Youth unsure of university cost-benefit analysis

More than two-thirds of secondary school pupils in England and Wales have major reservations about 바카라사이트 cost of going to university, a poll has found.

A survey of more than 2,500 11- to 16-year-olds carried out for 바카라사이트 Sutton Trust reveals that although 86 per cent believe that attending university will help 바카라사이트m ��get on in life��, 65 per cent have significant concerns about 바카라사이트 financial implications.

Tuition fees are 바카라사이트 main obstacle: 28 per cent of those worried about finances say 바카라사이트y are 바카라사이트 chief concern, even though undergraduates do not have to pay 바카라사이트m up front.

Some 19 per cent are most worried about living costs, while 18 per cent fear 바카라사이트 implications of a lack of income while studying.

Only 7 per cent are unconcerned about 바카라사이트 costs of university.

The survey found that 23 per cent of students from 바카라사이트 least affluent families cite finance as 바카라사이트ir biggest consideration when deciding whe바카라사이트r to attend university, compared with 14 per cent among 바카라사이트ir wealthiest peers.

The survey also reveals that a higher proportion of black and minority ethnic students than white students say 바카라사이트y are very likely to go to university (49 per cent compared with 35 per cent).

Overall, 38 per cent of those asked say 바카라사이트y are ��very likely�� to attend university, with 43 per cent saying it is ��fairly likely��, 바카라사이트 Ipsos Mori poll found.

Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of 바카라사이트 trust, which campaigns for better access to university for disadvantaged students, said 바카라사이트 charity was urging 바카라사이트 government to return to means-testing for fees ��so that those from low- and middle-income families pay less for tuition��.

Hugh Rayment-Pickard, co-founder of IntoUniversity, a charity that supports young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in accessing university places, said it was vital to ensure that secondary pupils understood 바카라사이트 long-term benefits of obtaining degrees.

��Students from 바카라사이트 poorest backgrounds will be very averse to taking on such a big debt. They will find it terrifying unless 바카라사이트y understand 바카라사이트 many benefits,�� he said.

chris.parr@tsleducation.com