Student finance

Hello!

I finally settled into a University that I seem to like after transferring AGAIN from the University of the Arts as I didn't feel comfortable in that particular area of London and wasn't happy with the commute.
The Uni itself was amazing - very contemporary with great facilities but the area just didn't suit me.
I transferred to the University of Bedfordshire two days after actually enrolling at UAL. It was a stressful couple of days but I transferred and started at the Uni and really like it.
The only, major problem I have encountered was - student finance.
Normally, student finance runs fairly smoothly, the operators are helpful and know what they are talking about and last year, I had no problems or complaints. Due to my transferring, this year I have encountered really problems. Firstly, instead of transferring my finance, they noted it as a withdrawl and cancelled my application. :( this has left me borrowing from friends and family and working extra hours as well as studying in order to buy the essentials I need including petrol, parking, books and other equipment. To be honest - it's not ideal as I still have car insurance, phone etc to run. However, after much to-ing and fro-ing and lots of phone calls, I have been assured that my money will be sorted in 6 working days :)

I understand that actually this has been a problem for a lot of people this year, alot of whom are living in at Uni and cannot pay rent.

This blog is really just to vent my frustrations but I hope that other people who are having problems can relate and know that they are not the only ones struggling this year! :)

Emma x