eclan,
mate i'm confused by your last post.
Through HECS A Mediocre Pilot Workforce
does that mean that all students who use the hecs scheme are mediocre?
i'm not sure now if i want to go to the doc's or use a bridge built by an engineer who used hecs to go through uni.all these mediocre students getting degrees at uni,god save us.
I was able to get an interest free loan from parents many moons ago
life is full of people who weren't born with a silver spoon in their mouth and might/would do a lot better than some who were lucky to have a rich daddy.
if properly administered a hecs or hecs similar scheme would give the chance to many who otherwise would not be able to live their dream and that does not mean their performance or abilities have to be mediocre.
the difference would be in the selection process just like it is in any interview for any profession.