All I know is that I wouldn't want to be a student nowadays
When I went to university in 1995 I felt hard done by that I didn't get a grant! How times have changed.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 12:52, 2 replies)

Did you not?
I went in '95, but got at least a partial grant. The value was falling by that stage, but it was still there.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 12:54, closed)

I started in 97
The very last year to go through with no tuition fees to pay and grants available up to a couple of grand/year for the worst off.
(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 12:59, closed)

I went in 1991 and didn't get a grant
:-(
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 14:11, closed)

No
my parents earnings were over the threshold
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 14:24, closed)

I *did* get a grant, so here's my perspective
I went to university in the dim, distant early 1980s, and I got a grant, so it was effectively free. It was a "proper" university, and a highly marketable subject, but that was just coincidence - I studied what I was passionate about. I got a good degree and used it to get a job; in fact a career, as I still do the same kind of thing.

So, a perfect example of what our lords and masters want: a vocational degree leading to gainful and tax-paying employment.

And guess what? If I'd had to face a huge debt at the end of it, I doubt if I would have done it...
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 13:20, closed)

That's cool
I did Biology at Reading. I'm now an Accountant.

*shrugs*
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 14:25, closed)