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Originally Posted by SSJup81
Yep, pretty much. We have to pay to attend colleges/universities. Some people consider both the same thing, unless specific. Like, I could say, "Yeah, I went to college after high school. I attended the University of Richmond."Loans are pretty much what we use. Ironically, they were talking about student loans on the news. Seems we're running out of funds to even give out student loans and some states are pulling out on granting them (or something like that; I could be wrong, or misheard it). Universities/colleges are so costly, unless attending a Community College (two-year college), and even though that's cheaper, still can cost a bit. It sucks that in order to get considered for most jobs, they'd rather see that you have that diploma as opposed to whether or not you can actually do the job.
Anyway, as for grants, you don't have to pay those back.I had that problem when I first graduated high school. My parents were looking into grants. My parents are considered middle class, so they couldn't get any grants for me. Seems here those who are considered the "poor class" and the rich, of course, get all the breaks. I'm not complaining, those who are poor do need the help too, but it kind of sucks that the middle class rarely get any breaks.
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Ah so University and College are the same thing?
Over here we start off at primary school,
So I was in school from 2 to 12 at primary school. Then we live and go to high school, and we go there from 12 to 16. Once you are 16, you can either leave and find work or carry on at 6th form or College. 6th form is an extension of a school, for older students, college is a seperate place for over 16s. Then once you have completed college or 6th form, which is usually 2 years. You leave at 18, and go to university. University is usually 3 years, so you eventually leave school at 21. You can go further than that if you want to, like get a Masters or a PHD, but for most people it's not necessary.