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Offline Levyathan

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Out of 1297 candidates for 100 openings in the Computer Science course of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, I was placed first! w00t!
And I know you don't care, no need to point it out.
*goes to celebrate*

One last thing. In the rest of the world, do you have to pay to go to college or is it free? Just curious.

 

Offline Grey Wolf

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In the US, you have to pay unless:
A. You're incredibly smart. As in certified genius.
B. You're an athlete.
C. You're incredibly poor.
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Offline aldo_14

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Lemme think.  In the Us, I think the cost is astronomical.  In England & Wales, it's currently about £1000 a year, with the government wanting to raise this by at least £3000.  In Scotland, it's £1000 per year, but deferred until the student earns >£10,000 a year.  In Libya, IIRC, it's free.

Go figure.

 

Offline Grey Wolf

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In the US, if you go to a state-owned college, you're looking at about 15000 USD a year. If you go to a private university, it'll be between 28000 and 40000 USD.
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Offline Taristin

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I hear it's free in Germany, too. I go to community colege, and if I was still a NY resident, it'd be completely covered by the gov't, like it was when I lived in FL.
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Offline Black Wolf

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In Austalia, we have a scheme called HECS. you can go and pay nothing up front, but you have to pay it back when you start earning greater than about 40k a year.
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Offline mikhael

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There are some state colleges here in the US where the state residents can attend for free. They're getting fewer and fewer though.

When I went to college, it was around $4k/yr, including room, board, books, and design supplies. It was an expensive school, and that was 1992. IT hasn't changed much though. I think they're paying about 4500/yr now.
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Offline Rictor

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Originally posted by Grey Wolf 2009
In the US, if you go to a state-owned college, you're looking at about 15000 USD a year. If you go to a private university, it'll be between 28000 and 40000 USD.


You have got to be kidding. 15k on average? And thats cheap?

Here, its around 5k per year for most colleges and universities. I'm planning to attend a pretty fancy college (Sherdian College, renowned for its animation and illustration courses) and its like around 4-5k per year.

I can't even imagine what its like to have to pay up to 40k per year. You could easil start your own business for that. Hell, you could buy yourself a house for the money it takes to attend university..

 

Offline Levyathan

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Well, I won't have to pay anything. :p

 

Offline Grey Wolf

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Originally posted by Rictor


You have got to be kidding. 15k on average? And thats cheap?

Here, its around 5k per year for most colleges and universities. I'm planning to attend a pretty fancy college (Sherdian College, renowned for its animation and illustration courses) and its like around 4-5k per year.

I can't even imagine what its like to have to pay up to 40k per year. You could easil start your own business for that. Hell, you could buy yourself a house for the money it takes to attend university..
15k is the cost of a SUNY college or university (State University of New York), and that's including tuition, room and board, and the like.
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Offline Setekh

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In Austalia, we have a scheme called HECS. you can go and pay nothing up front, but you have to pay it back when you start earning greater than about 40k a year.


Hurrah for HECS! Though I hear they're ramping up the percentage of full-fee paying students in the next couple of years - bummer. :sigh:

Kudos, Levyathan. Say, have you and Styxx moved into your new flat yet?
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Offline Levyathan

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Thanks, but I don't think we are going to anytime soon. He's having a little trouble picking one he actually likes. If I were the one with the money, you can bet it'd already be done. :D

 

Offline Setekh

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:lol:

The last time I talked to Styxx about the new apartment, he always seemed to be fifteen minutes from the final deal. :D But you know, you can be sure that he's going to get a pretty kickass flat. I remember him talking about getting a flat with the whole place wired up for computer to access and... actually, I don't remember the particulars at all, but it sounded damn impressive at the time. :p:yes:
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Offline Levyathan

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Yep, it was. But he's rejected that one too, so now there are, like, two apartments in town left to choose from. :p

 

Offline Taristin

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Originally posted by Grey Wolf 2009
15k is the cost of a SUNY college or university (State University of New York), and that's including tuition, room and board, and the like.


You're a NYer too?
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Offline Antares

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College costs in the United States depend largely on where you live.  For example, I am a resident of West Virginia, the poorest state in the Union.  Since the people living here don't have much money, costs of schooling are comparatively lower.  I'm attending a public college for a rough cost of $8000 a year (which doesn't matter in my case, because I'm on a scholarship).  The University of Charleston, a private school, costs somewhere in the area of $18,000 a year.  For comparison, Harvard University--what is probably the most prestigious school in the nation--costs something like $40,000 a year, the last time I checked.  That's without factoring in certain kinds of financial aid, like federal loans, grants, and scholarships.

I don't know about most European countries, but tuition is free in Germany (for now) due to the big drive for education there, and a tremendous amount of government funding.  There are no dorms on campus, if I remember correctly, but inexpensive apartment housing is available nearby.  The downside to this heavy government aid is that Germany is quickly running out of money to fund the students with, so they're considering mandatory tuition payments from students, with the idea that students will work harder if they are funding their own education.
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Offline Stunaep

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Right. Basically, based on your state exams, you'll either get a scholarship or you'll have to pay.

The average payment per year is, depending on the speciality, from $2000 to $4000.

But the competition to a scholarship is usually about 4 people per scholarship. So it ain't that impossible.
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