Well, it's cheaper but not always free. And there are costs apart from tuition. You may want to study at a uni that isn't close, so you have to move/move out an

Well, it's cheaper but not always free. And there are costs apart from tuition. You may want to study at a uni that isn't close, so you have to move/move out and rent a place. Then there's food, etc. I believe student loans sometimes are explicitly for that, so you aren't dependent on a grant from a certain uni if your parents can't cover those costs.