Is it possible my brother and I cant attend college simply because we cant afford it?

somethingwitty

I did TY so my brother and we are both going to UCD next year. We are both taking a gap year at the moment.
Now with the hike in fees it will cost my parents 3000 before we even start. We will both have to live there.
My parents have a combined income of 51000 per year. Pretty average.
My brother applied for the HEAR programme this year just to see if we could get it, and we were denied. They don't take into account that there are siblings starting the same year together.
Is the grant system the same?
I went to calculate grant on Qualifax and it estimated we could only get around 800!!!
If it is like this for us, it is as simple as we will just not be able to go to college.
Can this really happen in ireland in the 21st centuary?
Does anyone please have any suggestions this is cracking me up and Im so worried about it.

Phototoxin

contact your local td an complain - they might be able to help

Burning Eclipse

somethingwitty wrote: »

I did TY so my brother and we are both going to UCD next year. We are both taking a gap year at the moment.
Now with the hike in fees it will cost my parents 3000 before we even start. We will both have to live there.
My parents have a combined income of 51000 per year. Pretty average.
My brother applied for the HEAR programme this year just to see if we could get it, and we were denied. They don't take into account that there are siblings starting the same year together.
Is the grant system the same?
I went to calculate grant on Qualifax and it estimated we could only get around 800!!!
If it is like this for us, it is as simple as we will just not be able to go to college.
Can this really happen in ireland in the 21st centuary?
Does anyone please have any suggestions this is cracking me up and Im so worried about it.

I don't mean to sound petty, but if I do, what harm. How about it costs you €1,500 and your brother the same, rather than putting the strain on your parents. Getting a job isn't the end of the world you know... If you're on a gap year, do something constructive!!!

somethingwitty

Burning Eclipse wrote: »

Getting a job isn't the end of the world you know... If you're on a gap year, do something constructive!!!

I spent 2-3 months looking for work and couldn't find any. Left for france. Teacing english here but not making a whole lot of money. Plan to come back after Christmas to look but I dont know. Nobody can seem to find any work that I know of.
I know getting a job isnt the end of the world... Ive been working at weekends since I was 15...Im not a spoilt brat.

wolfpawnat

Hey I am in college in UCD, I applied for a grant and still waiting to be told if I even got it! :mad: I barely can afford to live in college as I don't recieve any help from my parents and I took a gap year last year and tried to work.
would I sacrifice a third level education and the chance of a good job just to have a average job now, not a hope in hell!
no offence but get over yourself and do what the rest of us do and get a credit union loan!

Time Magazine

somethingwitty wrote: »

I know getting a job isnt the end of the world... Ive been working at weekends since I was 15...Im not a spoilt brat.

If you're entitled to a grant, your registration fee will be waived.

In almost every country in the world people go into debt to go through university. There's a reason: wages for those with a degree are 1.6x the wages of the degree-less.

If you work part-time during your college years and full-time during the summer, there's little reason why you can't come out of an Irish university with less than €10,000 debt. You could pay that back in a year of earning the industrial wage. It's not the end of the world if that's what you have to do.

Best of luck with it.

somethingwitty

wolfpawnat wrote: »

no offence but get over yourself and do what the rest of us do and get a credit union loan!

Ok yeah great Credit Union loan, thanks a lot thats all I was looking for.
Don't think the 'get over yourself part was necessary...
I'm just looking for advice Im not ****ing complaining.:rolleyes:

patrickdt10

somethingwitty wrote: »

Ok yeah great Credit Union loan, thanks a lot thats all I was looking for.
Don't think the 'get over yourself part was necessary...
I'm just looking for advice Im not ****ing complaining.:rolleyes:

it wasnt needed atal lad,(bit blunt tbh) but fek it! like i wont be flush with it when i go to college next year. but with part time work, you should be able to cover yourself fairly well! and the student loan, - the way i look at it is, it would be a long term investment, in yourself.
where did you want to go to college? dublin was it? you could go to some of the other colleges either around the country, at least ya wouldnt be payin an arm and a leg for a box room!

Monkey61

I haven't had a penny from my parents since i turned 18. Basically I took a year out before college, worked full time and saved. Then I worked part time throughout each college year and full time over each summer. i earned more than enough to support myself, but it was nice to have the savings to fall back on for emergencies. I managed to save quite a good bit over the four years as well.

Your sorted if you're in Dublin cos there is always going to be jobs in retail, bars, etc.