[shillelagh]

oh .. my niece was hoping to go to london for the student march ... but BRGS would only let 6 students go .. and she wasnt one of the chosen few .. Do i back the students ..yes i do .. £9000 a year = most courses 3 years long £27,000....... some 4 ... i agree that they should pay some back .. especially when they get the big pay packets further on down the line .. but i think to finish uni ..have £27,000 at least of debt .. plus their living expenses and for books, computers and travelling expenses on top of all that ... my niece only got thro uni .. living at home .. travelling every day .. and she still has over £5,000 to pay back she had 3 loans and an overdraft .. and before anyone says owt about her getting a job .. she had 3 jobs while at uni ... one part time at tesco ..another working behind a bar and teaching music to kids ... oh and the job shes got now .. is not what she got her uni degree in .. in actual fact she wants to go back to uni and go for her teaching degree .. but the problem is .. will she be able to afford it ...