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Will
your student finances make the grade?
09 August 2007
A level results day as fast approaching and students wait nervously, anxious about whether they will achieve the grades they need to secure their university placement. However once the placement/clearing placement is secured, a key concern for students (and parents) remains - how they will cope financially!
On average a student will owe £10,646 to the Student Loans Company on graduation and over half of all graduates will have also borrowed from banks or family to supplement this. With top-up fees here to stay, things are not getting any easier and now, more than ever, prospective students are asking themselves how much higher education will cost them and how they will finance it. Money, especially the lack of it, can be a depressing subject.
Students' Money Matters, by Gwenda Thomas (Trotman, 2007) aims to make sure that your time at university is less worrying and a lot more fun. Now in its 13th edition, easy to read and full of expert advice, this indispensable guide will help you to navigate the increasingly complicated funding system, covering every aspect of the student financial scene including:
- How much it will cost - top-up fees, accommodation, living expenses, socialising
- Borrowing money - student loans, overdrafts, bank loans
- Sources of funding - maintenance grants, scholarships, bursaries, competitions, sponsorship schemes, part time jobs...
- Taking a year out - making money to fund your studies, industrial placements, travel...
- Funding for particular groups - students from different parts of the UK, overseas students, mature students, disabled students, students studying teaching, healthcare, dance, drama, physics
- Thrift tips from current students - get a bike; spend some time in the library in winter... it saves on heating bills; book travel in advance; make your own beer; be a mystery shopper
- Budgeting - how to do it, predicaments, where to get advice...
Gwenda Thomas has been writing for the student and graduate market for more than 25 years. Her work includes features for newspapers, primarily the Daily Telegraph and Independent, and books such as Your GCSE Decisions. The first edition of Students' Money Matters was published in 1992 - the year when the student loan was introduced and it has been in print and annually updated ever since.
Students' Money Matters provides practical advice to help students manage. For many students, university is the first time that they have had such a large amount of money at their disposal - the first time they have needed to budget so carefully. It is not uncommon for a student to get ‘carried away' with spending, only to realise with horror they have spent their year's loan in the first term! Gwenda's up-to date book is an essential source of information that will help prevent such disasters. Providing advice and tips, Students' Money Matters will help to minimise the debt that the student accumulates during his/her years at university!
Trotman Publishing
Trotman is the leading supplier of careers information resources and training in the UK. Trotman offers a complete careers information service to schools, colleges, careers/guidance companies and local authorities - including exhibitions, training events, and resources supply.
Crimson Publishing
Crimson Publishing is an ambitious new publisher specialising in books to improve the way you live. Crimson has recently acquired two fabulous publishers- Vacation Work, the leading gap year publisher, and Trotman, the specialist in degree choice and career publishing. Crimson aims to nurture both lists, bringing new energy and passion to the many gems there already, as well as expanding a new list of business titles.
www.crimsonpublishing.co.uk
If you would like more information or an interview with the author, please contact Ella Gascoigne on 020 8334 1682 or ellag@crimsonpublishing.co.uk
