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Originally posted by boatshed Fees at £9000 a year plus about the same again for rent/heat plus around the same again for food/beer/travel/clothes/sailing etc etc gets you pretty much at your figure now for three years at Uni.

Blimey which uni are you looking at ?????

£18k a year for accomodation, food & drink is ludicrous unless your little one is at Reading Uni, rows at Leander and eats every night at the Fat Duck in Bray.

OK I went to Uni between 95-99 when accomodation was about £3600 for a year and I spent about the same on food drink and beer and sailing (although I did get a student loan to buy my Laser ) My parents paid for my accomodation, and I paid the rest from summer, christmas and easter holiday earnings, but even working nights only got me £3.50 an hour. Perhaps university accomodation has trebled in price in the last 15 years, but then I know of summer jobs paying £7-9 per hour for teenagers (My sister is 9yrs younger than me so I know whats out there) so the potential income is now significantly higher.

Every year there seems to be a big effort by Students to make out that they are the worst affected ever, but in reality most have no concept of what has gone before.

I fully agree with Dans statements, and would even go so far as saying that children should understand the value of money well before they ever reach the age of 18. H&S over-reaction is now preventing a whole generation from learning an important lesson. No longer are 13yr olds allowed to do multiple paper rounds, work at their local shop as a shelf stacker, or as a pot washer for the local butchers (my early careers 13-17) instead they are encouraged to hang around street corners spending mummy and daddies hard earned dosh.

And as for the students doing half baked degrees in powerpoint or media studies!!!! they really ought to think a bit more about their future before entering into the financial shackles of university. Far better to get work and life experience in anything rather than wasting it doing a no hoper degree for 3-4yrs.

When I was at Uni the unions were petitioning and protesting about the proposed fees, I for one felt and still think they are a damn good idea. Hopefully society will realise that not everyone is suited to uni and that the vast majority would benefit from being put straight to work, or in apprenticeships.

Rant over (phew I feel better now!)


Edited by craiggo - 04 Oct 12 at 8:14pm

Originally posted by craiggo [QUOTE=boatshed] Blimey which uni are you looking at ?????

Opps, you're right.  The accommodation etc is around £6k  and the food/living the same.  So, with the fees at £9k, you are still looking at say £20k per year.   In 15 years time that will be double, so,  nearer £120 for a three year course.

The £9k pa fees makes Oxbridge look great value since every uni good or rubbish seem to charge the max.

Pat, it will not surpise you to know I am waiting for the Proctor anniversary.   I agree about the dull boats.  I think we should have a special exhibition of bright yellow boats. 

that would be a great idea!

If the price is right, Chris..