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i am a full time student atm. but i've been going through a rather tough time emotionally, and i've been thinking about changing from being a full time student to part time to help me cope better with my studies. but i was wondering if anybody knew what the financial implications of that would be?! would i still be entitled to a student loan, and what about fees?, etc?...
i've still got to talk to someone about it at uni, but before i try that; does anyone know whether it would be possible to change full > part time this late in the acedemic year?
thanks.
i've still got to talk to someone about it at uni, but before i try that; does anyone know whether it would be possible to change full > part time this late in the acedemic year?
thanks.
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I'm not absolutely certain on this. You may be able to switch over, but you'd have to ask to check - nothing to lose by asking here. As for loans and fees, again, you'd best ask them. I think loan entitlements are smaller for part-time students, but they take into account other factors, as I understand it, too. The university itself could tell you about fees. Where did you get the loan - Student Finance Company? (can't remember what it's called) They can tell you.
Again, sorry to hear you're having a hard time of it.
It would be best to ask a tutor/head of department about whether or not you can change to part-time, as it probably differs from one uni to the next.
You are definitely entitled to some financial support as a part-time student. Here's some specific information related to this from the Student Loans company website.
Take care
ETA - otter, im not sure in your case but when i switched unis and courses i just had to fill in a form showing my change in circumstances and send it back to them along with a reference from my unis supporting this.