I am considering dropping out

If you're certain you're gonna get a 2.2, you might aswell drop out. You've already got your degree sorted. If you want a masters you can always go back and get an MSc.

I was getting 70's in my previous modules because they were programming modules, and I am really good at that. The modules I have left now are both writing-based (I have to write 2 essays and a paper review) and I am horrible at it, which is why I am seriously afraid of getting a 2.2.




That's what I was thinking too.

Do you know what's the situation with student finance if I drop out? Out of all the grants and loans that I've received this term (I got about £1800 total) I only have £400 left and it has to last me until next month (I already have a new job).

I understand that I would have to pay some of the maintenance loans and grants. Would I be able to do so over time in installments?

Student loans aren't worth worrying about. You only pay a little back when you get your first software engineering job. By the time you're 50 it will be wiped off. If for some reason you stop working, the repayments stop. They aren't real debt.

I am not worrying about re-paying my student loan the standard way, because I already have a new job (starting next month) but I am afraid of having to pay-back the money I got for this term because I don't have enough to do it in one go and I'd have to pay it in installments or at least split into 2-3 parts...

But I don't know if student finance wales allows that.

Ugh I thought it just gets added onto your total student loan. I don't think you'd have to pay it back straight away. You'd probably be best phoning SFW tomorrow.