Do your parents pay your fees? (2 Viewers)

[Ethicks]

It struck me today that almost everyone I could think of have/had their parents paying/paid their fees up front for them so they don't have any HECS debt. For me I have to pay my own way and have to work for everything I get. Curious as to how many people on here don't have a HECs debt?

 

[enigma_1]

I wish

 

[photastic]

I try not to let them so i'm on HECS. I prefer paying it off myself but I have enough 'savings' from them which I don't want to use.

 

[Amundies]

lol you evidently don't know enough people then

 

[MrInoeverthin]

I wish

Ikr aye

 

[Ethicks]

lol you evidently don't know enough people then

Can we really quantify how many people one should know? Not everyone I know studies.

 

[hungry]

No, none of my uni-related stuff is paid by my parents (thank you centrelink for paying for my textbooks haha)

 

[isildurrrr1]

No, none of my uni-related stuff is paid by my parents (thank you centrelink for paying for my textbooks haha)

isn't taht a loan now?

I think it's fucked that parents who don't help their kids getting a better education. Maybe not pay for your entire tuition but at least life support stuff. I find it disgusting that parents who have the capability to financially support their kids education pawn it off to the government. Dat white people logic, send your kids to a 20k a year private school yet don't support them in uni. lawl wat.

 

[Amundies]

Can we really quantify how many people one should know? Not everyone I know studies.

Fair enough, my point was just that it's not as one sided as he makes it out to be. Although I'm sure from a statistical point of view, there is in fact a number that would be useful (sample size).

 

[Queenroot]

I get ASG but I don't use it to pay my HECS upfront.

 

[hungry]

isn't taht a loan now?

I think it's fucked that parents who don't help their kids getting a better education. Maybe not pay for your entire tuition but at least life support stuff. I find it disgusting that parents who have the capability to financially support their kids education pawn it off to the government. Dat white people logic, send your kids to a 20k a year private school yet don't support them in uni. lawl wat.

for the textbooks? No I get youth allowance and pay for it with that. My parents otherwise wouldn't be able to afford uni supplies

 

[Trebla]

I'm pretty sure the majority of people actually pay their uni fees through their HECS debt rather than upfront. Not sure where to find the stats though but I personally do not know anyone who has paid upfront.

 

[isildurrrr1]

for the textbooks? No I get youth allowance and pay for it with that. My parents otherwise wouldn't be able to afford uni supplies

There used to be a 1000 dollar "start up" scholarship at the start of every semester, don't know if it's still up.

 

[Amundies]

There used to be a 1000 dollar "start up" scholarship at the start of every semester, don't know if it's still up.

Yeah it's still a thing

 

[BLIT2014]

Pretty much everyone I've talked to is putting it on HECS...

 

[nerdasdasd]

Apparently my parents had been saving for it for a while, so I will probably be able to use that to pay off my fees... which was a very nice surprise.

Be greatful ,

 

[Rhinoz8142]

I would be suprised if my parents even pay for my train ticket

 

[hungry]

There used to be a 1000 dollar "start up" scholarship at the start of every semester, don't know if it's still up.

Yeah I got that too.

 

[Queenroot]

Apparently my parents had been saving for it for a while, so I will probably be able to use that to pay off my fees... which was a very nice surprise.

Rich parents

 

[isildurrrr1]

Rich parents

how hard is it to set aside 30 grand over 20 years. it's called planning for your kids' future.