Waiting......

Carl is hoping to go to University this year, he has applied and is now starting to get the replies and invitation to interviews. He wants to be a Primary School teacher so he has to be interviewed to see if he is suitable material. The amount of 'stuff' he has to take with him is daunting, so we have got it all together in a folder, along with photocopies so he is prepared. The University that he really wants to go to is Hertfordshire, right on our door step, its where he works so he could continue to fund himself and it has a great reputation, its also the only one he hasn't heard from!! So we are keeping our fingers crossed that he will hear from them soon and that they want to have have him.
I am still shocked by how much University will cost, £3000 per year tuition for three years, plus accommodation and living expenses of around £500 per month, on top of that is the cost of course materials, books and the likes. He could come out of this with a huge debt to pay off. If you consider that its just about impossible for young folk to buy a property these days, he could be in debt for a good long time. If he was able to stay at home and attend Hertfordshire he would only have to pay the tuition which would feel much better!! Fingers crossed he hears from them soon.