[Zeinab]

For everyone who is applying or have applied to uni...share your horror stories.

My friends and I have come out the other side of UCAS* scarred. What have everyone's experiences been with the whole porcess as well as interviews and the like?

*UCAS is the UK uni applications body

[rawrr]

I don't like to think about it.

Seriously though, I hate the UCAS process. I've had to go through it for the second time this year. InshAllah I won't have to go through it again next year.

[Bluestar]

Yeah, they're highly disorganised, get back to you after waiting a lifetime and charge you 15 quid to apply. But if you think they're bad, you haven't met the Student Loans people. I've had to argue with them to fund my education, they were expecting me to pay it. God knows how, taking out a billion credt cards i think

[Raeesa]

err mine wasnt too bad??

only thin was the online system was weirdly irregular, sometimes u found out before the letter and other times u found out afterwards or it just told u the rong thing..

for med sch it told me i didnt get in, and i had already got an acceptance letter by post.. but sumwhere along the line it got changed online without me having to call and complain so its all good

[Sapphire]

Originally Posted by Bluestar

Yeah, they're highly disorganised, get back to you after waiting a lifetime and charge you 15 quid to apply. But if you think they're bad, you haven't met the Student Loans people. I've had to argue with them to fund my education, they were expecting me to pay it. God knows how, taking out a billion credt cards i think

The student loans people are completely mental sometimes, they really pee me off...

[Raeesa]

just make sure u get there before deadlines..

[Glasgow]

SAAS Zindabad!

Uni education is free in Scotland!

[Sapphire]

Originally Posted by Glasgow

SAAS Zindabad!

Uni education is free in Scotland!

....ten characters

[Bluestar]

sapphire, do you go to keele university? If so, did you know your vice-chancellor is a renowned feminist? A friend of mine used to go there and she had no idea

[Wolfn]

Last year, I applied to University of Central Florida.





They still haven't said yes or no.......

[Zeinab]

Originally Posted by Bluestar

Yeah, they're highly disorganised, get back to you after waiting a lifetime and charge you 15 quid to apply. But if you think they're bad, you haven't met the Student Loans people. I've had to argue with them to fund my education, they were expecting me to pay it. God knows how, taking out a billion credt cards i think

I've just applied for a student loan online, and it is really confusing, especially if you're getting it means tested cos parents have to be registered, and blah...Why can't they make it simple?! Anyway, uni costs way to much

[Sapphire]

Originally Posted by Zeinab

I've just applied for a student loan online, and it is really confusing, especially if you're getting it means tested cos parents have to be registered, and blah...Why can't they make it simple?! Anyway, uni costs way to much

I didn't apply online, i did it all the paper way...handed the form to my parents and said "do it."
They did.

[Bluestar]

Originally Posted by Zeinab

I've just applied for a student loan online, and it is really confusing, especially if you're getting it means tested cos parents have to be registered, and blah...Why can't they make it simple?! Anyway, uni costs way to much

It is really confusing but unfortunately before they hand out the money they want to know every inch of information regarding your parents income. The best thing to do is find out how much your entitled to according to the law and fight to get it!

[Sapphire]

Originally Posted by Bluestar

It is really confusing but unfortunately before they hand out the money they want to know every inch of information regarding your parents income. The best thing to do is find out how much your entitled to according to the law and fight to get it!

Its very annoying...and in some parts it can be quite unfair...especially if your parents earn over the amount which entitles you for a grant, but after factoring out staff wages and taxes (for example) they earn way under

[Zeinab]

They also don't take into account how many children your parents have and whether they're going to uni as well.