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Changing courses - fee costs - help please

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  • 25-08-2015 8:05pm
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    rilly99
    Registered Users Posts: 221 ✭✭


    Niece of mine (elegible for grant ) attended year 1 UCD course level 8 (social Science) - didnt like course , but completed and passed exams , applied for different year 1 course maynooth , has been told that now liable for course fee year 1 ,( law & Arts I think ) which neither she or parents have ( unemployed ) , -

    is there anything she can do or go for help wtih this , would susi consider covering her for this year and next 2 and she pay the final year when she might be in more of position to pay for same , otherwsie she might drop out , and and all advise welcome


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    alannahnicole
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭alannahnicole


    Unfortunately SUSI don't pay for a year you have completed or if you were going down in the level of your course. A friend of mine did a level 6 and went to do a level 5 this year but susi said as she is not advancing in studies she cannot receive fees or grant. Silly I know but these are the rules. I don't think there are many if any options to get help. Maybe get a student loan, doesn't have to be paid back until you start earning. She will get the grant for 2nd year and 3rd if she continues. Sorry this isn't the news you want to hear but I wish you well


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    rilly99
    Registered Users Posts: 221 ✭✭rilly99


    Thanks in regard to loan would you know if easy to get and what conditions if any


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    alannahnicole
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭alannahnicole


    rilly99 wrote:
    Thanks in regard to loan would you know if easy to get and what conditions if any

    All banks do them they relatively easy to get if you get about 3/4 grand only. Just go in with your niece and talk to them go to all banks and get the best rates etc


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    Sn@kebite
    Registered Users Posts: 249 ✭✭Sn@kebite


    Make sure she will get the grants for years 2 thru 4.

    Also a bank may also look highly on a loan for a course where there's a good chance of a job at the end of it?


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