I got the red mist this morning when I saw the post. Big sweary rant, do not read if easily offended by loud sweary shouting.

[snafu]

There was a letter from the SGU in the post this morning. Silly me, thought it might be a letter of entitlement. I might finally be on the way to getting my bursary. [Insert bitter laugh here]

It was asking to see my birth certificate so that they could verify my d.o.b and then begin processing my application. It was dated 30 June 2005.

Now, setting aside for a moment the teeny weeny insignificant fact that my birth certificate was sent up with my application in the first place, and I have even had it back from the SGU along with all the other official stuff I sent them, so they've already bloody seen it - WTF are they doing writing letters in June and not posting them out until October?????

I was actually shaking when I read it. I am so fucking angry with this useless fucking shower of fuckers. My forms have obviously just been sitting around gathering dust on someone's desk, they obviously think they've sent a letter out in June asking to see extra documentation and I just haven't bothered replying. So my application hasn't even begun to be processed yet and won't be for weeks, probably.

WTF do they think I'm living on? How do they think I'm paying my childcare fees, or my travel expenses into college, or for my books? Not to mention those little luxuries like, ummm, food?

And of course, it's Saturday, so no chance of speaking to anyone for another 2 days, and I'm not in college until Weds anyway, and how the hell am I supposed to manage? It's going to be months until I get a penny.

USELESS FUCKING BASTARDS

I've just emailed my financial services bod at uni and she will try and get in touch with them - they have a 'special line' to SGU apparently... Been ringing all morning to no avail. Gits.

Smurfgirl, my uniform is white with pale grey and blue stripes. It could be worse, I guess (I don't really look foxy at all ) - I got a dress which is not too bad and a tunic/trousers combo which is really desperately frumpy. Plus, so much nylon I give off sparks as I walk.

It's two hours until placement begins - eek. Have just dropped ds off at his childminder's and realised that I probably won't see him now until 4pm tomorrow That's the bit I really hate... Hope you get something good for your placement!

oooops. sorry.

(better get used to saying that )

Just a little update for anyone who's bored enough to be interested

Have had official confirmation today that the SGU have 'mislaid' all of my application forms. So, tomorrow, I have to go into uni, pick up another set, fill them all in again, make copies of my birth certificate, passport, financial papers etc, get (and pay for) another letter from my solicitor confirming my marital status, and send them all off again.

But it's okay, because apparently they're then going to 'prioritise' my application. So, by my reckoning, I should receive my first payment right about the same time as I become Consultant Midwife at the Portland...

oh snafu - you'e putting me off doing this - what a nightmare for you!

All the paperwork reads like you get bursaries really easily etc etc

Obviously not!

That is crap, I still have no news on my busary they just suck don't they!

My uniform is sky blue trousers and a white tunic. I also have a dress. The trousers are so high wasited they practically hold my boobs up!!

How is your placement? Is it scary? I am on placement on Monday. Eeek.