Student Loans Co. Reviews

Student Loans Company [Background: the only way to get through University these days is to take advantage of Student Loans. Despite receiving a mixed reception by the media, these loans can be a lifeline to students and can be very useful after you have left University as I will now recount] I finished my three year stint at ...  Read the complete review

I've completed one year at university and apart from the first term I haven't had any problems with them, either the amount of money I was given or the times when the money was given. The problem in the first term was that my LEA had some problem with computer software and I didn't get any money until at least a month into my course! ...  Read the complete review

Student loans are available to all UK students from the Student Loans Company based in Glasgow. The amount depends on when you started uni, for example b4 fees you get in the region of £1800 and after fees you are looking towards £4000. They are very useful as a means of living now, and in the future. When you leave uni you will need ...  Read the complete review

The student loans company was set up to counter the reduced grant given to students by the government. Every year a student may borrow a certain amount of money. That amount is now means tested. There is very little interest charged on the loan (only the rate of inflation), and you don't have to pay it back until you are earning the ...  Read the complete review

In an ideal world all education would be free but as this world is nowhere near ideal then I'll settle for paying for my own education in order that nursery schools will be free (they really can't afford to pay). When I first got my loan I felt quite proud of myself, the fact that in effect I was paying my own way through university. ...  Read the complete review

Firstly, I'd like to say that I believe in a free education system. The government should pay to educate it's children, and make it easy for them to go as far as they can. Only then will we get the most out of our potential. Any extra money spent on a student will be more than recouped in taxes later on. Unfortunately, since the ...  Read the complete review

Reading someone else's opinion that you can now borrow £4500 a year! I borrowed the maximum I could each year for 3 years whilst at Aberystwyth university from 1994-97 and I ended up with a debt of about £4500. And I didn't have a vert gregarious lifestyle, in fact I rarely drank, rarely went out! But it is,and has been ...  Read the complete review

As a totally self-supported student, for me, the student loans are great. I can borrow £4500 a year interest free and don't have to pay it back until I graduate. The student loans company, as far as my experience extends are also very organised - my loan is always in my account at the beginning of each term. The only real gripe that I ...  Read the complete review

Student Loans are an excellent Govt initiative to help those who wish to further their education. However, I feel that it is too easy to get a student loan and not enough emphasis is put on the repayment which will inevitably fall due one day. Whilst studying, I do not recall a student being refused a loan nor do I remember having an ...  Read the complete review

I'm a student at Imperial College in South Kensington, and although London students get over £1000 more than students elsewhere, would like to point out that this is not really enough. Whilst my friends in other places will be looking at paying £40 a week for accomodation, I will be paying £90 a week, and they are shocked when they see how ...  Read the complete review

Yeah right, don't even dream about it. Banks in the UK are very wary of the non-EU students when it comes to giving a student loan. At present,the banks policy on this matter has gone harsher for the non-EU students. (if you are not recieving grant from LEA, a particular bank would hardly consider your application to open a student account ...  Read the complete review

I applied for my student loan a month before my end of year exams and I had a cheque waiting for me at the university about five days later. I was amazed at how quickly they dealt with my application. I took out a loan because the interest rate is low and you pay it back when you are earning a reasonable amount (about £800 a month) and the ...  Read the complete review

I'm definitely an advocate of the Student Loans System, having taken out 4 during the course of my degree. However, there are a few things that students maybe don't realise when they take out these loans. Firstly, you WILL have to pay it off eventually. This may seem obvious, but I know of a few fellow students who truely ...  Read the complete review

The students loan company has been set up to help student who are undertaking degree course with additional funds. The loan criteria is very good for a student as it does not involve credit checks, they will even give you a loan if you have adverse credit ratings, and over the limit bank overdraft and a country court judgement or two. The amount ...  Read the complete review