C/E/134. The Financial Headache facing students today in the UK

Higher education is commonly seen as more of a career choice rather than a necessity and hence if the government is to reach its target of 50% of young individuals in higher education by 2010, it needs to make the choice as simple as possible. However, even the recent radical reforms have not effectively reduced the financial worries of a student contemplating to enter higher education. This paper is an attempt to analyse the 'financial headaches' facing such students and is based on a critical literature review coupled with data collected from a sample of 100 students faced with the choice of entering higher education.