Turned down for student finance tuition

[Andi2020]

Advice needed
We live in Ireland
Dd applied to university in Liverpool and choose as first choice booked accommodation got letter today to say rejected for student finance for tuition as her course starts as a foundation level
It is Law with criminal justice
What,can we do.we already have to pay for accommodation and she saves from her part time job for food and extras needed and hopefully get a part time job when there we really haven't spare funds to pay tuition fee was depending on student finance for this.
She is devastated.
She rang student finance and they said the database was down to ring back tomorrow
Any help appreciated.

You are wrong Saskatoon. Foundation Years or Year 0 ARE fully funded as others have said.

They are often taken by those who although they have Level 3 qualifications, have or are predicted to achieve slightly lower grades than would usually be accepted.

Thanks everyone
I will wait the 10 days to see the outcome and post and update

@Comefromaway

You are wrong Saskatoon. Foundation Years or Year 0 ARE fully funded as others have said.

They are often taken by those who although they have Level 3 qualifications, have or are predicted to achieve slightly lower grades than would usually be accepted.

You are wrong Saskoon.

Foundation years are not equivalent to A Levels, they are part of a degree

Foundation years are not foundation courses.
Foundation years are not Foundation degrees.

My foundation year was funded, other posters on here have either had foundation years funded or have children having them funded.

They are becoming increasingly common too. One uni close to me has started a foundation year for medical subjects, how well you do on the foundation year allows you to choose your actual degree in medicine, nursing, radiography etc.

They are also common when the entrance requirements are not A Levels or A levels are quite rare. So music, less common languages and when a student has not finalised what they are going to study.

@Kite22 - weren't you always putting the cart before the horse in paying for accommodation before you have had it confirmed that you can finance it in some way?

You have to book accommodation when it's available, or you risk losing out. We've just booked and put down a deposit for halls for dd, who's going to Uni in September. If you don't get the grades, change your mind, etc then you just get a refund.

That does happen at some Universities springtime but it is far more common for accommodation to be allocated after results day.

@Kite22

That does happen at some Universities springtime but it is far more common for accommodation to be allocated after results day.

That’s not our experience in any of the places Ds has applied to.

Accommodation booking begins in May for his first choice and has already been open for over a month at his insurance choice.

Many uni accommodations are now opening early. Nottingham opened 1st April.

Yes, Nottingham is notorious for it - and it gets mentioned a lot as it is unusual.
Most places get you to put your application in, but don't allocate until after they know who will actually be coming. Some do, but they are still the minority.

@Andi2020 what’s the pull of a U.K. university ? I think I’ve read on another thread that the interest rates for student finance is going to hit 12% (open to correction knowledgeable folk!). That is a lot of money for a four year course vs the flat rate €3k per year fee in ROI.

[quote CliffsofMohair]@Andi2020 what’s the pull of a U.K. university ? I think I’ve read on another thread that the interest rates for student finance is going to hit 12% (open to correction knowledgeable folk!). That is a lot of money for a four year course vs the flat rate €3k per year fee in ROI.[/quote]
Studying abroad certainly presents you with different challenges and open your mind to a lot of new stuff.

I am sure my education would have been cheaper if I had stayed locally, and I’m sure some universities in my home country were much better than the ones I attended in Europe and North America but I wouldn’t have changed all that traveling and experience of other cultures for the sake of a less expensive option.

It is not only about getting a degree, the debt was never crippling anyway and I was as debt free as my friends just a few years down the line.