Students

[SueEllen]

Isn't that the circular argument to parents not asking why on earth are you doing that degree. What on earth will you do with it...

It depends on the parents.

Ask anyone from certain immigrant backgrounds over 35 what would have happened if they said they were going to do a Drama degree.

[VectraMan]

They used to have degree courses called sandwich degrees, which were similar to what you describe. Maybe these days there is less assurance that the students could find a job for the "sandwich year".

Completely different, but okay.

[scooterscot]

What loans?

[xoggoth]

The other one was 6 months uni 6 months work.

I did one of those. 6 months in a drug company and 6 at a tyre factory. Probably quite useful experience, I learnt not to annoy people by singing all the time.

[xoggoth]

In some useful courses, eg medicine, there is serious shortage of places and even those with good A levels cannot get a place.

Rather agree with eek and Sue Ellen that a bit more government supply and control of such things might not be a bad idea. Not a socialist but think that sometimes just leaving everything to the free market in the hope that a pursuit of profit will deliver the right ends is naive.

[BrilloPad]

Students need a goal. At the moment housing is way too expensive. Why should the young bother working?

make mortgage costs non tax deductible on BTL. And tax rental income.

[RetSet]

Students need a goal. At the moment housing is way too expensive. Why should the young bother working?

make mortgage costs non tax deductible on BTL. And tax rental income.

And if property is financed by means other than BTL e.g. commercial loans? And rental income is already taxed.