How to fund university?

Get a job.

I'm aware of that. It doesn't mean it isn't a lot of money and can be difficult to pay back dependent on my circumstances when I am earning 21'000.

You do realise that it's a tiny percentage every month? If I remember correctly it's something like 3% that's taken automatically if you earn over £21,000. Not difficult to pay back, they don't come knocking at your door demanding the full payment back in one go. You probably won't even pay it all back off in your lifetime.

Also I would seriously look into a loan. The cost of university is a lot (and I'm going to London!) but the student loans system does make it somewhat accessible for you to go to uni and fund it. If your course is 3 years then that's £27,000 in tuition fees alone - where will you get the money to pay that without student loans? Not to mention your living costs if you stay in accommodation. Even if you live at home you'll still incur costs such as commuting, socialising, course costs such as textbooks and equipment. Unless you're super rich with mummy and daddy paying, I highly doubt you'd be able to afford to afford uni without the student loan system. Besides, even if you started saving now no part or full time job would get you close to that figure presuming all your savings went to that in the two years before uni.

I'd highly suggest educating yourself more on the student loan system and looking into the cost of you studying at uni (remember London/big cities can be more) before you decide self funding is the best for you. Tuition fees and the cost of living are high but student loans are a necessary evil. If what you get still isn't enough, get a job during your studies as many people do it. You just have to remember you're really not the only one who hates the cost of higher education and you're not the only one who may potentially have to take out loans to afford it.

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Thanks for the reply - I would like to highlight again that I don't expect not to take out Student Loans, I would just love to be able to not have to take out loans to have to pay for everything.

I'm 17, and having worked in Marketing and Fundraising for the past 2 years and involved myself in environmental and sustainability projects, I have realised what I would like to do with my life.

I want to study Politics at University and I am going to College starting September to study Gov & Pol, Philosophy, Sociology and Law. I would love to go to University but the tuition fees are putting me off (I'll spend the next 2-3 years campaigning for them to be reduced!), and actually terrifying me.

What ways can you fund for university other than student loans?

You do realise that it's a tiny percentage every month? If I remember correctly it's something like 3% that's taken automatically if you earn over £21,000. Not difficult to pay back, they don't come knocking at your door demanding the full payment back in one go. You probably won't even pay it all back off in your lifetime.

Also I would seriously look into a loan. The cost of university is a lot (and I'm going to London!) but the student loans system does make it somewhat accessible for you to go to uni and fund it. If your course is 3 years then that's £27,000 in tuition fees alone - where will you get the money to pay that without student loans? Not to mention your living costs if you stay in accommodation. Even if you live at home you'll still incur costs such as commuting, socialising, course costs such as textbooks and equipment. Unless you're super rich with mummy and daddy paying, I highly doubt you'd be able to afford to afford uni without the student loan system. Besides, even if you started saving now no part or full time job would get you close to that figure presuming all your savings went to that in the two years before uni.

I'd highly suggest educating yourself more on the student loan system and looking into the cost of you studying at uni (remember London/big cities can be more) before you decide self funding is the best for you. Tuition fees and the cost of living are high but student loans are a necessary evil. If what you get still isn't enough, get a job during your studies as many people do it. You just have to remember you're really not the only one who hates the cost of higher education and you're not the only one who may potentially have to take out loans to afford it.

It's actually 9% FYI

Thank you for correcting me, I wasn't entirely sure so it's good to know the right figure.