Have rising tuition fees put you off going to university?
New figures have shown that the number of UK students applying to start degree courses this autumn has fallen by almost 9 per cent, as tuition fees triple to up to £9,000.
Just over 50,000 fewer applicants have applied for university compared with the same point last year – a drop of 8.9%, according to new Ucas statistics.
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Have rising tuition fees put you off going to university?
Students starting university this autumn will be the first to pay up to £9,000 a year in tuition fees, with many English universities planning to charge the maximum.
Universities minister David Willetts insisted that 2012 will still be a “competitive year” for students hoping to gain places.
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Are you from Leicester/Leicestershire and starting university this year? Or have you been put off because of the fees? Let newsdesk know - we want find out how the tuition fees have affected Leicestershire’s students. Email: newsdesk - newsdesk@leicestermercury.co.uk or tweet us @thisisleics
Comments
by Kohelet
Tuesday, July 10 2012, 8:47PM
“by FrankCouples
Tuesday, July 10 2012, 3:36PM
."£9000 a year to figure out that Batman can't fly!!!!"
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Dont need university to tell you that, but the mathematics involved might just require some intelligence, unlike silly comments on this forum”
by Foxes_1
Tuesday, July 10 2012, 4:30PM
“Not exactly rocket Science is it...Come'on LM”
by FrankCouples
Tuesday, July 10 2012, 3:36PM
“£9000 a year to figure out that Batman can't fly!!!!”