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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.
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.
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Tomm wrote:
> I'm trying to decide which boxes i tick.
>
> I guess i need "Income assessed loan", but do i need
> "Help with tuition fees" as well?
Depends I guess.
If you tick no, you'll have to pay the full whack (£1000+), if you tick yes, your parents income will be assessed and you'll only have to pay a portion of that amount.
> I'm trying to decide which boxes i tick.
>
> I guess i need "Income assessed loan", but do i need
> "Help with tuition fees" as well?
Depends I guess.
If you tick no, you'll have to pay the full whack (£1000+), if you tick yes, your parents income will be assessed and you'll only have to pay a portion of that amount.
It's a stupid process. Hate it hate it hate it!
gamesfreak wrote:
> Tomm wrote:
> We were advised not to as "its a new system and probably
> crap" which from what you said it is.
>
> Mmmm I might talk to my parents about it, see what they think.
>
> I have the paper form here, but we decided the online approach
> because it might be easier then making one mistake on a form then
> having to start again etc.
I'm trying to decide which boxes i tick.
I guess i need "Income assessed loan", but do i need "Help with tuition fees" as well?
> Tomm wrote:
> We were advised not to as "its a new system and probably
> crap" which from what you said it is.
>
> Mmmm I might talk to my parents about it, see what they think.
>
> I have the paper form here, but we decided the online approach
> because it might be easier then making one mistake on a form then
> having to start again etc.
I'm trying to decide which boxes i tick.
I guess i need "Income assessed loan", but do i need "Help with tuition fees" as well?
Tomm wrote:
> We were advised not to as "its a new system and probably
> crap" which from what you said it is.
Mmmm I might talk to my parents about it, see what they think.
I have the paper form here, but we decided the online approach because it might be easier then making one mistake on a form then having to start again etc.
> We were advised not to as "its a new system and probably
> crap" which from what you said it is.
Mmmm I might talk to my parents about it, see what they think.
I have the paper form here, but we decided the online approach because it might be easier then making one mistake on a form then having to start again etc.
gamesfreak wrote:
> gerrid wrote:
> If you're after a higher loan because you have a low income, then
> you've still got a month
>
> Yeah thats the one I'm going for, income assessed.
>
> Anyone else applied online?
We were advised not to as "its a new system and probably crap" which from what you said it is. Plus you end up getting the paperwork sent back to you to check through anyway...
> gerrid wrote:
> If you're after a higher loan because you have a low income, then
> you've still got a month
>
> Yeah thats the one I'm going for, income assessed.
>
> Anyone else applied online?
We were advised not to as "its a new system and probably crap" which from what you said it is. Plus you end up getting the paperwork sent back to you to check through anyway...
Just been reading through the forms. Whats the point of telling you to write in black ink and block capitals on the inside of the first page, after they've asked you to write your name on the front cover? :P
gerrid wrote:
> If you're after a higher loan because you have a low income, then
> you've still got a month
Yeah thats the one I'm going for, income assessed.
Anyone else applied online?
> If you're after a higher loan because you have a low income, then
> you've still got a month
Yeah thats the one I'm going for, income assessed.
Anyone else applied online?
gerrid wrote:
> I still had to fill out 16 pages of forms just to say I didn't want
> any money or help thankyouverymuch.
Hence the early deadline...
> I still had to fill out 16 pages of forms just to say I didn't want
> any money or help thankyouverymuch.
Hence the early deadline...
If you're going for the minimum loan that doesn't depend on your income or whatever, the deadline has passed.
If you're after a higher loan because you have a low income, then you've still got a month
If you're after a higher loan because you have a low income, then you've still got a month
I still had to fill out 16 pages of forms just to say I didn't want any money or help thankyouverymuch. Luckily if I mess it up it doesn't matter, I mean, what's the worst that can happen, I don't get my loan that I didn't apply for?
I did it all ok anyway though as I got my ARTID and password in 2 seperate letters in the post, not that I'll ever need them.
I did it all ok anyway though as I got my ARTID and password in 2 seperate letters in the post, not that I'll ever need them.
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