Can you really experience student life living at home?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8139803.stm
"The government is considering "no fee degrees", in which students in England would not pay tuition fees – but would not get any loans or other support.
These could be aimed at university students living at home with their parents, allowing them to avoid debt.
The proposal is in a draft framework for the future of higher education.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills says it might not be in the final version – and discussion of the plan remains "speculative".
But university leaders suggest the radical idea remains active and under consultation.
The National Union of Students says it "has concerns" the new scheme might limit the choice of universities available to poorer students. "
I remember struggling along at uni’ living in shoddy rooms and living off rice and other cheap meals. It was tough, but it gave me independence and some experience of how life can be away from home. I realise that things have gotten tougher for students and that this may be a benefit to some.
Will they get the same experience as someone who takes on the debt and moves away from home?
I think some people have to realise that not all students are 18 years old experiencing living away from home for the first time
I’m at Uni training to be a nurse but I’m also a mum tryng to run a home and support my child
Luckily my course is funded but even still I barely survive
I have to work part time on top of my full time course just to have enough money to pay all the bills
I think if they scrap fees it should apply to all, not just those living at home
No student wants to get into debt so those who can’t or don’t want to live at home shouldn’t be penalised
What do you think of this opinion article in the Washington Examiner?
Yes. Though if you have no friends, possibly not.
I’m not at uni because I’m useless but live a student lifestyle of going to house parties, living off rice & whatever I can afford (I have to buy my own food you see) & crashing on peoples floors.
Life is what you make it. I think it’s a good scheme & helps the ones out who are going to stay at home. However, there still should be more help for those who move away. It’s not always possible to do the course you wish to on your doorstep.
EDIT: It depends on your parents. See, there’s been many times where I’ve turned up so drunk I cannot open the front door so have bashed on it to get my mum to let me in. Angry as she may be, when she opens the front door to see my drunken beaming face she can’t help but laugh at how bad a drunk I am.
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No. I lived at home during uni and didnt experience any of the student life. No rolling in half cut at 4.00am etc, no living off Pot Noodles etc cos the parents watching. You dont have the freedom and you dont have the same experiences to learn from.
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The student loan seems the best option to me, it doesn’t need to be repayed until earnings have risen.
Hey it’s easy for me to say this, I was there in the days of grants and no fees.
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I think some people have to realise that not all students are 18 years old experiencing living away from home for the first time
I’m at Uni training to be a nurse but I’m also a mum tryng to run a home and support my child
Luckily my course is funded but even still I barely survive
I have to work part time on top of my full time course just to have enough money to pay all the bills
I think if they scrap fees it should apply to all, not just those living at home
No student wants to get into debt so those who can’t or don’t want to live at home shouldn’t be penalised
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That’s stupid. What about students who wish to go to university away from home, such as Oxford or Cambridge and thus need a loan to pay their rent and bills?
I don’t think you can have the full Uni life living at home. In the halls of residence people bond quickly and we tended to socialise with people from our halls. However living at home would have massive benefit for people who would otherwise need a student loan to pay rent.
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College should be about learning, not about parties. I think a lot of students live at home and do quite well. I have a relative who lived at home, and had at least one job all through her undergraduate years and now is married, teaches and has a masters.
Apparently this is in Britain, I don’t know much about British schools or customs, but if there is a good school nearby, and that is where the kids and parents agree on, then it is not a bad idea for the kids to live at home. Living on their own can be a good idea, teaching about the ‘real world’ but at the same time, a lot of kids in dorms go home weekends for their Moms to do their laundry and call home for money every other day. So a lot of times being at home just makes sense.
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NO AS YOU MISS OUT ON COMERADIE OF STUDENT LIFE!
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