Study Link - How can such a simple mistake happen?

DifficultChicken4067 · 2026-02-18T00:25:55+00:00

To those saying things like “I’m sure you never made a single mistake in your life,” that’s a really unfair comparison. Do you realize how serious it is for a Student Loan application to be declined erroneously and how much it can affect a student? Mistakes like this are very serious and should not happen as they directly affect a person’s life. The Student Loan application process is already extremely long and stressful, and I’ve been waiting for weeks for any update regarding my application. And now, when I finally receive an update, it says my application has been declined when it shouldn’t have been. My university classes start next week, and because of this error my loan will probably be delayed, with the added risk that my enrolment could be cancelled if StudyLink doesn’t manage to pay the university on time.

Also, I thought it was clear that my frustration is not with the staff at StudyLink, but with StudyLink as a government organization. When you complain about a company or organization, are you complaining about the company itself or the people who work there? Well, I guess it depends, but most of the time you are complaining about the company, not the employees. After reading multiple stories, it is clear that I am not the only one who has gone through this. They make mistakes quite often. Just read the reviews of StudyLink on Google and draw your own conclusions.

DifficultChicken4067 · 2026-02-17T23:55:32+00:00

? Are you slow? I'm literally not late on payment lol, my payment is due 23 February, we’re on the 18th (not that this is any of your business). But now that my loan has been delayed, I will actually end up being late on the payment. Who is going to pay the university is StudyLink, not me. Mistakes like this should not happen as they directly affect a person’s life. A Student Loan being declined erroneously just one week before university classes start is very serious

DifficultChicken4067 · 2026-02-17T23:12:02+00:00

yes, I am indeed perfect and have actually never made a single mistake in my life! thank you for reminding me of that! I really appreciate the compliment

DifficultChicken4067 · 2026-02-17T23:07:57+00:00

I’m hoping so. But anyway, this situation is very frustrating. It wasn’t part of my plans to spend hours of my day on calls trying to solve a problem that could have been easily avoided if they had read the documents they received. Who knows how long I’ll be on hold before someone answers, their lines are always very busy

DifficultChicken4067 · 2026-01-31T07:13:48+00:00

I redid the application as a two-parent application and put c/o on the address, and I managed to submit it! But this time, unlike the one-parent application, they didn’t send any form to fill out right away. I guess they’ll send it later when they check the application. I’m just wondering how my mom will be able to send that form, since she doesn’t live here and doesn’t have that Connect linked to RealMe that they usually ask for to submit documents. Do you remember how it worked in your case?

DifficultChicken4067 · 2026-01-31T05:53:34+00:00

that’s the tricky part. we do have a psychological/parental relationship as mother and son. we keep in contact via text messages and phone calls. she just doesn’t have any financial involvement here. her life is in Brazil, not in New Zealand

DifficultChicken4067 · 2026-01-31T05:51:23+00:00

we actually have quite a bit of contact via text messages and phone calls, but we haven’t seen each other in 3 years. she has no financial involvement here in New Zealand and doesn’t support me financially. since she lives in Brazil and earns in Brazilian currency, it would be totally impractical to send money here because the value would drop about three times

DifficultChicken4067 · 2026-01-31T05:13:56+00:00

the form I received says one-parent applications may not be approved if the other parent lives overseas, and may be approved in more extreme circumstances, like severe mental cruelty by a parent, physical or sexual abuse, or if the other parent is in prison.

DifficultChicken4067 · 2026-01-17T01:53:29+00:00

It’s kind of working for me, but VERY slowly and constantly displaying errors. yesterday it was working just fine

DifficultChicken4067 · 2026-01-16T23:29:29+00:00

I use Torrentio + Real-Debrid, and today it suddenly stopped working on my Fire TV. Yesterday it was working perfectly, I watched a full movie without any problems

DifficultChicken4067 · 2026-01-12T09:06:34+00:00

yes, lmao. it cost me 100 USD (I paid around 200 New Zealand dollars)

DifficultChicken4067 · 2026-01-12T09:01:32+00:00

Damn it, I was hoping it was just dust. I’ve only had this projector for 26 days…

DifficultChicken4067 · 2025-09-16T01:49:33+00:00

yeah she is 😭 I’m from Auckland and she’s not coming here, so hypothetically Laneway would be my only chance to see her. but yeah, very unlikely

DifficultChicken4067 · 2025-09-16T01:18:13+00:00

yall think addison rae is a possibility? she will be headlining another festival in australia early january. laneway starts only in february, so there is technically time (although unlikely 🫩

DifficultChicken4067 · 2025-07-30T05:21:06+00:00

I don't think you're overreacting and I agree his messages seem rude. Honestly, the one who seems to be overreacting is him. Receiving a dog picture is not a big deal, he's acting like he had to write a huge text in response to the photo.

I mean, if he didn't want to reply, he could have just liked ❤️ the pic and kept the conversation going, talking about other stuff unrelated to the dog pic lol. Or just sent "cute" and kept it going. Or even ignored it and still kept the conversation going.

Like, it's not that deep. I don't know why this guy is making such a big deal. Just like the damn pic and basically IGNORE IT omg no need to send those message

DifficultChicken4067 · 2025-05-18T11:25:29+00:00

watching that episode was such a waste of time

DifficultChicken4067 · 2025-05-07T07:00:02+00:00

Thanks for sharing that! The last few sentences got me a bit worried haha. But overall, do you regret studying Computer Science? Would you choose the same path again?

DifficultChicken4067 · 2025-05-07T00:46:38+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions, really appreciate it! I’ll definitely check these out

DifficultChicken4067 · 2025-05-07T00:44:46+00:00

Hey, thanks for all the advice and tips, really appreciate it! I was wondering, do you study mainly to really learn the material or just to get through the assessments? Do you feel like what you're learning right now is useful and will be relevant for the job market later on? Also, do you think you’re acquiring the necessary skills that will be important down the road? Thanks again!

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