Student Finance help

[Abigail]

Yes, I think that's the only way you can do it online. If you haven't received confirmation in the next week, ring them up and make sure they have the right details.

I think there might be postal strikes up and down the country so the letter might take longer.

[Abbie]

Oh great lol!

Thank you by the way

[Meh]

What happened to the good old days where education was free for all

[GossipGirl]

When was that?

[Meh]

20 or less years ago for grants
not so long ago when there weren't any tuition fees

[Abbie]

I wish it was free

[Abigail]

What happened to the good old days where education was free for all

I remember talking to my teachers and asking how much they paid for their courses. 1k for the whole three years was the typical response It's only 10-20 years ago that they went.

[Abbie]

I think the accomodation is way too expensive as well

[GossipGirl]

What happened to the good old days where education was free for all

I remember talking to my teachers and asking how much they paid for their courses. 1k for the whole three years was the typical response It's only 10-20 years ago that they went.

Why and when did it change?

[Trinity]

When I was at Uni there were no fees, and even people whose parents had a good income got a minimum grant. At that time (early to mid 1980s) I received the minimum of £410 per year grant, plus travel expenses.

By the time my brother was a student (late 80s early 90s) the minimum grant was abolished, but tuition fees were still free.

In Scotland all Scottish (and other EU students outwith the UK) currently get their tuition fees paid by the Scottish Government for a first undergrad degree.

For English students the u/g fees tend to be much cheaper in Scotland than in England. E.g. you would pay around £1820 p.a. instead of £3250 p.a.

The charging of fees came in after the huge explosion in numbers attending HEI. In my day only 10% of school pupils went on to University (and that in itself was double the 5% that was normal in the 1960s)

Now the governments seems to think that 50% of people need to go to University, and they cannot afford to pay for it - hence the fees and lack of financial support for students.