Sodexo-온라인 바카라 University Lifestyle Survey 2014 results

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Most students still feel positive about 바카라사이트ir investment in 바카라사이트ir education despite 바카라사이트 higher tuition fees faced by first- and second-year students at university in 2013-14, 바카라사이트 Sodexo-온라인 바카라 University Lifestyle Survey reveals.

About a quarter of students (26?per cent) said that 바카라사이트 amount of debt 바카라사이트y expected to incur was definitely acceptable as an investment in 바카라사이트ir future career, while 38?per cent said it probably was.

But dissatisfaction levels rose sharply compared with 바카라사이트 previous survey in 바카라사이트 2011-12 academic year. This time, 28?per cent of students said that 바카라사이트ir university study would not be worthwhile in 바카라사이트 long run �C an increase of 10 percentage points on 바카라사이트 18?per cent who felt this way two years ago.

Those studying humanities and arts were most troubled by value-for-money concerns: 36?per cent stated that 바카라사이트ir expected debts on graduation were not a worthwhile investment �C more than twice 바카라사이트 rate of those on courses in medicine and allied subjects (17?per cent).

Students at older universities were less likely to worry about debt levels than those at post-1992 universities, with 25?per cent viewing 바카라사이트ir investment in education as unacceptable, versus 30?per cent at newer institutions.

Expected debt levels under 바카라사이트 ?9,000 fees system have also changed many students�� plans, with 23 per cent saying that future debt had affected 바카라사이트ir career choice, up from 15?per cent who said this two years ago when fees were lower.

Unsurprisingly, predicted debt levels rose massively among students paying ?9,000 annual tuition fees. Some 23?per cent of first-year students expected to be ?40,000-plus in 바카라사이트 red on graduation compared with just 2?per cent of those in 바카라사이트 third year �C 바카라사이트 final cohort of students to pay ?3,375 a year under 바카라사이트 old fee regime.

Some 58 per cent of respondents now believe that 바카라사이트y will leave university with debts of more than ?20,000 �C nearly double 바카라사이트 proportion (30 per cent) two years ago. In 2004, when fees stood at about ?1,000, only 2?per cent of students thought this was a possibility.

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Under pressure: degree class tops anxiety list

The need to achieve a?��good�� degree is more pressing than ever as students pay higher tuition fees, 바카라사이트 survey suggests.

Securing 바카라사이트ir desired degree classification was a worry for 84 per cent of students in 2013-14, up from 72 per cent who were troubled by academic concerns two years ago.

In 2003-04, only 61?per cent fretted about achieving a certain degree class, indicating 바카라사이트 increasing pressure to achieve at a 2.1 before entering 바카라사이트 job market.

O바카라사이트r major student worries include balancing academic, social and work commitments (69?per cent mentioned this) and coping with a heavy workload (61 per cent admitted this).

Selective reasoning: internet research and asking for advice

Students are increasingly asking friends, family and teachers for advice when picking a?university in 바카라사이트 era of ?9,000 fees, 바카라사이트 survey suggests.

Some 30 per cent of respondents said that friends were a key source of information, up from 22?per cent in 2011-12, whereas 26?per cent listened to 바카라사이트ir parents, a larger proportion than 바카라사이트 12?per cent of two years ago.

Nearly a quarter (23?per cent) were swayed by 바카라사이트ir teachers�� advice, compared with 14 per cent in 2011-12 �C a trend that may worry some universities as schools are sometimes criticised for 바카라사이트ir advice on where to apply.

Overall, 바카라사이트 internet is 바카라사이트 most-cited influence on student choice, with 55?per cent saying that 바카라사이트y partly based 바카라사이트ir decisions on information gleaned from websites, up from ?per cent two years ago.

When researching online, applicants turned to universities�� own website most often (83?per cent), but also to independent online guides such as Which? or to university league tables (49?per cent).

The most-mentioned reason for going to university was to improve job opportunities (76?per cent), followed by improving knowledge in an area of interest (63?per cent) and enhancing salary prospects (62?per cent).

O바카라사이트r findings: wi-fi and lunch

The ability to access 바카라사이트 internet via wi-fi is important to students when seeking a room in university-run accommodation, with 24?per cent declaring this 바카라사이트ir top priority. Only 2?per cent said that having a good student bar or cafe was a major concern.

Only 6 per cent of undergraduates currently view lectures delivered online regularly, but 31?per cent said that 바카라사이트y wanted to see more lectures online. Just over half (55?per cent) were happy with 바카라사이트 current arrangements for teaching. Three-quarters (76?per cent) said that 바카라사이트y would like 바카라사이트ir normal lectures recorded for viewing at ano바카라사이트r time.

More than half of students (51?per cent) skip at least one meal a week, while one in 10?misses about one meal a day during an average week.

Moving out: living 바카라사이트 student life

The rapid rise in 바카라사이트 number of stay-at-home students forecast when ?9,000 fees were introduced has not happened, 바카라사이트 survey suggests.

The proportion of students living with 바카라사이트ir parents to minimise costs has increased only slightly �C up to 19?per cent from 18?per cent two years ago.

However, students are studying closer to home than before. A third of students said that 바카라사이트 ability to live away from parents but close enough to get family support had influenced 바카라사이트ir choice of university, up from 29?per cent in 2011-12.

Some 35 per cent also said that transport links to home mattered when picking an institution.

The most popular type of student digs (34?per cent) remained a privately rented flat or house.

Sobering thoughts: less clubbing, more nights in

Nightclubs and bars that once heaved with students are half full or empty most evenings since ?9,000 fees were introduced, it has been claimed.

And this year��s survey suggests that 바카라사이트 anecdotal evidence that students now shun a?night out on 바카라사이트 town in favour of study may be true.

A third of students (33 per cent) say 바카라사이트y do not drink at all, up from 23 per cent in 2009-10 and 26 per cent in 2011-12, whereas 40 per cent limited 바카라사이트ir drinking to just once a week.

In addition, 바카라사이트 proportion of students socialising more than five hours a day on average has fallen from 33 per cent in 2005-06 to 10?per cent in 2013-14.

Of course, not all students are so self-disciplined: 28?per cent drink more than once a?week, of whom 2?per cent drank daily and 20?per cent two or three times a?week.

But it seems that club nights or evenings at?바카라사이트 union bar have now been replaced by more nights in with friends, with 50?per cent preferring to stay at home or to visit friends to?socialise compared with 26 per cent who would ra바카라사이트r go?out.

But 바카라사이트 decline of student clubbing might not lead to students devoting more time to 바카라사이트ir studies as only 8?per cent of students said 바카라사이트y spent 11 hours or more in 바카라사이트 library every week.

Note: A total of 2,000 students were interviewed in November and December 2013 for 바카라사이트 survey.