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Because of your previous study you would only get a tuition fee loan for 3rd year onwards of a new full time degree.

If you studied part time then you should still get funding (tuition and living costs) if you studied at a brick university. If you switched to OU then you can only get tuition fees (but OU are most likely to accept your existing credits as counting towards a new degree).

Look into your local universities to see if they offer part time study. If they do then talk to them about whether they’ll consider you for advanced entry based on your CertHE.

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Original post by PQ

Because of your previous study you would only get a tuition fee loan for 3rd year onwards of a new full time degree.

If you studied part time then you should still get funding (tuition and living costs) if you studied at a brick university. If you switched to OU then you can only get tuition fees (but OU are most likely to accept your existing credits as counting towards a new degree).

Look into your local universities to see if they offer part time study. If they do then talk to them about whether they’ll consider you for advanced entry based on your CertHE.

Oh yeah should have mentioned originally that my original course was part-time.
My only concern was that if I were to return to any uni , I would like to go full-time.

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Oh yeah should have mentioned originally that my original course was part-time.
My only concern was that if I were to return to any uni , I would like to go full-time.

Unfortunately the funding system isn’t set up to allow switches from part time to full time. You would get no tuition fee loan for years 1 and 2 of any new degree. If you can afford to self fund your tuition fees for a year or two then speak to universities about their courses and whether they will consider you for second year entry.

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Unfortunately the funding system isn’t set up to allow switches from part time to full time. You would get no tuition fee loan for years 1 and 2 of any new degree. If you can afford to self fund your tuition fees for a year or two then speak to universities about their courses and whether they will consider you for second year entry.

There are 2 agencies that I know of that specifically target students who speak Russian, their adviser was kinda confident I will get full funding from Year 2 on-wards but reading the ELQ kinda raised certain concerns for me. They gave me some list of courses with different subjects that I can get into Year 2.
I was originally from one of EU countries and was raised through foster care , and Social Care was in that list so its something I would consider studying due to I know the system as someone who went through it as an individual.

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ELQ would only be an issue if you were applying to HNC courses and not degrees. A CertHE is not equivalent to a degree.

To be frank I would steer well clear of these agencies. They’re offering bad advice.

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ELQ would only be an issue if you were applying to HNC courses and not degrees. A CertHE is not equivalent to a degree.

To be frank I would steer well clear of these agencies. They’re offering bad advice.

https://www.gagarin-education.com/

Hopefully links are fine , this is one of the most common ones - people have actually used them. I'm not sure how they generate money , I assume they get bonus from unis for enrolling people.

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