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I'm pregnant, can I still go to university?
Basically I'm just about to finish my A-levels and was planning on going to university in September. However, I have recently discovered I am pregnant with a baby due at the end of Dec. I've been with my boyfriend for two years and he works full-time. We're happy and keeping the baby but I'm worried about college next year.
I want to do a degree course at my local college. Me and my boyfriend are planning to get a place together and then he would support me whilst I gained a degree. However, since baby is due in December, in the first year of studies I'd need three or so months out and work from home for a bit instead. Ideally I'd have a year out and start next Sep which would mean no disruptions to my studying but this isn't really an option due to the fees increasing
I know it's going to be really, really hard but I'm determined to get a degree. Will my college still accept me onto the course this year??
Thanks for any advice
xx
I want to do a degree course at my local college. Me and my boyfriend are planning to get a place together and then he would support me whilst I gained a degree. However, since baby is due in December, in the first year of studies I'd need three or so months out and work from home for a bit instead. Ideally I'd have a year out and start next Sep which would mean no disruptions to my studying but this isn't really an option due to the fees increasing
I know it's going to be really, really hard but I'm determined to get a degree. Will my college still accept me onto the course this year??
Thanks for any advice
xx
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Contact the university themselves and ask
Call the university and see what services they will be able to provide you. It may be better to take a gap year during your pregnancy and resume studies once your baby is born. Again, it depends on the university. In the end, though, a school won't deny you simply because you're pregnant.
They would likely still accept you, I'm not sure they're allowed to do otherwise! But you will be 6 months pregnant by then; would you really want to begin and then drop out to re-take the year? I don't know if they would keep you on the same fee scale. At the end of the day, you won't start paying back the loan until you start earning a decent wage, yes? And I'm sure there are bursaries and so on you can apply for if you are supporting a minor. I think you can also get cheap childcare.
If you want to take a year out, the fee increase could actually be an advantage to you in the short term. With the current fees, you would pay back any earnings over £15k, whereas with the new fees it's any earnings above £21k. That means that you'll have more disposable income when they baby's young and you need it most.
Obviously there are still disadvantages, but it may not be as bad as it seems on the surface.
Obviously there are still disadvantages, but it may not be as bad as it seems on the surface.
is a year out enough?
If you get the university to agree to let you defer for a year instead of reapplying, it should still be the same fees although Im not too sure
Original post by emeritus2011
is a year out enough?
Yeah a year out would be ideal. This would mean joining college next Sep when baby is going on a year old. If you're a uni student then childcare is paid for which would mean I could put my child in free nursery which would allow me time to attend college and study and, since baby would already be born, I wouldn't have to have any time out in the year and just complete the course as normal. Obviously it'd be really hard to juggle motherhood and studying but I have a supportive boyfriend and family and plenty of women manage full-time work with children this young. Unfortunately though it's just not an option due to the fee increase
xx
Original post by littleruby
Yeah a year out would be ideal. This would mean joining college next Sep when baby is going on a year old. If you're a uni student then childcare is paid for which would mean I could put my child in free nursery which would allow me time to attend college and study and, since baby would already be born, I wouldn't have to have any time out in the year and just complete the course as normal. Obviously it'd be really hard to juggle motherhood and studying but I have a supportive boyfriend and family and plenty of women manage full-time work with children this young. Unfortunately though it's just not an option due to the fee increase xx
xxThe fee increase isn't really as bad as its made out to be. You will start paying it back when you're earning over £21k a year instead of £15k. Also, all it means is that it will take you longer to pay back your student loans, which is only a small percentage of your wage. And it gets written off after 25 years anyway.
If you can't physically attend this september, which thinking practically you probably won't be able to because you'll need time off in the second semester of the university year to look after your newborn, which i don't think the uni would be too keen on since you'll miss so much.
Defering really is your best option i think.
I know you said it isn't an option, but taking a year out I think will be your best bet.
Taking a few months out, a few months into the course will be kinda tricky catching up and stuff and 3 months isn't very long...
I'm sure the uni will still take you on though however...
Best of luck
Taking a few months out, a few months into the course will be kinda tricky catching up and stuff and 3 months isn't very long...
I'm sure the uni will still take you on though however...
Best of luck
Original post by littleruby
Yeah a year out would be ideal. This would mean joining college next Sep when baby is going on a year old. If you're a uni student then childcare is paid for which would mean I could put my child in free nursery which would allow me time to attend college and study and, since baby would already be born, I wouldn't have to have any time out in the year and just complete the course as normal. Obviously it'd be really hard to juggle motherhood and studying but I have a supportive boyfriend and family and plenty of women manage full-time work with children this young. Unfortunately though it's just not an option due to the fee increase xx
xxi would commit to a year because you might just not be ready to leave your child with someone else after a year....as they say mother/child bond is a strong one
Original post by Anonymous
Basically I'm just about to finish my A-levels and was planning on going to university in September. However, I have recently discovered I am pregnant with a baby due at the end of Dec. I've been with my boyfriend for two years and he works full-time. We're happy and keeping the baby but I'm worried about college next year.
I want to do a degree course at my local college. Me and my boyfriend are planning to get a place together and then he would support me whilst I gained a degree. However, since baby is due in December, in the first year of studies I'd need three or so months out and work from home for a bit instead. Ideally I'd have a year out and start next Sep which would mean no disruptions to my studying but this isn't really an option due to the fees increasing
I know it's going to be really, really hard but I'm determined to get a degree. Will my college still accept me onto the course this year??
Thanks for any advice
xx
I want to do a degree course at my local college. Me and my boyfriend are planning to get a place together and then he would support me whilst I gained a degree. However, since baby is due in December, in the first year of studies I'd need three or so months out and work from home for a bit instead. Ideally I'd have a year out and start next Sep which would mean no disruptions to my studying but this isn't really an option due to the fees increasing
I know it's going to be really, really hard but I'm determined to get a degree. Will my college still accept me onto the course this year??
Thanks for any advice
xx
Don't be ridiculous! You'll be due your first child half way through your academic year and then cue sleepless nights for a few months.
You also have to take time for antenatal appointments and scans and then when you get to about 28 weeks pregnant your antenatal appointments step up a notch. So for the last 10 weeks of your pregnancy you're busy. Oh and you wn't be able to move. Then there is the pressure the baby puts on your pelvis meaning you don't want to walk anywhere, then there is restless leg syndrome. Basically sitting down makes your legs go dead then kind of itch.
Oh and the baby could arrive any time between 36 and 40 weeks.
It can be done, I have spent all of 2011 so far skipping between antenatal appointments etc but it is very very stressful. I am lucky that I am due mid summer. If I was due half way through the academic year I wouldn't have continued (or started)
You also got to sort childcare when he is born and you generally cant get childcare till they are 3 months old. Also who wants to leave their baby with someone else at a very young age! I won't! I'm lucky because I am having a nanny care in my home so I can run back from university and she can look after him whilst I study...
My advice is to take the year out. Seriously. The timing of your pregnancy doesn't suit the timing of starting another year of education.
The only reason I am continuing is because he will be 3 months by the time I start university again and I absolutely can't afford to take a year out.
If you want to PM me for support thats ok, I'm 27 weeks pregnant so have been through a lot of midwife appointments, scans etc and I know generally what support is available. I just feel at your age you'd be causing yourself a lot of stress by attempting to study. You'll find in a years time, that year of growing means you can cope with it all a lot better. Its easier to study with a toddler than a crying baby (especially if he has colic and then basically you'll never sleep)
xx
Congratulations, hope all goes well for you. Enjoy the next few months because your life will change out of all recognition after the baby comes.
As for studying, whether the college allows it or not, I think it would be virtually impossible for you to start a course and then miss a huge chunk of it and do well.
No matter how good your family is and what childcare is available, you will still be mentally and physically shattered for a good few months after the baby is born. It's the nights that wear you down. Bad news when you think 4-5 hours sleep is good going! Trust me, I've had 3. You may be lucky and have a good sleeper, but that still takes a while, and can't be guaranteed. Also, once they start to sleep well, they generally start teething and you are back to square one!!!
As an earlier poster says, even though the fees are higher if you defer, the threshold is 21k before you pay back. I think this is your only realistic option.
Be prepared though - it will still be harder than you think. I am in my final year at uni. I started as my son started primary school aged 4, and my daughter was 2.
Family were great, but outside lesson time the kids were my responsibility. You are expected to do an awful lot of work in your own time outside lessons. You can't do well if you don't. This is hard to do when little ones are demanding your attention. Even when they are not wanting attention, they are still a distraction, playing normally, when you are trying to concentrate and get some work done.
I wouldn't swap my kids for the world, but I do get jealous that the other students on my course have it so much easier, especially when assignments are due in or exams are coming up.
The very best of luck to you. No matter how hard I made it sound - go for it. You will regret it if you don't. Don't live life thinking of what might have been!
As for studying, whether the college allows it or not, I think it would be virtually impossible for you to start a course and then miss a huge chunk of it and do well.
No matter how good your family is and what childcare is available, you will still be mentally and physically shattered for a good few months after the baby is born. It's the nights that wear you down. Bad news when you think 4-5 hours sleep is good going! Trust me, I've had 3. You may be lucky and have a good sleeper, but that still takes a while, and can't be guaranteed. Also, once they start to sleep well, they generally start teething and you are back to square one!!!
As an earlier poster says, even though the fees are higher if you defer, the threshold is 21k before you pay back. I think this is your only realistic option.
Be prepared though - it will still be harder than you think. I am in my final year at uni. I started as my son started primary school aged 4, and my daughter was 2.
Family were great, but outside lesson time the kids were my responsibility. You are expected to do an awful lot of work in your own time outside lessons. You can't do well if you don't. This is hard to do when little ones are demanding your attention. Even when they are not wanting attention, they are still a distraction, playing normally, when you are trying to concentrate and get some work done.
I wouldn't swap my kids for the world, but I do get jealous that the other students on my course have it so much easier, especially when assignments are due in or exams are coming up.
The very best of luck to you. No matter how hard I made it sound - go for it. You will regret it if you don't. Don't live life thinking of what might have been!
Original post by Pheylan
As opposed to...
Haha that made me laugh.
Although I think it should have been punctuated "pregnant, with a baby due at the end of Dec" pmsl.
OP it's kind of unlikely that you'd be able to do your first year this year. Without meaning to scare/put you off, you're going to be huge, achy and tired for the first term, sleepless nights for the rest of the year- and would you not want to spend time with your baby rather than spending it studying?
The fees are a pain the bum, but the thing is, please don't sacrifice the bond with your baby just for the sake of money
That bond is worth more than anything you'll ever pay for, and if you read about the T&Cs of the student loan for when the fees go up, the repayments are nothing horrendous to get yourself worked up about.Just give it some thought
Oh, and congratulations on your pregnancy, by the way
Hope all goes smoothly for you! xxx
This thread caught my attention because I'm in exactly the same position, except that my baby is due in February (about the 10th).
I think this is in term time also, and as I've just found out from looking at this thread, childcare is only appropriate for 3 months and older.
The original plan was to have the baby, put it in childcare and finish my studies, then spend the summer with the baby. It'll be about 3/4 months then.
I have the same concerns about the fee rise.
I think I will start a separate thread at some point with very specific questions, but I feel like a trapped animal at the moment so if you've discovered any answers please share them ASAP :P
Please let me know when you know what you are going to do! It would be extremely helpful.
x
I think this is in term time also, and as I've just found out from looking at this thread, childcare is only appropriate for 3 months and older.
The original plan was to have the baby, put it in childcare and finish my studies, then spend the summer with the baby. It'll be about 3/4 months then.
I have the same concerns about the fee rise.
I think I will start a separate thread at some point with very specific questions, but I feel like a trapped animal at the moment so if you've discovered any answers please share them ASAP :P
Please let me know when you know what you are going to do! It would be extremely helpful.
x
Hi,
This thread caught my attention as I am in a similar predicament, the only difference is that I am due to start my second year of uni this September.
I am currently 24 weeks pregnant with my little boy due to be born in late November. This was obviously not a planned pregnancy as I fully intended to finish my degree before ever considering having a child however me and my partner are delighted and I fully intend to carry on with my criminology degree. I have spoken to my uni tutors about this and though they agree it will be difficult I know it is not entirely impossible, so long as I attend for as long as possible before baby is due and am able to make it in for my term exam at the end of December.
My partner is self employed sand is therefore willing to take in childcare for the first month or so until term breaks for Xmas by which time, when we return, baby will be old enough for childcare. I understand childcare is not for everyone but I would rather do it that way than take a year out and have to start a fresh next year, I also think its a small price to pay, not seeing my child for 14 hours per week for me to gain my degree and better our future.
I am under no illusion that it will be difficult but I love my course and feel with the right support and effort which I thankfully do have it is possible. There is another girl on my course who managed to juggle becoming a mum and uni in her first year, she was due around the same time as me and has coped with it brilliantly.
There is no way a uni could turn you down on the grounds of being pregnant and if you were to join up this year and then decide that you needed a year out I am fairly sure that because you wouldn't be dropping out through unwillingness etc that the uni price would freeze for you until you returned. That is the info I have been given by my uni, however I am not sure if this isn't because I have already completed my first yet. You should message your chosen uni about it.
Whatever you decide to do, good luck. Just don't give up on your degree regardless of when you want to do it!
This thread caught my attention as I am in a similar predicament, the only difference is that I am due to start my second year of uni this September.
I am currently 24 weeks pregnant with my little boy due to be born in late November. This was obviously not a planned pregnancy as I fully intended to finish my degree before ever considering having a child however me and my partner are delighted and I fully intend to carry on with my criminology degree. I have spoken to my uni tutors about this and though they agree it will be difficult I know it is not entirely impossible, so long as I attend for as long as possible before baby is due and am able to make it in for my term exam at the end of December.
My partner is self employed sand is therefore willing to take in childcare for the first month or so until term breaks for Xmas by which time, when we return, baby will be old enough for childcare. I understand childcare is not for everyone but I would rather do it that way than take a year out and have to start a fresh next year, I also think its a small price to pay, not seeing my child for 14 hours per week for me to gain my degree and better our future.
I am under no illusion that it will be difficult but I love my course and feel with the right support and effort which I thankfully do have it is possible. There is another girl on my course who managed to juggle becoming a mum and uni in her first year, she was due around the same time as me and has coped with it brilliantly.
There is no way a uni could turn you down on the grounds of being pregnant and if you were to join up this year and then decide that you needed a year out I am fairly sure that because you wouldn't be dropping out through unwillingness etc that the uni price would freeze for you until you returned. That is the info I have been given by my uni, however I am not sure if this isn't because I have already completed my first yet. You should message your chosen uni about it.
Whatever you decide to do, good luck. Just don't give up on your degree regardless of when you want to do it!
Im in the same boat as you. Im 19 years old and Ive just finished my 3rd year at college, i was all ready to go to university(literally packed) and 2 days before leaving i found i was pregnant. I have decided to take a year out but thinking about it and talking with my family, i decided i will have 2 years out and then go back to university then. I think you really need to think how quick you will want to leave the baby . Hope that helped xx
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