Posts Tagged ‘ Student Prospects ’

According to Lord Browne’s report into tuition fees a degree is now worth ‘just’ £2,500 a year to ‘graduates’. This equates to £100,000 over a lifetime, after tax. This figure, however, doesn’t include student debt. So, is university worth it, from a purely financial point of view when student debt is included?
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Student debt is set to rise to £23,500, according to the Push, the university guide. This is quite a lot of money, but as I’ve argued before, it’s less than you think. It’s certainly less than the £83,000 the Telegraph argue that a typical three year BA will cost once tuition fees increase. Here...
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Most graduates are dreading picking up their certificates next month, it’s not the sweaty handshake from the minor dignitary, nor coughing up for the robe hire – the ceremony will likely be their last contact with student life. After this there is the uncertain world of a shrinking job market and student debt. This year’s...
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The current economic climate seems to be offering two options to people graduating this year: Job Centre or masters. Students are taking to the latter choice in droves, which is good from the government’s point of view because it means they’ll all be going cap in hand to their parents or the banks to round...
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So that’s okay then…
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As I’ve said before, the credit crunch really isn’t that bad for students. If you’re graduating in July, you will have some trouble finding a job. But, hey, use the gap to do something fun. Go teach scuba diving in Thailand. Go volunteer. Do an MA. Don’t sit there and sob because some God-awful...
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University is a funny beast. I always thought that I would go to university as it is now the ‘done thing,’ but I never really thought a lot about what I wanted to study, where I wanted to study, or even, perhaps most importantly, if I actually wanted to go to university at all. I...
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