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Originally Posted by Zee

It's not just in England... got harassed by canvassers to take part in a protest today (in Glasgow) but I had a class to go to; there's a knock on effect in Scotland whereby English students have to pay more to go to uni there; so they migrate up to Scotland which becomes cheaper than staying in England; which in turn affects Scottish students from getting places at university, generally speaking prices will go up to take advantage of the fact there are students there who are glad it's "cheaper than back home" (but actually still outrageously expensive) and so on.

I really hate this stereotypical view of students that a few people have expressed in here: we're at university because we want to learn, we want to graduate with degrees that give us a better chance to obtain good jobs and, in my own case, I've moved away from home and learned to be independent - I do not need a misleading political party affecting my life after I placed my trust in them to preserve it the way it currently is.

Zee for PM!

In fact, confirm something for me Zee.. Do Scots pay tuition fees? I know they were abolished years ago, but what exactly does a Uni student pay up here?

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Originally Posted by happyland

Zee for PM!

In fact, confirm something for me Zee.. Do Scots pay tuition fees? I know they were abolished years ago, but what exactly does a Uni student pay up here?

The government pays for tuition fees so long as you apply for them through SAAS, they provide you with an award notice which you need to pass the details of onto your university so they can process your fee payments. Otherwise students have have to pay for accommodation and buy course materials (books etc) and live off an income made up of parental contribution, any wages they earn themselves and can apply for a student loan which varies from student to student because they base it on parental income - I don't have a student loan because I was going to receive the bare minimum from the Student Loans Company and my parents said they'd rather find the extra cash themselves than for me to get a pitiful amount and have to pay it back + interest. It's pretty costly living as a student here when you take all of that into account from the point of view of parents, so I think it's important that it's not just students who are protesting these proposed changes, because it affects a greater number of people than you might imagine to begin with.

Personally, I definitely wouldn't be at university in another city if Scottish students had to pay tuition fees, far too expensive to pay £1820 on top of everything else! I'd be living at home and probably wouldn't be allowed to go to uni, which is why I'm grateful that I don't have to pay tuition fees!

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