Higher Education - Free for all or Fee for all? Reviews

I've found this to be a doubled edged sword, as i would very much like to take higher education and get a degree, but recently i have found that uni's are "blacklisting subjects" meaning that some subjects are pointless in taking and they look down of pupils with a-levels or GCSE's in those blacklisted subjects, this came as great ...

Education should be free for all. Educated people progress further in life and they are more likely to help the country and create jobs. Education gives you better understanding of things. People without degrees do well as well but in my opinion less of them do well in comparison to degree holders and it takes longer for them. I know it ...

I don't think higher education should be free, however, it should not be as expensive as it is. I think universities have had their time. With the advent of the internet, learning can be performed online for a variety of subjects and courses. Why do students now need to sacrifice a whole three or fours years at ...

I have a dilemma with this issue. The current system in Higher Education requires everyone to pay for their degree unless student has a sponsorship or is poor and can’t pay the fees. For others it is £3000 a year for three years, students can take loans out to pay for expenses. I agree with this idea; however there is a big ...

I am a great believer in higher education, I think if a person missed out on their education through ill health or other reasons I don't see why that person should miss out on getting back into the saddle and trying again. Yes this can be expensive, but it is worth it and if you are not working, or on a low income you are entitled to educational ...

Higher Education shouldn't be free for all. Those who can afford it go for it. Those who can't afford it, get a job save up and then study. Lot of people don't go to university. It is unacceptable to ask these people to pay for a student who will earn more when university degree is completed and will have better job prospects with ...

Having just completed my first year at university and about to start my second year, I have come to realize that nothing these days is free. Uno what they say "There’s no such thing as a free lunch"; well the same applies to higher education. I currently pay £1200 in tuition fees a year, and will have accumulated debts of up to £5000 by ...

Politics graduate Lisa Taylor took her own life in July 2005. She was unable to cope with debt in excess of £15,000. She was only 26, but the pressure heaped on her to repay the money owed was too much. Lisa was not an extravagant student, she borrowed to be able to live and exist. By burdening young people with huge debts upon graduation, are we ...

Controversial title eh? Well it is a contentious issue is it not? Opinion is seemingly divided into those who think students should pay up and "get a proper job" and those who think students represent the future of all that is necessary in society and as such should be funded totally by the taxpayer. However, I believe that it is not ...

I would like to write on the rather controversial issue of tuition fees in English universities. It seems there are a vast number of people opposed to any sort of fees at Universities. Many think therefore that university education should be completely free, a right not a privilege. I do to, to a limited point. I think university ...

Free for all or fee for all. Well, although of course this is only an opinion, it would be nice to believe that people?s opinions actually counted for something once in a while and this is just such a case for me. As a current university student, I attended the main London demonstration against ?top-up fees? last ...

There are times in life when I despair. While I turned my back on the opportunity to enter higher education, I am one of the few left in the nation who seems to believe that higher education should be provided free of charge to all. I do have one or two criteria before the blank cheque is written and I will come to those later. ...

Warning this opinion is told from a very subjective and personal stand point. I have wanted a degree since I can remember. It was always my plan to go to university and I never imagined it would be anything other than a really fun, stimulating experience where I would meet brilliant people in a friendly atmosphere. Unfortunately I ...

This is my rant about the atrocious state of finances in higher education; it is something that I find completely unacceptable for young people today. I am 17 years old and taking my AS level exams in the summer; within a year I shall be applying for a university. However, the debts that I shall run up with at uni are likely to be huge - ...

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Prompted by an invoice delivered through my letterbox this morning I have decided to give the dooyoo community the benefit of my views on Higher Education Fees. I shall try to be succinct and to the point: 1) The universities need funding, they are lagging behind other European countries in their development and what was the nation with ...

While I do not agree with Student loans I must say that I believe the THEORY of tuition fees is the right way to go! The main problem at the moment isn't that there are tuition fees rather that the gov'nt have been too naive on the sliding income scale upon which it should be tested. I hope I am right in understanding that the point at ...

I have finally received a completed financial assessment for my child's university fees and student loan. What a farce. I am sure the cost incurred by the councils and the Student Loan Company must far outweigh just paying every student's fees and giving him or her the full loan. Having completed my own calculations of what ...

First let me make it clear that I believe students should pay their owm way. I believe in teaching people the value of work, independence, self-reliance, etc. That probably sounds a little rich coming from someone who actually got a full grant, and didn't have to pay tuition fees. On the other hand I did work in all my holidays anyway, and had ...

So you have your “easier” A-Levels or proper ones with your three year social or academic degree lined up.Now your parents have to pay for it.Remember that the top ten universities are very selective on their intake and don’t want their elite pupils working part time to supplement the drinking. The first year is usually ...