挑战版《闲话英伦》－英国高等教育什么样（正常语速）

Britain under the Microscope – Going to University (Advanced)

·      Tuition Fees – is it reallyworth it to go to university?

o   Universities fees are up to9,000 pounds – 20 years ago they were free!

o   Students are now customers –less satisfied with their courses (37% are satisfied)

o   Student well-being is quite low

§  Before students did not have much financial pressure – there weremore scholarships

§  Students were expected to have a lot of free time – go travelling,go on gap years – the stereotype of the lazy student

§  Now – students want to study much more and they can’t afford to dolots of things

·      Student loan debt – morestudents having to take part-time jobs

o   Universities are becoming morelike businesses rather than places of learning

o   As more people go touniversity, there are fewer jobs available

o   In the past – it was easier toget a good job after university – many people didn’t have to go as there werelots of jobs that didn’t need a university education

§  Now – most jobs need a university degree

§  Internships are much more common – difficult for less-well-offstudents as they are generally unpaid

·      Russell Group/Oxbridge – notvery inclusive

o   Oxford and Cambridge arefrequently criticized for being too elite

o   There are more students frompublic schools going to these universities

o   The interviews are quite tough– students in public schools are more coached in how they can pass theinterviews