Britain under the Microscope – Going to University (Advanced)
· Tuition Fees – is it reallyworth it to go to university?
o Universities fees are up to9,000 pounds – 20 years ago they were free!
o Students are now customers –less satisfied with their courses (37% are satisfied)
o Student well-being is quite low
§ Before students did not have much financial pressure – there weremore scholarships
§ Students were expected to have a lot of free time – go travelling,go on gap years – the stereotype of the lazy student
§ Now – students want to study much more and they can’t afford to dolots of things
· Student loan debt – morestudents having to take part-time jobs
o Universities are becoming morelike businesses rather than places of learning
o As more people go touniversity, there are fewer jobs available
o In the past – it was easier toget a good job after university – many people didn’t have to go as there werelots of jobs that didn’t need a university education
§ Now – most jobs need a university degree
§ Internships are much more common – difficult for less-well-offstudents as they are generally unpaid
· Russell Group/Oxbridge – notvery inclusive
o Oxford and Cambridge arefrequently criticized for being too elite
o There are more students frompublic schools going to these universities
o The interviews are quite tough– students in public schools are more coached in how they can pass theinterviews
洛她他
原来安澜学的是中文和中国文化，😄佩服你，能够在英国选这个专业，背后有啥故事呢……
洛她他
这个闲话英伦太好了，我和老公都爱听😂谢谢璐璐和安澜。
Candy_a4j
And he would make some comments or supplements after our presentation. It was challenging yet thrilling at the same time. I wish one day I could still study abroad and feel the difference between education here and there more vividly.
Candy_a4j
This is a topic I used to discuss with my foreign students when I was a student. I never went abroad for study. But when I was a postgraduate, we had one professor from America, who asked us to read extensively before coming to the class. Then we will have the presentation on certain topics
Candy_a4j 回复 @Candy_a4j：
One mistake: foreign friends not students.....
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