Studying in the UK

Paying for College
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<p>I'm interested in several unis, such as: St. Mary's University College, Liverpool Hope University, and University of Central Lancashire, and plan on studying Business marketing. (Just so answers don't have to be too vague.) Most of the tuition costs are about £9,000, which is about $14,800 (actually, $30,000 cheaper than what tuition fees are for universities of my choice here!). However, I am still not too sure how much it will costs all together. I know that I'm going to have to pay about £3,000 for accommodation, but what else is there? Do I have to pay some sort of taxes that Americans don't have, like for cable, and how much will that be? What overall costs do you think I'm looking at here, or how much did you pay, ultimately, if you went to uni somewhere in the UK (but specifically England)?</p>

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<p>Check those aren’t the costs for domestic students - £9000 is the max which UK and EU students can be charged, and is what most British universities do charge such students. Internationals are nearly always charged significantly more.</p>

<p>If you look at Liverpool Hope as an example, their web page for international students says they charge international students £10,800, and recommend £800 per month for living costs:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.hope.ac.uk/international/internationalfeespayments201415/[/url]”>http://www.hope.ac.uk/international/internationalfeespayments201415/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Central Lancashire is a little more - <a href=“http://www.uclan.ac.uk/study_here/fees_and_finance/tuition_fees_policy.php[/url]”>http://www.uclan.ac.uk/study_here/fees_and_finance/tuition_fees_policy.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Is the St Mary’s the one in Twickenham? Fees are lower there, but that’s a much more expensive area living-wise, so you probably wouldn’t end up better off.</p>

<p>Cable isn’t taxed as such, but you do have to pay a subscription fee. (It might be included in rent, but you’re still paying for it.) OTOH you won’t need health insurance while you’re here.</p>

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<p>I’ve just checked and the only one that is different is £9,500, but thank you for that, I’ll need to keep my eyes out O.O</p>

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<p>Going to school abroad sounds like it might be fun! Go for it! Even the international cost is not as bad as some IS publics in the US. just make sure you be careful and ask around about the other living expenses beyond tuition! Travel, books, insurance for property & possessions!</p>