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Dropping out, switching or repeating a year: what it does to your student finance

Outside your university's free window, leaving in term one still costs a quarter of that year's fee loan, term two half, term three all of it. Switching, repeating and suspending each work differently.

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Do students need a TV licence?

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Graduate scheme assessments in 2026: the stages that decide it

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Deadlines and paperwork

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How to write a UCAS personal statement for 2027 entry: the three questions, and the order to draft them in

UCAS asks three questions and gives you 4,000 characters for all three, with at least 350 in each. The case for drafting question 2 first and question 1 last, and where the things you've done belong.

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Graduate Careers

Graduate application form questions: how to answer "why this firm" and the competency boxes

In June 2025 EvaS75 posted on The Student Room after applying for Civil Service jobs.

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Preparing for University

Freshers 2026: what actually matters in your first fortnight (and what's just noise)

A few small jobs in your first fortnight at uni really matter.

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Student finance with no parental support: how estranged and independent students get assessed for the full maintenance loan

If you are estranged from your parents, or count as an independent student, Student Finance England leaves their income out.

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When will your student finance be paid in 2026/27?

Maintenance loan instalment dates, why the first payment needs your registration confirmed, and what to do if it’s late.

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Best budgeting apps for students

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Grants, scholarships and bursaries you can still claim

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Loan repayment calculator

Enter your salary, see the monthly repayment and what gets written off.

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Budget calculator

Income in, expenses out, and what is left over each week.

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Bank account picker

Five questions, one recommendation, plain links to open it.

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Registering with a GP at uni

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How to revise for exams: techniques that hold up

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Best budget recipes for student kitchens

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Best value student laptops

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Best student discounts 2026

TOTUM, UNiDAYS, Student Beans and the rest, compared.

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Travel cards and discounts, set up properly

Railcards, coach cards and the student travel discounts worth having.

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Best student deals right now

This month's offers, and which ones we'd bother with.

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