#stopunifees

  Welcome to #stopunifees. Our aim is simple - to campaign to put an end to university fees which have tripled in recent years from £3000 a year to £9000 a year. This is putting our youth into lifelong debt through loans and deterring less well off people...

[baracknobama]

college fees? text books?? the bible said adam and eve not adam and overpriced education

[stepsofsunshine]

If you’re a student struggling with mental health If you’re a student struggling with a disability If you’re a student struggling with physical health If you’re a student struggling with a chronic condition If you’re a student struggling with pressure and expectations and loneliness

i just want to tell you i’m proud of you. You are trying your best and working so hard and what you’re struggling with doesn’t make you any less valid!! You are smart and determined and oh so brave. You can do this!

[mindelevator]

Science-Backed Study Tips to Ace Your Exam (+ Free Checklist!)

As we are getting closer to the final season, a lot of us would frantically search for exam study tips and skills to help us better prepare for finals. I have previously covered quite a lot on how to prepare for exams (and I have also got a free email course on how to study for exams effectively. Sign up if you haven’t already), but there is always more tips to add on it! Now, here I am to talk about the following things (with science-backed tips!) that would help you to ace your exam!

The attitude that you should have for exams (and studying)

How you can best prepare and study on the day before the exam (and why you shouldn’t pull an all-nighter)

What you should do the morning of the exam

Download the Printable Here!

- Sabrina | StudentsToolbox.com

[borcsok]

College has gotten 12 times more expensive in one generation

Welcome back to school!

As bright-eyed college freshmen arrive on campus, they can look forward to accruing knowledge, independence, lifelong friendships—and serious bills. In the 2012-13 school year, first-year, on-campus tuition averaged $43,000 at four-year, private schools and $21,700 at in-state public schools.

It wasn’t always like this: The cost of undergraduate education is 12 times higher than it was 35 years ago, far outpacing inflation. While the indexed price of college tuition and fees skyrocketed by more than 1,122 percent since 1978, the cost of medical care rose less than 600 percent, and the cost of housing and food went up less than 300.

Back in 1993, 47 percent of college students graduated with debt, owing an average of $9,450 per grad. As tuition rates have shot up, so has student debt: 71 percent of the class of 2012 graduated with outstanding loans, owing an average of $29,400. That’s more than 65 percent of the entire first-year salary of an average recent grad…

That debt has lasting consequences. Households headed by a young adult (under 40) with a college education and student debt have a median net worth of just $8,700. Student debt constrains young people’s ability to start a business, buy a home, or pursue a public-interest career…

[fuckyeahmiliband]

Harriet Harman on Nick Clegg’s broken promises

[hadtobeyou]

That time of year again…

[stopunifees-blog]

French Friend: well, the total cost of me going to Med school is about 406 a year -

American Friend: THOUSAND?

French Friend: Um, no. 406 Euro. It sounds a little high but it covers the cost of my textbooks, extra classes and most of my housing. How much is it for you?

[stopunifees-blog]

Students are getting into more and more debt trying to pay off their tuition fees, impacting their way of life. Help us put a stop to this.

[stopunifees-blog]

Even though students can take loans to help pay their tuition fees, they're still faced with crippling debt after graduating.

[forbes]

Where Do Foreign Students Face The Highest University Fees?

Studying abroad can prove extremely expensive. Tuition fees vary widely across international universities, as do cost of living expenses. According to HSBC, the United States has the highest average annual fees for international students of any country worldwide – $24,914.

[popthirdworld]

Germany just made all their unis free. No tuition fees. Why is Australia’s government telling us we need to raise fees? (sorry, we need to ‘deregulate’ so unis can opt to raise fees). Our economy is on more solid footing than theirs. It comes down to our values. We should value education and a fair go and opportunity for all. meh.

[stopunifees-blog]

#stopunifees was established in 2012 to help students of all ages campaign against the rising university fees. We hope that if enough people join our fight against tuition fees, we’ll be able to make difference and hold a strong voice to challenge the government over their decisions.