Its more the fact that there are very few universities I can afford to get to. My parents cant afford to pay out for me to live away from home, and I certainly don't want any more debt than I will already have so I have a choice of either Southampton or Portsmouth (maybe Winchester if I stretch a bit). Ultimately, no, I can get a degree anywhere and it will be fine.GrahamKennedy wrote:I don't mean to sound unsympathetic, but what does going to one of the top 20 universitites do to your future earning potential, as opposed to not having a degree?Reliant121 wrote:The spirit is fine but there are elements of the spending review that have me really very worried. Namely the university fees. If I get high enough grades to get into one of the top 20 universities, one of which is just 20 miles down the road, I could be paying anything from £7000 (nearly $11,000) to £12,000 (nearly $18,500) Per annum depending on the course to go to uni. It's effectively turning education into a mortgage.
As to UK external opinions, the average earning of someone who gets a degree and gets down to what I would probably end up being anything from £22,000-£33,000 a year ($31,000-$50,500 roughly). having anything up to a £48,000 debt is hardly going to help. Seeing as how our cost of living (IE food, heating etc) are much higher here than the US (I read somewhere it was about 25% higher), the fact that the housing market usually requires at least a 10% deposit on a house, which in my region is averaged at £256,151 ($404385.584) giving out around a £25,500 deposit required at minimum, $40,500 roughly in US money. personally, I feel that all adds up. I have no idea how much it costs for a US earner to do university, but I also imagine there are far more opportunities for those without degrees to get jobs, which are reserved really for retail and the Creative world here.
The point is, that a family such as mine that brings in around £40,000, because of taxes, because of inordinate mortgages on an actually very cheap house, because of various other factors simply can't afford that level of money. And unfortunate for me, I am virtually useless at anything vocational meaning I stand little chance of succeeding in those areas.
I admit, post-posting, that I am panicking somewhat. Being very very very harsh, the cost of uni in the states really isn't that important, as I have to think of me and how my future shall be affected. I am pretty set on being a secondary school teacher (yeah, I know, I'm mad) but the cost of getting there is...very high. The inordinate degree of loans may mean I can never own my own house purely cause I wont be able to save for the deposit.
