Students star in their own video
Studying for a degree should not be financially beyond the reach of this year’s post A-level students, according to a short film made by undergraduates at the University of Greenwich.
The video, which features interviews with current university students at Greenwich, dispels many of the myths surrounding the cost of going to university and fears about long-term student debt.
In University: The True Cost, the students encourage others to be completely open minded to the university experience and to look for themselves at the real repayment rates on student loans for graduates once they start working.
The main presenter is 20-year-old Katie Wilkinson who is about to start her second year of a BA Hons Public Relations course.
She said: “A lot of people think they’ll be paying back something like £30 a week once they start earning. In fact you don’t start paying anything back until you’re earning more than £15,000, and on an £18,000 salary you’ll be paying back only £4 a week.
“When you consider that graduates can expect to earn, over their working lives, about £150,000 more than people who haven’t been to university, I reckon it’s worth it.”
The students’ video can be viewed at video.msn.com, follow the link to the University of Greenwich. The film has been made to complement a new free booklet, Student Finance and Money Management, which can be ordered from 0800 005 006. It includes comprehensive advice on all aspects of grants, loans, fees and bursaries, plus lots of tips on how to save money as a student.
For further information about courses and student life at the University of Greenwich, which has campuses at Medway, Avery Hill and Greenwich, telephone 0800 005 006 or e-mail: courseinfo@greenwich.ac.uk
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Picture: Katie Wilkinson, main presenter of the film University: The True Cost
For further information, please contact:
Sarah Sharp
Public Relations, Press Assistant
tel: 020 8331 9420
email: S.R.M.Sharp@gre.ac.uk
or
Delphine Houlton, Jez Durrant or Georgette McCready,
Maxim,
tel: 01892 513033