That's the bleak warning from the Union of Students which says the accommodation crisis is preventing some individuals from undertaking degree courses.
Ross Boyd is Vice President of campaigns with the Union of Students in Ireland.
He says the USI is calling on the Government to cancel student contribution fees in order to reduce the financial burden on families.
"The student contribution charge is the highest in the European Union and very much one of the main costs that can price people out of higher education. So we are calling on the Government to prioritise those costs as well as reform and to target financial support for students, who are the ones especially who may want to come to college, who may have the points, but can't attend college due to all these financial barriers"
