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Tuition fees Rise, Worries Rise
From 2012 tuition fees have rocketed to £9,000, triple of what it was, at £3,000. This is an unbelievable amount that education has mounted to, and is causing many problems, financially, for countless families.
This policy began threatening the public in 2010, when the Liberal Democrats claimed that they couldn’t rule out the raise of fees. Since then, we have been following the effect this regulation on the public of Britain. After the rise of fees, most good universities did raise their fees to the maximum amount of £9,000. This was a shocking increase, and took a lot of us by surprise.
The first major impact this has had, is debt. Student loans are incredibly expensive to pay back and often take up a lifetime to repay. Most of these student loans are not actually paid back, so this move made by the government isn’t a good one. This would make it hard for students to keep up with schoolwork and also causes a lot of stress and pressure. There are limitless students that have suffered loan debts. Do we need to pay to learn? An annual survey suggested that the average debts may reach £53,000 for UK students starting in 2012, which is double the amount in 2011. There are many horror stories of student loan debts.
James McVey, 20, has a debt of £37,000, but is having trouble paying it back. He has two part time jobs, as well as studying for his degree. He quoted “It’s a constant worry. I often feel too tired to study and I have fallen asleep on more than one occasion, whilst listening to a lecture.” I think you will agree that this is unacceptable that loans are putting the next generation at strain. He continued, by stating “It really doesn’t help my education. I just want my degree in music.”
The only way to avoid getting a loan is to earn a scholarship; however these all-important scholarships are very rare and are only given to those who are incredibly gifted in a particular subject. Also, these days there is an incredible
From 2012 tuition fees have rocketed to £9,000, triple of what it was, at £3,000. This is an unbelievable amount that education has mounted to, and is causing many problems, financially, for countless families.
This policy began threatening the public in 2010, when the Liberal Democrats claimed that they couldn’t rule out the raise of fees. Since then, we have been following the effect this regulation on the public of Britain. After the rise of fees, most good universities did raise their fees to the maximum amount of £9,000. This was a shocking increase, and took a lot of us by surprise.
The first major impact this has had, is debt. Student loans are incredibly expensive to pay back and often take up a lifetime to repay. Most of these student loans are not actually paid back, so this move made by the government isn’t a good one. This would make it hard for students to keep up with schoolwork and also causes a lot of stress and pressure. There are limitless students that have suffered loan debts. Do we need to pay to learn? An annual survey suggested that the average debts may reach £53,000 for UK students starting in 2012, which is double the amount in 2011. There are many horror stories of student loan debts.
James McVey, 20, has a debt of £37,000, but is having trouble paying it back. He has two part time jobs, as well as studying for his degree. He quoted “It’s a constant worry. I often feel too tired to study and I have fallen asleep on more than one occasion, whilst listening to a lecture.” I think you will agree that this is unacceptable that loans are putting the next generation at strain. He continued, by stating “It really doesn’t help my education. I just want my degree in music.”
The only way to avoid getting a loan is to earn a scholarship; however these all-important scholarships are very rare and are only given to those who are incredibly gifted in a particular subject. Also, these days there is an incredible