EveryyearitcostsBritishstudentsmoreandmoretoattenduniversity. 【小题1】 Soisauniversitydegreereallyworthit?
In2006theUKgovernmentstartedtoallowuniversitiesinEnglandandWalestochargeBritishstudentstuitionfees.Asaresultmorethan80%ofstudentsinEnglandandWalesnowtakeoutastudentloaninordertogotouniversity. 【小题2】 TheaveragestudentinEnglandandWalesnowgraduatesfromuniversitywithdebtsofaround£12000.Studentsofmedicinewhostudyforlongerusuallyhavedebtsofmorethan£20000.Thatisalotofmoney. 【小题3】 Theyevenstruggletopayrentonahousebecausetheyhavetostartpayingbackthestudentloanaftergraduating.
YoumightthinkthataBritishpersonwithadegreewillfinditeasytogetawell-paidjob.Howevermostpeoplein“white-collarjobs”seemtohaveadegreethesedayssothereisalotofcompetition. 【小题4】 Likeeveryoneelsegraduatesusuallyhavetostartatthebottomandworktheirwayup.Thatcanbeveryfrustratingforthemsincetheyareoftenover-qualifiedfortheworktheyaredoing.Whileatuniversitytheyhaddreamsofgettinganexcitingchallengingjob.Thereforelifeafteruniversityendsupbeingquitedisappointingforalotofgraduates.
【小题5】 Studentshavealwaysbeenseenasnothavingalotofmoneybut“studentpoverty”isnowconsideredarealproblemintheUK.MostBritishstudentsexpecttogetaloanpart-timejoborsummerjob.Worsestillhoweveranincreasingnumberofstudentsturntocrimetosupportthemselves.
F.Theyusetheloantopayfortuitionfeesbooksandlivingexpenses.
G.AlsoBritishcompaniestendtovalueworkexperienceoverapieceofpaper.