money questions!

hi everyone, im applying for sept 2012 and il be going as an 18 year old fresh from 6th form im really worried about money, because i wont get a huge maintenance loan because my parents earn too much but theyve said they cant afford to pay for my accommodation because they have other children to bring up and while theyre happy to help me out they can only afford to maybe buy me the odd thing i need here and there, like bring some food when they visit and things. so what do i do if my loan doesnt even cover accommodation? we all know how hard it is to get a job thats flexible enough for a midwifery degree, so i doubt very much il be able to work. so how do i get the extra money when im not eligible for grants and things? thanks guys! xx

There is always banking hun, you can do as many or as little hours during the week, uni suggests no more than 15hours anyway. I bank at my hospital and they always have shifts that need covering xx

thanks chick! can you do that in every hospital? they mentioned that in cardiff but i got rejected from there and no other place mentioned it? xx

will you get bursary? you can apply for that, but yes bank shifts are in pretty much all hospitals

Agree with above post, yes most if not all hospitals have bank staff x

is there any reason why i wouldnt get a bursary? i tried the calculator but i think its wrong because it said id get more than the site said the maximum was and it didnt ask about my family income or anything.

oh ok thank you! is it means tested based on my parents income though? xx

i hate this money system! literally my parents earn just a little bit too much for me to get good amounts of money, like i was just out of the bracket for ema at school! it means they cant afford to help me but i dont get any help from the government! and im 18 so i havent got lots of savings to fall back on or a partner in work and im going to have to get a car too because the placements at the only uni i havent been rejected from are so far away from the uni! xx