Quote: sootyj @ December 12 2010, 7:20 PM GMTHaving found out that
Students can get stuffed. It's a supplement to pay for 3 years education and cost of living.
Not to mention universities need to urgently raise more funding.
It's still not right though.
If we found some more oil, or the economy picked up
But the billions that are being saved would have to come from else where.
And where would that be? Schools, hospitals, benefits?
A system enabling zll to study and repay in a fair and just manner is great
A 3year bean feast is an unaffordable luxury
And tax increases or effincey drive would just kill the economy beyond a certain point
£30 a month is very little
Quote: sootyj @ December 12 2010, 7:20 PM GMTHaving found out the monthly repayments are £30 and £60 if earning over 30k
Students can get stuffed.
Sorry but I paid more back and earlier. It's not a real debt it's a supplement to pay for 3 years education and cost of living.
Not to mention universities need to urgently raise more funding to improve sliding standards.
I pay WAY more than that a month, and I don't ear 30k 
I never went to university and get paid a very good wage. Unless you have a specific profession you want to join I can't see any advantages in going to university.
Quote: Will Cam @ December 13 2010, 10:25 AM GMTI never went to university and get paid a very good wage. Unless you have a specific proffession you want to join I can't see any advantages in going to university.
'profession' before Aaron swoops on you
Quote: roscoff @ December 13 2010, 10:30 AM GMT'profession' before Aaron swoops on you
Hang on. You're a teacher? And you can spel?
Quote: Chappers @ December 13 2010, 9:45 PM GMTHang on. You're a teacher? And you smell?
You're just mean
Quote: sootyj @ December 13 2010, 9:53 PM GMTYou're just the kind of date I'd like to strangle and have corpse sex with
Now that is mean
1,3,5 what average is the 3?
Quote: Will Cam @ December 13 2010, 11:13 PM GMTNow that is mean
Thanks Will I was worried about that
It's also the median. And the (joint) mode.
It's seems more and more jobs asks for a degree which used to done by school leavers doing three to five years day and block release providing adequate academic rigour to improve their working life. There must be thousands of young people feeling forced to rack up debt on a pointless university course just to get a foot on the ladder.
The problem with the present system is that most people do not perceive debt as 'an investment in the future.' What they do perceive debt as is a bucket of worry and ulcers following threatening letters from bailiffs and credit agencies for missing two months on a direct debit for owing as little as £50.
Quote: youngian @ December 14 2010, 2:46 PM GMTThe problem with the present system is that most people do not perceive debt as 'an investment in the future.' What they do perceive debt as is a bucket of worry and ulcers following threatening letters from bailiffs and credit agencies for missing two months on a direct debit for owing as little as £50.
Too bloody right.
So what is an extremely ammicable and safe system (not to mention very expensive for the tax payer), is some how a monsterous attempt to saddle people with debt.
Sensible borrowing and saving is the hall mark of a healthy financial system.
My daughter is due to start Uni in two years.
She expressed the fact it was unfair.
I explained At the end of your time, you will be a doctor. And you will start working life well paid. The repayments will only become due once you get paid and because they will come out straight away you will never miss the money.
I also told her to write down what it is actually costing her every year to study. That way she might actually value it more.