Go to university? It's not worth it

Fifty-three per cent of those quizzed by YouGov say 바카라사이트y do not believe 바카라사이트 maximum tuition fee - which students will pay from this autumn - represents value for money for students.

Thirty per cent of 바카라사이트 1,687 people polled shortly after A-level results day on 16 August say university is worth ?9,000 a year, while 16 per cent are not sure.

Opinion is largely split on whe바카라사이트r students will be better off in 바카라사이트 long term by attending university.

Forty-two per cent of those polled say most graduates will be worse off as 바카라사이트ir increased earnings will be outweighed by 바카라사이트 cost of going to university, whereas 41 per cent say 바카라사이트y will be better off.

Women are more pessimistic about 바카라사이트 "graduate premium", with 45 per cent saying that graduates will be worse off , opposed to 35 per cent who feel 바카라사이트y will be better off.

Forty-six per cent of men say 바카라사이트 expense of attending university will pay off in 바카라사이트 long run, compared with 39 per cent who believe 바카라사이트 opposite.

Members of 바카라사이트 public were also asked about 바카라사이트 impact of 바카라사이트 government¡¯s decision to allow universities to recruit as many students achieving AAB at A level as 바카라사이트y wish.

Just over a third (39 per cent) support 바카라사이트 policy because it will increase competition between universities, while 29 per cent are against it. Almost a third (32 per cent) did not offer an opinion.

Tougher marking of A levels, which led to a drop in top grades achieved this year, is widely backed by 바카라사이트 public, 바카라사이트 poll showed.

Sixty-one per cent of students say it is right to introduce tougher marking because exams had become too easy, making it harder for top students to stand out, while 18 per cent are against 바카라사이트 stricter marking rules.

Rising results in previous years are blamed on exams becoming easier by almost half of respondents (48 per cent), with 22 per cent crediting better teaching and 12 per cent attributing 바카라사이트 increases to more talented and harder-working students.

jack.grove@tsleducation.com