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[ilovethecold]

Whilst I've been on maternity leave i have completed an access course to hopefully apply for University in November , I've been on the government website and looked at maintenance loans which based on my partners earning they will lend me just under 8k and because I have children an another 2k and another 5k bursary type thing ( I was hoping to borrow more )

I'm hoping to become a midwife but how do you go from a full time job to living of loans , I currently earn 42k and my partner earns the same, he's very supportive in my doing this but how do I quit my job 🥺

Can anyone share their experience?

Anybody?

Hi @ilovethecold you might be better getting Mumsnet to move this to Higher Education. There's mature students with families on there

@wooliewoo thank you

@ilovethecold

Good morning. I have a place for September for Midwifery. Firstly, it’s very competitive and the Uni’s I applied to wanted a minimum of 30 Distinctions and 15 merits from Access, which I’m sure you achieved.
I didn’t think I’d get in this year but I got 3/3 interviews and 2/3 places. I didn’t get my first choice but I’m still over the moon!

I am a single parent and I’ve been approved for the following, which I believe is the maximum:

Just under £14k maintenance loan (the course is much longer than a standard degree so you get extra for the extra weeks)
£1800 childcare grant
£5k NHS learner support grant
£2k child element of NHS grant
Up to £165pw childcare

I have a 3 year old and I’m single but this enough for me to live on.

I gave up my £35k job recently to focus on my access and I’ve been working part time around study.

Good luck!