Do you have to pay for your college tuition fee?
Question:
Well here in Australia, if a student gets a high enough entrance score, the government covers a majority of the tuition fees. For example, for my course, the government support cut off was if you scored 96+ out of 100, which I got luckily. I didn't have to pay a cent yet, but students who got lower had to pay $25k a year in tuition.
Just wondering what is the story with other universities and countries. Could you state your country, university, what you are studying and whether you have to pay for all your tuition and how are you generating the money if you had to pay. And if you don't mind, your course name and how much you have to pay per year?
Answer:
G'day,
In Indonesia, all high school leavers must take the public university national entrance test, regardless of their high school marks. When filling the application form for the test, they have to state the universities that they are interested to study in, and what course.
If their test results are good enough, then it's down to the tuition fee negotiations stage. You will be interviewed by the university's panel. The golden rule is, if you are from the indigenous background, you will have pretty cheap tuition fee. There are also preferences given to the indigenous students on certain courses. If you are from the 'ethnics' background (ie Chinese, Indian or Arabic), it's going to be hard to get acceptance to certain courses and you will then have to pay a higher tuition fees compared to the indigenous students on the same course.
The same thing happens as well in the private universities.
Hope this gives some more information for you as a comparison.
I am from the U.S.A. and we are all on our own here. I am studying clinical laboratory science and planning to go to vet school after my B.S. I have to pay all of my tuition, minus a scholarship from the school for my good grades. Tuition at my school is $15,000 per year. It is a cheaper state school. When I go to vet school, it will be $30,000 per year. Mind you, none of this includes room, board, or books. Lack of governmental help is why so many Americans cannot afford college or graduate deep in debt.
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