University Fees

University Fees

Many members here at some point may consider going to University, if not now, perhaps in the future. For 2008 entry, universities and colleges in England will charge new students up to £3,145 a year for their courses. This is a fee all students must pay at the start of each academic year. However if you're studying in Scotland, students already living in Scotland normally pay no tuition fees.

Is it fair that students living and studying in Scotland don't pay, while those in England, Wales and Northern Ireland do? My understanding is it's the UK taxes that subsidise Scotland! So why should their fees be free, while the rest of the UK have to pay?

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland make up the United Kingdom, and I fail to see why students are treated differently. The rules should be the same for every student in the United Kingdom. What do you think?

I never knew it was free in scottland, It's stupid imo.

the government make me sick

It's stupid, you're pressured into getting an education but expected to pay for it yourself. I could teach myself what I'd be taught at university using wikipedia, only difference is I don't get some certificate saying I did it.

Well I'm going to be applying for:
Air Transport with Pilots License (Commerical rating)

That's going to cost me £60,000+

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Originally Posted by tenatious

Well I'm going to be applying for:
Air Transport with Pilots License (Commerical rating)

That's going to cost me £60,000+

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Presumably the military or a business will sponsor you for that though?

The way Scotland gets tuition free and a better health service is just pathetic, none of us do or we all do.

I really don't know how I'm going to afford the fee's when I get to that stage, I guess it'll have to be years of debt and lots of work... Is there any plans to change this?

There is a small chance of being sponsored by an airline

Im going to be starting university in september and I think that university should be free as the goverment are saying that the country is lacking people in skilled trades and people are told to go onto higher education for better career etc but then they slap you with a fee of over £3000 a year and that is if you are living at home. If you decide to move so you are near your university you are looking around £7000 a year for living costs and fees. I think that they should make university free as it will only lead to a better educated and smarter population which will add to the economy in the long run.
Even if you just want to apply for university so you have more options open to you for when you leave college e.g. you have to pay £15 to just apply and its all done on the internet!

can you not just choose to go to a scottish university and not pay if the fees bother you that much?

No because as im not already living in Scotland I would still have to pay and even if it was free I wouldn't want to move to the opposite side of the country.