Hi..........as said she has been offered a place for Sept, doing 3 yr extended diploma in Fine Art. Having never put a child through Uni I am finding it all confusing! I have 3 eighteen yr olds and am struggling to keep up with them and what they are all doing, it all seems to be happening at once! So being very much older parents, I am 63 I have one ds who graduated form Harrogate Army College last week, so he`s now in the Army for 4 years at least, my other ds passed an interview last week for the Royal Marines Band Service, next step is a medical, and my dd as said hopes to go to Uni in Sept. So I need to be concentrating on her atm. So I understand I have to apply for a student loan, £9k a year and its a 3 yr course. A maintenance loan for living costs based on our income? We live in Kent nr Dover so she will live in halls. Looking at the cost of accommodation, average £120 a week can they live on the maintenance loan alone or are we expected to support them? Our income before tax is £26k a year, pensions! Does she have to take everything and the kitchen sink with her........if so I had better start now! She has been offered a place, has chosen the uni now as her first choice, what is the next step? I am trying to deal with all this, plus her brothers without worrying her Dad, he is currently in remission for advanced cancer but has also now been diagnosed with Parkinsons, so life is a bit tough! Any stress makes his condition worse. So I would be very grateful for any advice you much wiser ones can give me please1 TIA x
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triplets · 02/03/2016 21:55
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