Anyone else hate university/college international fees?

Why are they charging you some 10,000 dollars just because you're an international student? Isn't it costly enough just to fly over from another country and start a new home and life? They have to make it worse by not letting you get into school because of some wild international fee? WTF?

They charge you since the government is not going to subsidize you since you aren't a citizen or permanent resident. University fees for citizens and permanent residents of a country are less because the government helps pay for them.

Actually its pretty fare, you're coming to another country just to USE it to your advantage. You should say thanks they even let you in here to study.

Which school are you referring to?

Why are they charging you some 10,000 dollars just because you're an international student? Isn't it costly enough just to fly over from another country and start a new home and life? They have to make it worse by not letting you get into school because of some wild international fee? WTF?

3riForce

Because without them 99% of students in all schools would be Asian. My school is almost completely Asian as it is, my options for clubs and activities are already severely limited because I happen to not be Asian.

Well, if its a publicly funded university, I don't see how it isn't fair.

huh...i paid 10k with 13k of scholarships and i was commuting to class...and i live in america...i could have gone to school in a different country...say a conservatory in finland (actually thought about it) and paid less for tuition and room/board and the plane flights than i did to go to school here

You aren't paying taxes... so you have to make up for whatever the government of the country is giving its regular citizens for education benefits. Why exactly are you complaining? You pay it either way, just one way is far more direct.

In the end,its an option for the International student to choose or not to choose so it doesnt matter

Yep, I hate having to compete with people paying 30K a year more than me.

A nice thing about living in a border city is that if I chose to, I could go to at least one Michigan university and pay in-state tuition and such, while living and holding permanent residence here.bluezy

Sure, we're both in Windsor, and yeah we can drive over. I was thinking of finishing my mech engineering degree at Wayne State after I get my diploma, but tuition is still nuts! I guess I'll be finishing my degree at UoW, they just don't give as many credits when transferring as I'd like. Other options are unis up north, but I'd like to stay somewhat local; I don't want to move out just yet.

I think UoW got a new department head or something, and he looks more favourably on transfer credits. I've still got 2 and 1/2 years before i get my diploma and transfer to uni to get a degree, so we'll see how it looks then.

I hate fees in general

[QUOTE="bluezy"]A nice thing about living in a border city is that if I chose to, I could go to at least one Michigan university and pay in-state tuition and such, while living and holding permanent residence here.Domobomb

Sure, we're both in Windsor, and yeah we can drive over. I was thinking of finishing my mech engineering degree at Wayne State after I get my diploma, but tuition is still nuts! I guess I'll be finishing my degree at UoW, they just don't give as many credits when transferring as I'd like. Other options are unis up north, but I'd like to stay somewhat local; I don't want to move out just yet.

I think UoW got a new department head or something, and he looks more favourably on transfer credits. I've still got 2 and 1/2 years before i get my diploma and transfer to uni to get a degree, so we'll see how it looks then.

In state college rates are too high