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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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Paradox: wrote:
> Nope, deadline for medicals was like March, same as their final
> applications.
>
> Doesn't matter if its late.
>
> The whole process is duffed up - they send me my form back yest
> saying I didnt sign it which I know 100% that I did!
Our forms say:
"The deadline is 29th April if you want a loan which does not depend on your income, or 1st July otherwise"
We need to be income assessed. Does that not mean its 1st July?
> Nope, deadline for medicals was like March, same as their final
> applications.
>
> Doesn't matter if its late.
>
> The whole process is duffed up - they send me my form back yest
> saying I didnt sign it which I know 100% that I did!
Our forms say:
"The deadline is 29th April if you want a loan which does not depend on your income, or 1st July otherwise"
We need to be income assessed. Does that not mean its 1st July?
Whats this ARTID all about? We were just given the forms and told to fill them in. Does it just apply to the online system?
Tomm wrote:
> gerrid wrote:
> I really hope you're supplying financial information on your form,
> otherwise the deadline was 2 weeks ago.
>
> Was that the 29th deadline? Everyone at our college got confused
> about that. I had choice but to wait for dads P60 to come through
> this month, as did everyone else at the college. That deadline was
> for medicine related courses and whatnot. I hope...
Nope, deadline for medicals was like March, same as their final applications.
Doesn't matter if its late.
The whole process is duffed up - they send me my form back yest saying I didnt sign it which I know 100% that I did!
> gerrid wrote:
> I really hope you're supplying financial information on your form,
> otherwise the deadline was 2 weeks ago.
>
> Was that the 29th deadline? Everyone at our college got confused
> about that. I had choice but to wait for dads P60 to come through
> this month, as did everyone else at the college. That deadline was
> for medicine related courses and whatnot. I hope...
Nope, deadline for medicals was like March, same as their final applications.
Doesn't matter if its late.
The whole process is duffed up - they send me my form back yest saying I didnt sign it which I know 100% that I did!
Dont worry mate - the passwords don't bloody work. Mine locked me out too and I rung them up and the slackjaw on the phone dully informed me that it will be at least a few weeks before it works.
You can check your progress via the phone though. Ring up and press 1 then enter your ARTID.
It's the easy way.
You can check your progress via the phone though. Ring up and press 1 then enter your ARTID.
It's the easy way.
gerrid wrote:
> I really hope you're supplying financial information on your form,
> otherwise the deadline was 2 weeks ago.
Was that the 29th deadline? Everyone at our college got confused about that. I had choice but to wait for dads P60 to come through this month, as did everyone else at the college. That deadline was for medicine related courses and whatnot. I hope...
> I really hope you're supplying financial information on your form,
> otherwise the deadline was 2 weeks ago.
Was that the 29th deadline? Everyone at our college got confused about that. I had choice but to wait for dads P60 to come through this month, as did everyone else at the college. That deadline was for medicine related courses and whatnot. I hope...
I really hope you're supplying financial information on your form, otherwise the deadline was 2 weeks ago.
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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