What do you do if you didn't apply for Student Finance in time?
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What do you do if you didn't apply for Student Finance in time?Hi,
I was going to go to drama school but found out that I didn't get in. Now I am going to go through clearing to apply for a uni course through UCAS. But, I didn't apply for student finance because I wasn't sure. What do I do if I get on a course, I haven't got any of my own money to pay with and my parents don't have the money to pay for me. How do I go about getting the money??
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Re: What do you do if you didn't apply for Student Finance in time?You can still apply for it - up to 9 months after the start of your course. The deadline was to guarantee you had your maintenance loan in time for the start of your course.
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Re: What do you do if you didn't apply for Student Finance in time?If it's late will they backtrack payments?(Original post by Shani)
You can still apply for it - up to 9 months after the start of your course. The deadline was to guarantee you had your maintenance loan in time for the start of your course.
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Re: What do you do if you didn't apply for Student Finance in time?You will get your full year entitlement, yes.(Original post by murpo)
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Re: What do you do if you didn't apply for Student Finance in time?Apply anyway, at worst you'll get it a little late and may have to borrow some money from family or friends. But on the bright side, you'll have a shorter period in which to squander your student loan.
I never applied for finance on time (usually the week before) and I always got it during or just after freshers when I was still a student. I knew people who applied months before the deadlines and they'd end up getting it late; it's a lottery. -
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Re: What do you do if you didn't apply for Student Finance in time?Thank you so much for all your help. I have another question... I want to do a directing course at university but I am going to have to go through clearing. Do you guys have any advice for me? I am very, very nervous!! X
