We will soon be going to the HE Fair.  To get the most out of this experience you need to be properly prepared.  Look at the PowerPoint presentations that are linked to from this website.  Spend at least an hour or two on the UCAS website looking at courses.  Ask your teachers.  Ask year 13 students for advice.  Don’t waste time at the Fair because you do not know what questions to ask!
 
Common misconceptions! 
 
Uni is only for posh, rich kids…
I won’t get any financial help to go….
It is a waste of money…
It will be boring….
I will have to live in squalor…
 
This is NOT TRUE.  Gordon Brown changed the rules about funding last year so people whose parents earn up to £60K get some free funding!   The government want 50% of 18/19 year olds to go to uni.  Graduates earn an average of a quarter of a million quid more than non graduates– even after taking 3 or 4 years out to get their degree.  You can do courses in ANYTHING!  It will only be boring if you choose something you are not interested in!  Halls these days are like palaces compared to years ago!  If your parents went to uni they will be amazed– en suite bathrooms, flat shares, wifi….