Do we have a lone parents full time student thread?

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I am a single parent, two DC's at home, 2 at uni themselves.

Going into 2nd year and starting to panic about how I'm going to juggle everything

Anyone else?

Yes and it begs the question if I didn't know the status was supposed to changed from approved to submitted when it goes to your bank (ie 3 or 4 working days before you get paid) when would any one have told me??

They wouldn't have would they.
Must be lots of people who are just expecting it on Monday.

It will be a long week for you, all you need first week back

It's ridiculous. If I didn't check it yesterday and then today and panic get slightly concerned and then push uni and Student Finance I wouldn't know.

Student support at uni were and thanked me for letting them know

Hope it comes through quick stabby what a palaver!

Just had year 2 induction meeting, bit boring but had to be done. All set for monday.

Topped the afternoon off nicely by getting on the wrong bus. Didn't realise as head in a book, took me ages to get home.

Note to self: keep glasses on

LOL

I hope they don't take too long to pay me I am broke as fuck.

Hello to everyone :)

I am due to start my final year this year, and am getting stressed about it already. Dd(4) has just started reception, and as I still do not have a timetable I have no Childcare arranged.

I've had a lovely letter from student Finance this week to say that they haven't had my ccg2 so are taking it out of my next payments... I'm fairly sure that's going to leave me with nothing

I hope those of you that have already returned are having better luck than I am!

Hello Mrs

Whats a ccg2? I assume a childcare payment issue? Sounds like a PITA, hope you can get it sorted out.

Stabby a woman off my course has had issues with her finance and student support have given her a one off payment until her money comes through. Just wondered if you could do the same?

The CCG2 is the confirmation of childcare costs form. It has to be done three times a year, and causes huge issues Every Single Time

As with every other part of SF, the turn around time tends to be quite high.

I've just had a text from Student Bastard Finance to say my money will be paid into my account tomorrow.

Dare I hope?

I'll have my fingers crossed for you!

I got a text last Sunday and it did go in so hopefully you will be flashing the cash tomorrow!

Woo Hoo!!

Such exciting things I need to buy as well.

Like.... emmmmm .... diesel for the car bread, milk you know all that dead exciting stuff

Oh and books

MrsPles- hope you get sorted as well it's a pita when they don't get it right first time and you have to argue with them

Yeah when mine went in, I went mad...in ASDA. Good times

PMSL @ going mad in Asda

I'm actually getting nervous about starting back - I was talking to the lecturers last week and apparently there's loads of people who failed their exams and aren't getting back and I think one of the mature students I was friendly with is one of them

I have to leave the house by 7.30 to be in uni for 9am lecture starts 9.15

That's a shame, hopefully they will turn up this week. Year 2 seems like much more pressure and work doesn't it.
Not sure who is back on my course yet as not everyone turned up on Friday.

That's an early start, thought I had a busy morning!
Youngest DD (7) has been poorly today, sods law she will have to stay off tomorrow on first day back. I'm sending healing vibes up the stairs.

I'll send you some healing vibes too - it's hard when they're sick

I don't think he's coming back - he's not answering anyone's emails or texts or phone calls

I am scared about the level of work in year 2 compared to year 1

Thanks, she's asthmatic and it's always worse at this time of year.

Me too, going to have to put a lot of extra time in. The reading material is much more intense too. Although I suppose at the beginning of last year I was saying the same.

We'll be finealbeit gibbering alcoholic wrecksabsolutely fine

Sorry about DD I have asthma too and was struggling last night

I can't sleep too nervous slaps head about the face with a wet kipper

Home.

Knackered.

How did everyone else get on?

And about to go mad in Asda student loan was in right enough

i was unfortunately "unsuccessful on this occasion" with my studentship phd proposal

no studentship, no study here as can no way afford fees.

good luck everyone and well done on getting out there and going for it

Oh SAF

Sorry to hear that SAF, what a shame.

stabby hurrah! glad your finance went in! You can fling tins of beans and bread in that trolley with wild abandon!

I went to Tescos (it's closer) and got the essentials was bread, beans, milk, eggs, pasta sauce, tuna - oh such luxuries

My first proper day yesterday... with 8 hours of lessons.

Up at 6am... out of thehouse at 7am, got home at 7.20pm.
I think that is going to take some getting used to.
Other than that I actually quite enjoyed it =].

I haven't gone mad at all with my student loan yet and I have had it just over a week. I am pretty good with saving though, not used to have that amount of money.

Hope everyone elses week is going well.