Mismanagement by my university meant I started in March rather than November. My plan was to work in the summer holidays but instead I have been on placement without any financial help, as my student loan does not cover the summer and neither does my bursary. I put in a formal complaint on behalf of six of us. Two have already dropped out.
Family strain
If the placement was not so good, I would have left too, because the financial impact was too much for me and because I could not be around for my two children. My youngest is 12 and I had to leave her at home unattended.
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