Do people think university should only be for the middle-class?
Discuss current events and changes in the education system and ways you'd like to see it improved, from secondary school through to postgraduate study.
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Re: Do people think university should only be for the middle-class?Oh sorry, I thought you were coming from the other direction, as in people who can't afford it don't deserve to go, which is clearly wrong.(Original post by Luffy.)
Actually it should be for any one who have the talent to study but if some one cant afford it than he or she cant be in a University. For example there are some people in this world who dont get enough food to eat but they should get food but how can they get.
Yes, in practice university is only available to those with money and those in countries that give loans, like Britain. In principle it should be available to everyone.
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Re: Do people think university should only be for the middle-class?Every one is not a British citizen(Original post by Lewis :D)
And? That has nothing to do with our university policies. The UK supports British citizens. -
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Re: Do people think university should only be for the middle-class?I am talking from a worldwide perspective(Original post by dirtyoldriver)
I suppose it depends if you're talking from a UK or worldwide perspective as to the proportion of people that are financially unable to get through university. I don't think the system is particularly biased towards middle or upper class people with all the loans and grants that are available even if the prospect of debt is an intimidating one. I do understand it isn't viable for absolutely everybody though. -
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Re: Do people think university should only be for the middle-class?I still don't get what you're talking about. EU and British citizens are given money for tuition fees and for living costs. I don't see how that's a problem just because people are starving in the world. It may be a selfish opinion yes, but it is our government's decision how British money is spent.(Original post by Luffy.)
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Re: Do people think university should only be for the middle-class?You are correct and I am talking about the same thing but there is one more Universities are for the people who have the talent to study(Original post by Octohedral)
Oh sorry, I thought you were coming from the other direction, as in people who can't afford it don't deserve to go, which is clearly wrong.
Yes, in practice university is only available to those with money and those in countries that give loans, like Britain. In principle it should be available to everyone.
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Re: Do people think university should only be for the middle-class?I am not from British or EU and the title is (Re: Do people think university should only be for the middle-class?) it doesn't says do the people who are from EU and British think universities should only be for the middle-class(Original post by Lewis :D)
I still don't get what you're talking about. EU and British citizens are given money for tuition fees and for living costs. I don't see how that's a problem just because people are starving in the world. It may be a selfish opinion yes, but it is our government's decision how British money is spent. -
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Re: Do people think university should only be for the middle-class?You've misunderstood everything I said.(Original post by Luffy.)
I am not from British or EU and the title is (Re: Do people think university should only be for the middle-class?) it doesn't says do the people who are from EU and British think universities should only be for the middle-class -
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Re: Do people think university should only be for the middle-class?Its because you misunderstood what I said(Original post by Lewis :D)
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Re: Do people think university should only be for the middle-class?You said university should be for those who are intelligent enough, but have the right money. That's what I understood from your post anyway.(Original post by Luffy.)
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Re: Do people think university should only be for the middle-class?I mean not only money, some way to get into a University(Original post by Lewis :D)
You said university should be for those who are intelligent enough, but have the right money. That's what I understood from your post anyway.
And I thought that you thought that this question is for those people who are from EULast edited by Luffy.; 16-10-2011 at 16:58. -
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Re: Do people think university should only be for the middle-class?No, into more specialised schools maybe? I don't know, D=(Original post by Space Needle)
Yeah........
all those crappy vocational degrees like medicine, dentistry and law.
I WANT THEM OUT OF MY UNIVERSITY!!
