If you’re hoping to begin university inside the autumn, you may well be feeling anxious about student finances. The price of doing some extent suddenly soared when tuition fees increased to up to £9k for college kids starting university last autumn.
So nowadays, students must get a grip on their finances as quickly as possible. From finding definitely the right bank in your student account to planning how much part-time work you will need to take during term time, there’s plenty to think of before starting your course.
You’ll have to know the way tuition fee and upkeep loans work, and what sort of you find yourself paying back once you’ve graduated.
As portion of the National Student Money week, we’ve brought together student experts and the National Association of Student Money Advisers (Nasma) to reply to your questions. Start posting them within the comments section now, and take part the discussion between 1-3pm on Thursday.
The panel
Rob Ellis is a financial information and support advisor at Swansea University. He is also also Welsh coordinator for Nasma.
Esta Innes is welfare and equality officer at Newcastle University Student Union.
Megan David is welfare and community officer Cardiff University Students Union.
Jon Gleek is welfare officer at Sheffield University Student Union.
Pamela Bell-Ashe is director of student services at Birmingham City University.
