their
new baby as an 18 year old, yet before you know it, he or she will be ready to fly the nest. And you and
your child will benefit from your financial foresight."

Source (http://money.marksandspencer.com/pressreleases/press9.pdf)

[Gillyberto]

I'm really determined to go to a 4 year university when I grow up, and do something that has to do with biology, astronomy or medical....


I have BIG dreams! :mrgreen:

[britneyfan09]

I really wanna be a doctor when I grow up so I really plan on continuing to work hard in high school so I can achieve my goals and be where I wanna be.

[Blossom]

I really wanna be a doctor when I grow up so I really plan on continuing to work hard in high school so I can achieve my goals and be where I wanna be.

That's always great to hear. I hope you get to do that. ;)

[aShLEy]

September 2010 and i'll hopefull be starting a 4 Year degree in Edinburgh! Well as long as I have some good news on August the 20th! lol

[Blossom]

September 2010 and i'll hopefull be starting a 4 Year degree in Edinburgh! Well as long as I have some good news on August the 20th! lol

I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you. ;)

[aShLEy]

Aww thank you! :D xx

[Wayne]

Aww cute that Gilly and Alex both want to work in similar fields! :D

[britneyfan09]

I really wanna be a doctor when I grow up so I really plan on continuing to work hard in high school so I can achieve my goals and be where I wanna be.

That's always great to hear. I hope you get to do that. ;)
Aww thank you! <3 :)

[Blossom]

After I complete my Masters next year I haven't fully decided whether I will do a PhD or not. If so, my family will have 2 more doctors in it! :lol:

[Wayne]

After I complete my Masters next year I haven't fully decided whether I will do a PhD or not. If so, my family will have 2 more doctors in it! :lol:

OMG what dedication! Go Sarah! :lol: You must be really driven to do so much

[Blossom]

After I complete my Masters next year I haven't fully decided whether I will do a PhD or not. If so, my family will have 2 more doctors in it! :lol:

OMG what dedication! Go Sarah! :lol: You must be really driven to do so much

I've been doing German for 11 years that I better make the most of it. ;)

[Crazytowel]

1 month to go. I really don't want to go anymore :(

[Blossom]

1 month to go. I really don't want to go anymore :(

How many years do you have to do?

[Wayne]

1 month to go. I really don't want to go anymore :(

What?! Why?! Whats changed in the last month? I can remember when you was all up for it! :( Going blind has done something to you! :lol:

[Blossom]

I personally cannot wait to go back to uni at the end of September. The summer seems to be dragging on a bit... :cry:

[aShLEy]

:( Another 13 months for me! :(

[Wayne]

Oh I meant to say - Halls of Residence for year one is a MUST. I was put inside Private Halls which wasn't too bad, but didn't get the full experience

[AyuM]

I think that Brown will accept me. I wanna study economics, my lifelong dream! My SAT scores were terrific. :mrgreen: I didn't expect to go that well! :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

Also, I'm gonna apply at many UK universities such as LSE, UCL, Kings and Bath! I'm so excited. ;)

[Mattias]

I'm starting in an IT this week. Registration is tomorrow and first real day on Wednesday. I hope it's gonna be good.

[Wayne]

^ So how was it? :D

I'm back living in Nottingham now - Uni for me doesn't start until the 12th of next month though! :D

[Mattias]

Been good so far.

[stevyy]

i'm currently attending university of Hamburg.. the new semester starts in about 2.5 weeks..

[Wayne]

Uni starts for me, on the 12th October! :( I'm so not looking forward to it though as I never attended during 1st year, and so it sucks to be me, going into 2nd! :(

[Blossom]

I started my final year of my Masters yesterday and the class I had was really good. Methinks I'll enjoy this year. :grinlove:

[Wayne]

My timetable : :(

Monday - (12/10/09) 11:00 12:00
Monday - (12/10/09) 17:00 20:00 (3 hrs!!)
Tuesday - (13/10/09) 10:00 11:00
Wednesday - (14/10/09) 12:00 13:00
Thursday - (15/10/09) 09:00 11:00
Thursday - (15/10/09) 14:00 16:00
Thursday - (15/10/09) 17:00 19:00
Friday - (16/10/09) 09:00 12:00 (3 hrs!!)
Friday - (16/10/09) 14:00 16:00

= 17 hrs (last year it was 11 hrs) :cry:

I do love the look of my modules though - the specification for each looks interesting :D My Thursday is atrocious, I must say.

[HeatSeeker]

Oh stop complaining at least you're not in high school (I go to school 30 hours a week) lol

[James]

Oh stop complaining at least you're not in high school (I go to school 30 hours a week) lol

or have a real job Wayne :lol: j/k

[Wayne]

Meh, it sometimes feels like its a real job! A three hour workshop is just ridiculous :(

[Wayne]

OMG 5 days! :?

I picked up my reading list yesterday, and flippin' eck! :o

[HeatSeeker]

I hope Leaf beats Wayne in posters of the week one of these weeks :P

[Leaf]

I hope Leaf beats Wayne in posters of the week one of these weeks :P


Let's hope so! lol

[wannarock81]

i still have a year left till uni! i cnt wiat 2 go :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[Wayne]

Eep. You'll love it! You moving away or living at home?

[Mattias]

I had to be in college for only 45 minutes today. Had to do one experiment. It was confusing, I didn't really know what I was doing lol. And I have to write up the experiment for next Friday. I'm not doing a science course really, it's TV and media production, but we have a physics class, principles of light and sound.

[HeatSeeker]

I loved high school physics lol =/ it was much much MUCH better than AP bio anyway...

[Wayne]

First day today - just got back from my morning lectures! Back in again at 5-8 though for a workshop! :( Sad times!

[Wayne]

Any of our newer members going to University this year? The intake is meant to be the biggest ever, so I've been told!