Student Life In 2012

This video is a portrayal of student life once the already finalised government plans for student loans and grants take effect.

The conservative government plan to not only remove the price cap for tuition fees for university courses, but also lower or remove maintenance grants for any students whose family income is higher than £25,000 a year and significantly lower maintenance loans to a flat rate for all. This is the primary focus of our video: A bleak representation of student life for an average person. The average annual wage for a family in the UK is currently higher than £25,000. Due to this only a small percentage of students will receive any maintenance grant at all, leaving only them able to live in relative comfort along with the small minority of those whose families choose/can afford to support them.

Our film follows a short day in the life of the average 2012 student whose parents cannot afford to support him through university, yet also do not fall into the annual wage criteria for him to receive any maintenance grant. Leaving him with very little money to get by and afford things many take for granted.

To learn a little more about these changes check these links (more to be added soon):
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/undergraduate/finance/2012/

Enjoy, and if you liked the video, spread the word!

Thank you for watching.

- Al Hodgson, Declan Murphy and Adam Mew.

Song: 'Man In The Moose Suit' - Andrew Collberg. From the album 'On The Wreath' (Check him out, very good album)

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[dec992]

@Machew4Life You realise this is the situation in the UK right?

[Machew4Life]

Im going to be a collage student in 2013, so you tell me what exactly can be done?