Do you think the college fee thing will come into effect?

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dollymix (now geeky for a month)

I think it's absolutely ridiculous!
Free education gone? We can't have that! It's expensive enough what with the rent and the books and supplies are pretty pricey as well! It's total crap.
Yeah I know! Half the people won't be able to pay for college now! And what with extra taxes on salaries and stuff, they must think that we're loaded!!!

Orla C: Even with grants, most people can't get them. They say that the parents are in a comfortable job etc etc have enough money to get you through etc etc...What happened to the bills that our parents have to pay?! Food and electricity aren't free! (Sorry about that little rant, I'm just really annoyed! =] )

The Nine Lives of Laura Gonzales

God, I hope not. If that's the case, I'm screwed.

Tid

Sorry lads, not much pity here. As a previously mature student, my four year degree course cost me over 22k. I borrowed begged and stole for it. Looks like the government want ye to do it to, and with the way banks are, you probably won't even get a loan! It is absolutely ridiculous, we need qualified workers, educated professionals, and the government ain't backing it. Education is the ladder to success, and Biffo can't see that.

scampers87

I think it will. National Competitiveness Council have been recommending it for awhile as one of the thing to boost competitiveness and education here again. They'll introduce some kind of loan scheme but we're fighting it in our college!xx

Flying mop dog

Yes they're coming back in, no doubt about it. I just hope now that they won't increase my fees. I'm a postgraduate so I'm already paying â‚¬5000 a year.

Rachel Maria

I , too, was horrified at the thought until it was explained to me in a different way. Percentage wise, not an awful lot of working class people go on to third level education - even when there are no fees. On the other hand, most of the middle and upper classes do, whether there are fees charged or not.
So, the people who are saving on this are the ones who can well afford to pay for an education. If they pay, there will be a lot more money available for grants for people who cannot afford fees. That, of course, depends on whether our scabby Government puts the money gained back into education. They may well use it to give themselves an increase in pay.
But, to answer your original question, Im sure fees will be introduced again.

Melanie J

r u planning on going to rowan b/c ive seen that name in a rowan facebook group lol

Veemâ„¢ =]

I'm a little confused about this situation as I live in the North. But, is there not already a fee you have to pay? I was looking on the Trinity website and it said it was like 7770 Euro or something like that if you were in the EU and if not it was like 29000. By the way that was for Medicine. If the fees come into action does that mean everyone would be paying 29000 per year??

I'll come back and edit!

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Orla C

You could still apply for a grant.

fenderbloke

Its probably will. Some collage leaders are asking the government to introduce them for gods sake.

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