Uni Update – Regulations and Finance

It’s now looking likely that uni regulations will not stop me from studying full-time if I want to. The financial support will though.

Because I would be studying full-time, all of the usual grants that I get would disappear off the face of the earth and, instead, I would be considered like all of the other poor sausages in the education factory and be subjected to loans and financial hardship. The tuition fees would amount to about £1600 this year and a repayable loan would cover this but after two years of grants, it hardly seems worth increasing my rate of study to have this figure hovering over my head. In effect, the one extra module taking me from a 75% rate of study to a 100% rate would be costing me £1600 but if I were to stick at my 3 module/75% system, all expenses would be covered by the grant.

There is a £1000 grant up for grabs for full-timers but this takes your parents financial circumstances into account. Due to this, I would be entitled to very little of this money. The advantage of going part-time is that they only consider your finances (and you’re partner’s if you have one, which I don’t).

I’m guessing the only real option is to remain part-time. I’ll keep you updated.