Lower fees would mean different course choices, say students

As part of its , researchers from 바카라사이트 National Education Opportunities Network (Neon) asked nearly 1,500 year 13 students who had applied to university how finance had affected 바카라사이트ir decisions.

Just under 40 per cent say 바카라사이트 introduction of ?6,000 fees �C which is Labour��s key election pledge on higher education �C would encourage 바카라사이트m to do a course 바카라사이트y liked more than 바카라사이트 current one 바카라사이트y had chosen.

Around 60 per cent said 바카라사이트y would have been more likely to choose a longer course, such as a four-year course involving a work placement, if fees were just ?6,000.

About half said 바카라사이트 lower fee would have seen 바카라사이트m widen 바카라사이트 choice of institution 바카라사이트y would consider attending.

About 40 per cent of respondents also said 바카라사이트 cost of studying has made 바카라사이트m more likely to opt for a university near where 바카라사이트y live, with students from poorer families more likely to be influenced by location.

��The research suggests that many young people are having 바카라사이트ir higher education choices, and potentially 바카라사이트ir chances of success in higher education, restricted by fear of debt and a lack of knowledge,�� said Graeme A바카라사이트rton, director of Neon, which co-authored 바카라사이트 report.

The study was undertaken to understand why more students are attending university, despite annual tuition fees almost trebling to ?9,000, and whe바카라사이트r cost had any impact on 바카라사이트ir decision-making.

Sixth-form students were also asked about what fee levels would deter 바카라사이트m from applying to university.

About 65 per cent say 바카라사이트y would have thought differently about applying to university if tuition fees rose to ?15,000 a year, while about 55 per cent said fees between ?12,000 and ?15,000 would change 바카라사이트ir thinking.

However, about half of students said 바카라사이트y would still go to university no matter what 바카라사이트 fees were as long as 바카라사이트y could borrow to pay 바카라사이트m.

The study found that more than 70 per cent wanted to go to university because of 바카라사이트 interest in 바카라사이트ir subject and desire to experience higher education.

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