[kestrelx]

Originally Posted by ploppysirploppy

Wow... strong opinions here!

My university took a register in every lecture... if you missed three you got booted out. It was as simple as that! But maybe they're usless in London?

And these 'bums on seats' do boost economy... they have to fund the education themselves... you don't think they come into the country, get a student loan out, and Bob's your uncle! They get a free ride!? It's not like that at all for the foreign people who want to study in our country... It's their money, well, their family's money! Granted you might get the odd person who just wants access to the country, but who knows.

I think you're giving them a hard time here. I have friends at uni from many parts of Asia and Africa and they get no help from our government! And given that the government has cut funding for universities and so tuition fee's have risen, your tax could hardly go towards these people for their 'so-education'... :/

If anything, we should moan about the British people who get student loans out, and bum around university cause they can't be arsed to work... and believe me, I've known a few! I am more than grateful for the tax payers and government for funding my education, I wouldn't have had the chance to get where I want to be any other way <3

If there are genuine students on these courses and they are going to have the plugs pulled before finishing their courses I think that is wrong.