Daughter has quit

[Alainlechat]

My DD has decided to leave uni in her first year.

She wants to look at courses closer to home next year.

I'm gutted for her. Apart from now being in limbo for a year she has added a term of tuition fees and loans to her debt. And I am guarantor for the accommodation and potentially facing a 5k bill for the rest of the year.

She was swept up in going to the same uni as her friend which hasn't worked out for her at all.

Is she in university owned halls? They typically are a little more generous around students leaving compared to private halls (largely because they don’t want non-students living there). Have you/she checked what the actual terms and conditions are?

Transferring into second year elsewhere can also be very tricky depending on subject - certainly no guarantees. I get why people are suggesting this, but you’d want to be lining that up now, not continuing in the vague hope it might be possible.

This is not usual so be very cautious about taking this advice @Alainlechat We rarely if ever take transfer students in my Department.

If she can, she should officially stay at Uni until they break up for Christmas - otherwise she will have to pay part of her loan back for this term.

Just be careful. Son of a friend of mine did exactly the same. They bailed him out financially and the following year he started another course closer to home but did exactly the same thing, leaving again, resulting in a second load of costs/loans/fees to be paid back.
Sometimes if we make it too easy for them then they bail too quickly when life gets tough.

I do think supporting her doesn’t involve letting her do nothing for 5 weeks or more.
It’s her decision to leave course but she needs to deal with sorting it out and implications inc paying £5000. Offer advice and support but she needs to sort it.
Now is peak time for seasonal work. She doesn’t want extra hours at her job?! That’s not an option frankly.
For her own mental health moping at home isn’t going to do her any good.