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Unis sugarcoating problems with year abroad at open days

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Marthamalteser · 09/09/2023 23:23

i accompanied my granddaughter to a top uni today and sat at the back while she attended the subject talk. The degree includes a year abroad and although multiple parents said they had heard getting visas was very difficult post-Brexit, the lecturer tried to brush this under the carpet. They also refused to be transparent about year abroad funding - a young person asked if Turing funding would be means tested (unlike Erasmus) and they said it was all still in flux. Yet we know that this uni last year only awarded Turing to disadvantaged students (not ‘squeezed middle’ students like my granddaughter). They were also very vague about what help they gave to students to secure a study or work placement. My granddaughter says that they don’t seem to give much. To me this is a red flag or am I wrong? Which unis are good for year abroad help and are distributing Turing funding?

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NDWifeandMan · 14/09/2023 22:57

LaaDeeDa321 · 14/09/2023 09:29

Oh dear @TizerorFizz

Oh dear indeed!
I think @TizerorFizz has embarrassed herself enough on here...

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