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    how much rougly does it cost to go university per year?
    i thought it was just teaching fees which i know are roughly about £4000 per year is there anything else you need to pay on top if so how much?

    thanks to anyone that answers
  2. Havers's Avatar
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    Re: how much rougly does it cost to go university per year?
    (Original post by studyboy1992)
    i thought it was just teaching fees which i know are roughly about £4000 per year is there anything else you need to pay on top if so how much?

    thanks to anyone that answers
    teaching fee's are normally £3225 or some digit of that sort.

    then you have accomidation costs idf you live in halls which can be anything from high £2000 to £4000 - in sept mine is £3685

    then need money to live off etc.... so its expensive. But some people get a grant from the goverment of upto £1400 depending on your familys income. which can help. i dont though
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    Re: how much rougly does it cost to go university per year?
    I think tuition fees are like £3200 per year........then you need to think about books and various equipment ya need.......then you need to think about your accomodation where your living, if at home you payng board? or not........then if ou live away fromh oem you think food, nightlife, menberships and genral boredom stoppers! lol can be very costly!
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    Re: how much rougly does it cost to go university per year?
    I dont know about the fee's now but when i was in york i lived on about:
    Accom: 280 pm
    Food: 30pw
    Nights out: 30-50pw
    House Bills: 30pm
    Mobile : 10pm

    Then things that you have to pay once such as sports club fees etc.

    Ive prob missed something but im sure someone else will add
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    Re: how much rougly does it cost to go university per year?
    (Original post by Havers)
    teaching fee's are normally £3225 or some digit of that sort.

    then you have accomidation costs idf you live in halls which can be anything from high £2000 to £4000 - in sept mine is £3685

    then need money to live off etc.... so its expensive. But some people get a grant from the goverment of upto £1400 depending on your familys income. which can help. i dont though
    (Original post by Greg1004)
    I think tuition fees are like £3200 per year........then you need to think about books and various equipment ya need.......then you need to think about your accomodation where your living, if at home you payng board? or not........then if ou live away fromh oem you think food, nightlife, menberships and genral boredom stoppers! lol can be very costly!
    but surely getting a part time job working like 3 days a week would cover it right?
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    On top of that add accommodation costs if you will be moving out of home or having to pay rent (Have the figure of £4000 in mind, it shouldnt go too much over that for decent accommodation no matter where you study, but could be alot less)

    Also, allocate yourself around £50-£60 per week to live on whilst at university (could be alot more depending on your spending habits), so over 39 weeks say £2500 min per year, not including non term time.

    Aim for £7000 a year inc accommodation and you should be fine.
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    (Original post by Syncman)
    I dont know about the fee's now but when i was in york i lived on about:
    Accom: 280 pm
    Food: 30pw
    Nights out: 30-50pw
    House Bills: 30pm
    Mobile : 10pm

    Then things that you have to pay once such as sports club fees etc.

    Ive prob missed something but im sure someone else will add
    i wanna join a gym as well would you pay that monthly, yearly of you just pay once and thats in, im thinking of applying to york as well
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    Re: how much rougly does it cost to go university per year?
    Overall I think it costs about 10k a year, give or take 2k.
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    (Original post by studyboy1992)
    but surely getting a part time job working like 3 days a week would cover it right?
    highly unlikely mate. food a week will be like £30..then nights out. then clothes and then other costs like travel costs etc. but you get a loan which you dont start paying off till you leave uni and are in a job where you earn over £15,000 and even then they only take a small amount out of your wage so you hardly 'feel it' if that makes sence.
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    Re: how much rougly does it cost to go university per year?
    fees = 3.2k
    accomo = 3k
    food = 1.5k


    = £7700

    excluding anything extra you want to buy, ie. running a car etc...
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    Re: how much rougly does it cost to go university per year?
    Tuition Fees: £3224.
    Then accommodation can vary from £0 (living at home) to £4000+
    Then there is food, travel, nights out, books, clothes, extra bills (e.g. phone), drink, toiletries, gifts and anything else you can think of.
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    Re: how much rougly does it cost to go university per year?
    (Original post by studyboy1992)
    i wanna join a gym as well would you pay that monthly, yearly of you just pay once and thats in, im thinking of applying to york as well
    Well good luck, i loved my time at york. First year i paid for the gym every month and found it harder to budget. I paid for my gym membership all in one go for last year. Then i didnt notice it going every month. But i was a member of the David Lloyd which was a really nice gym (managed to barter them down to 42pm as i was paying for the year but its usually 52pm). The uni gym i think is around 40 for 3 months.
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    Re: how much rougly does it cost to go university per year?
    (Original post by studyboy1992)
    but surely getting a part time job working like 3 days a week would cover it right?
    i doubt it!! generally you take out a student lon to cover tutition fees which you can find out about on most university or government websites. this then means you just pay cost f living!!

    Also look on goverment websites at maintenance grants these are to support those moving way from home and in my brothers case covered his accomodation costs!! this then meant that yes his part time job covered food, drink etc thorughout uni!!
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    Re: how much rougly does it cost to go university per year?
    (Original post by Greg1004)
    i doubt it!! generally you take out a student lon to cover tutition fees which you can find out about on most university or government websites. this then means you just pay cost f living!!

    Also look on goverment websites at maintenance grants these are to support those moving way from home and in my brothers case covered his accomodation costs!! this then meant that yes his part time job covered food, drink etc thorughout uni!!
    im really confused you see as when i finish my degree over here i wanna go straight over to do my post grad over there, any ideas how i would afford it?
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    Re: how much rougly does it cost to go university per year?
    I'm scottish going to uni in glasgow so I get my fees paid for me, but my budget for this year is somewhere around £8000 all told...
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    (Original post by Havers)
    teaching fee's are normally £3225 or some digit of that sort.

    then you have accomidation costs idf you live in halls which can be anything from high £2000 to £4000 - in sept mine is £3685

    then need money to live off etc.... so its expensive. But some people get a grant from the goverment of upto £1400 depending on your familys income. which can help. i dont though
    I get that It will help a lot!
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    Re: how much rougly does it cost to go university per year?
    (Original post by studyboy1992)
    im really confused you see as when i finish my degree over here i wanna go straight over to do my post grad over there, any ideas how i would afford it?
    i dont really have a clue! im only 17 myself im just going off my brothers experience!! hmm however like someone up a bit said you dotn reapy your student loan (tuition fees) until your earning over 15k a year. so with that in mind as long as you can afford month to month outgoings through undergraduate degree. you should be able to carry on the same way through postgrad..working enough to cover outgoings!! then once youve finsihed ostgrad getting a job which then allows you to pay back your tuition fees!
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    Re: how much rougly does it cost to go university per year?
    thanks for the answers everyone!
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    Re: how much rougly does it cost to go university per year?
    Ditto, Scot at Scot Uni so have tuition fees paid, and about 10k per year for everything else (though accom came in at £4200!) Might get another £8000 if I win a bursary from my Dad's work though.
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    (Original post by sil3nt_cha0s)
    I get that It will help a lot!
    i hate you :rolleyes:
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