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"Argh, Student Finance thing"

Jesus frecking christ.

Some time last year, my college told me to sign up with the Student Finance site to get information from them on when to apply for finance. So off I went and applied.

I signed up fine, got my ARTID thing and waited until today.

Seeing as things in my room come and go, the slip of paper detailing my 'ART ID' had dissapeared. Time for the phone, I thought.

After being in the 'queue' listening to some blippy bloppy R n B music, I came to this conversation: -

"Hi can I have your ArtID?"
- "Er, thats the problem, I can't remember it. I signed up with you like a year ago"
"So you've already applied for finance?"
- "Nope, my college told me to sign up with you to get information"
"We don't offer that service"
- "Er well, I haven't applied for no finance yet, I just signed up and forgot my username"
"So you haven't applied for any finance?"
- "No :@"
"We don't allow people to sign up without applying though"
- "Well it signed me up all right"

Eventually she gave me my ARTID and we completed the conversation. Great.

But now my password doesn't work. I try three different passwords and eventually I get 'locked' out of my account.

Back on the phone I go (disgruntled), waiting in the queue.

The woman basically told me my password is in the post and I won't be able to call them until I receive that password.

In the post? Have they not heard of a little thing called e-mail?. They're wasting trees just sending me a slip of paper with a password on it .

I wish I'd applied by paper now.

EDIT: Yes I realise paper based applications also consume trees.

Moral of story: Don't sign up for things that give you numerical usernames.

lcarus wrote:
> Mature students.
>
> Bear in mind you'll have to fill in this form every year of your uni
> life. Hoorah.

Lovely...

Mature students.

Bear in mind you'll have to fill in this form every year of your uni life. Hoorah.

Tomm wrote:
> Is section 11 'Dependents' to be filled out by me? It says 'Identify
> and person, other than the student who will be financially dependent
> on those metnioned in section 9 (Parents). Do not include any
> children you already have listed in section 7"
>
> But section 7 is about if i have any children. :S Arggh my brain...
>
> And where do i mention I have a twin who is going to Uni as well?

Ok so thinking about it.. I guess section 11 "Dependents" is just about other children your parents have, ie. your twin, as he/she will also be financially dependent on those from section 9, your parents. And it's just saying not to include any children *you* have, as that's what section 7 appears to be.

Though I can't think many people would have kids before Uni.. Still, some chavs do go there.

Tphi wrote:
> Tomm wrote:
> stuff
>
>
> Thank god I didn't do it myself :S No chance you could get your
> parentals to help out? :D

I could but I fear they are as clueless as me...

Tomm wrote:
> stuff


Thank god I didn't do it myself :S No chance you could get your parentals to help out? :D

For my loan last year I applied in August, I didn't get my first install ment of my loan come through til October, but I didn't think there was a deadline.

Tphi wrote:
> Tomm wrote:
> Hmm should the whole of my Section 7 "Student Financial
> Questions" be blank? Its all about my income, which is 0.
>
> I think mine was, as I am also a penniless unemployed bum.

Is section 11 'Dependents' to be filled out by me? It says 'Identify and person, other than the student who will be financially dependent on those metnioned in section 9 (Parents). Do not include any children you already have listed in section 7"

But section 7 is about if i have any children. :S Arggh my brain...

And where do i mention I have a twin who is going to Uni as well?

Tomm wrote:
> Hmm should the whole of my Section 7 "Student Financial
> Questions" be blank? Its all about my income, which is 0.

I think mine was, as I am also a penniless unemployed bum.

Hmm should the whole of my Section 7 "Student Financial Questions" be blank? Its all about my income, which is 0.

Tphi wrote:
> Tomm wrote:
> Ok "Have you been accepted onto the ERASMUS echange
> sheme?"
>
> I'm thinking thats some European exchange rollocks. Ignore it.
>
> I got my dad to do mine, a hassle free solution.

Just spent the good part of an hour trying to find my National Insurance card/number.