The 'have a moan' thread

[HighwayUnicorn]

So I had my usual day at the primary school placement today. It went well, all was busy but it was a normal day again.

& then tonight, I had to get the bus. I didn't even mind standing in the freezing cold!

Eventually, I got about ten minutes away from my stop, when the bus driver whacked into someone's car.

The driver of the car obviously wasn't happy & neither was the bus driver. & trust me, neither were the passangers!

With someone injuring their arm, someone flying halfway across the seat & me, hurting my knee & my back!

[HighwayUnicorn]

Second moan this week. I seem to be on a role. It's clearly not a great week for me, huh?

It's not really a moan this one, just more of a rant.

I'm applying for university & am working on my UCAS application.

So, originally, I did defer my entry but now, I think I am changing my mind. I send it off in a couple of weeks.

I think I want to start September 2011 rather than September 2012.

One: It will be cheaper & I will leave with a debt of £9,000 opposed to a possible £27,000.

Two: I will get my QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) a year earlier, at twenty one, rather than twenty two.

Three: It gets the course out of the way & I can teach as soon as possible.

It's all just so confusing at the moment. Student debt, student fees, student loans, urgh!

[charmed60]

Second moan this week. I seem to be on a role. It's clearly not a great week for me, huh?

It's not really a moan this one, just more of a rant.

I'm applying for university & am working on my UCAS application.

So, originally, I did defer my entry but now, I think I am changing my mind. I send it off in a couple of weeks.

I think I want to start September 2011 rather than September 2012.

One: It will be cheaper & I will leave with a debt of £9,000 opposed to a possible £27,000.

Two: I will get my QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) a year earlier, at twenty one, rather than twenty two.

Three: It gets the course out of the way & I can teach as soon as possible.

It's all just so confusing at the moment. Student debt, student fees, student loans, urgh!

I think it's a good idea to get started on it straight away Carina At least accept it now and if you do change your mind you can still defer whereas if you defer you can't go back and change your mind, you'd have to wait a year. Does that make sense? The student debt is tough as it is let alone the ridiculous price the government are increasing it to (which I don't think is actually manageable) because you have to take into account your accommodation fees (if you live away) and just living costs. And being on placements you'll need travel money etc.

[HighwayUnicorn]

Exactly. Obviously I get some student grant but I don't get a lot of money but I still need travel/petrol if I'm driving.

I don't see how it's manageable at all. £27,000? I'd be lucky to even earn that money within the first year.

I would get something like ££25,000, maybe less than that when I begin teaching.

So what I earn in a year only has to go back anyway. It's pathetic.

I don't even understand the reason for putting up the prices anyway. It's not going to benefit anyone.

The more they put it up, the less entries they get anyway.

[charmed60]

Exactly. Obviously I get some student grant but I don't get a lot of money but I still need travel/petrol if I'm driving.

I don't see how it's manageable at all. £27,000? I'd be lucky to even earn that money within the first year.

I would get something like ££25,000, maybe less than that when I begin teaching.

So what I earn in a year only has to go back anyway. It's pathetic.

I don't even understand the reason for putting up the prices anyway. It's not going to benefit anyone.

The more they put it up, the less entries they get anyway.

No it's not at all, its terrible. And they don't mention about the interest charges either; I was being charged £12 a week already by the third month of being there. And then you'd get taxed on your first years salary so you wouldn't get as much as your annual salary in the end anyway. And your student debt goes against you when you want to get a mortgage. But as long as David Cameron has a nice, warm house to live in and all the luxuries he could wish for

[HighwayUnicorn]

No it's not at all, its terrible. And they don't mention about the interest charges either; I was being charged £12 a week already by the third month of being there. And then you'd get taxed on your first years salary so you wouldn't get as much as your annual salary in the end anyway. And your student debt goes against you when you want to get a mortgage. But as long as David Cameron has a nice, warm house to live in and all the luxuries he could wish for

Aaah, tell me about it. & the worst thing is that you don't get anything anymore.

People like yourselves, me in the future, my mum & dad - never claimed a penny from benefits.

My mum & dad worked when they left school & paid a mortgage, bills, etc.

My mum stopped working to look after me & my sister but my dad carried on working & we claimed no benefits.

& then my mum worked when I was 11 & had worked since then.

& yet, I'm penilised because of it. I get no EMA money to travel to college.

My bus fare, because I'm no longer classed as achild is a lot. £3.30 single or a £5.90 return. I'm only on it for 20 minutes!

I won't get a student grant as high as someone else's.

Another girl I know, her family earn a lot of money & she won't be entitled to any student grant at all.

Just because her mum & dad earn so much, it doesn't mean they haven't got a mortgage, bills & will pay for uni fees.

It's all so annoying & everything in society just goes wrong.

Yet some girls get pregnant & get a house from the council, paid by our tax money! & they don't pay a penny!

Ridiculous really.

[KirstyEkua]

It's a very unfair system. I didn't get a penny from the government when i went to Uni becasue my parents are high earners, but they seem to forget that my dad works really hard and is in the highest tax bracket. The whole system is just screwed and i really don't think what your parents earn should have anything to do with it. I know i'm lucky that Uni was free in Scotland when i studied (although i had to pay for my Masters) but i think that's going to change soon. £27,000 iof debt is just insane and i don't see how the government can justify it. It's just going to lead to more people being in greater debt which is obviously not a good thing!

The benefits system as a whole needs to be completely revamped. It makes no sense you can get more money by not working and that people who actually work are getting penalised.

See what happens when you have a Tory government

[HighwayUnicorn]

It's a very unfair system. I didn't get a penny from the government when i went to Uni becasue my parents are high earners, but they seem to forget that my dad works really hard and is in the highest tax bracket. The whole system is just screwed and i really don't think what your parents earn should have anything to do with it. I know i'm lucky that Uni was free in Scotland when i studied (although i had to pay for my Masters) but i think that's going to change soon. £27,000 iof debt is just insane and i don't see how the government can justify it. It's just going to lead to more people being in greater debt which is obviously not a good thing!

The benefits system as a whole needs to be completely revamped. It makes no sense you can get more money by not working and that people who actually work are getting penalised.

See what happens when you have a Tory government

I knew of someone who hadn't worked for ages & got a lot of benefits. Eventually, they found a job but soon quit, because what they were earning through going out of working was quite literally the equivaqlent of what they were getting on benefits & so when they left work, they were on all the benefits possible.

No matter what your parents earn, you still have the rights that everybody else does. Just because your parents may be high earners & you may be more advantaged because of that, it doesn't mean they are going to pay for everything such as your uni fees or are going to give you money for things you need or want.

To get to placement & college, I need a bus. I don't get £30 EMA a week & it would be useful to use that for my travel.

My friend, who walks 10 minutes down the road gets £30 a week EMA money. She spends it on clothes/dvd's/etc.

It just seems ridiculous.

[leylaa;]

I have got a headache and sore eyes from my contacts

[suzannelgnz]

Getting a job for summer/going into next year is almost impossible, and my hours at work only just cover rent