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11-03-2010, 05:50 PM
Going abroad
thanks to Jambo for this. maybe it could help somebody on here. Tuition fee blow for middle class: Government accused of imposing 'stealth tax' | Mail Online student protests in UK. BBC News - Violence at Tory HQ overshadows student fees protest |
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05-27-2011, 10:08 PM
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I'm now doing a course at LSE and even the basic electives are way harder than my program in Japan - even with the language barrier! |
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05-28-2011, 01:47 PM
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The cost of university is extortiant, especially in the UK where you can now be paying up to £9k a year, or a lot more if you're an international student, and that isn't including accomodation, food, books, travel and so forth. I do still maintain that it's possible for anyone and everyone to receive an education, regardless of monetary funds and economic background. I - for many reasons - had to do my university degree through distance learning, but because I'm a fulll-time student I don't work, so I have no income, and my uni is kind enough to waive fees for students in this case, in fact I even received help for books and equipment. If a student knows where to look and plans correctly then they can still get an education, even if it's not the exact one they may have liked. I think home-study is more difficult. It gets lonely at times, because half my friends work full-time and the other half are away at brick-and-mortar universities, so I'm more often than not alone. I think in some respects it can be better. It enables a student to organise their timetable to suit their life, encourages independent study, allows for more concentration, and so forth. There is a lack of social interaction and independence, because one isn't living alone or meeting new people, but at the same time - for some - the pros far outweigh the cons. Less debts, more free time, closer to family, easier to concentrate, easier to revise . . . The downside is - like you said - there are no jobs. I literally can't work in the UK. If I was to be a teacher here I'd need to go into debt to spend an extra year at university (the government/uni won't offer support for anything other than the first degree), then move to some obscure part of the country in hopes of finding a vacancy, and all for tuppence of a wage. I'm lucky that I want to work abroad. I earn exactly the same as I would in the UK, and I get an apartment found for me and key-money/deposits paid for, and I don't have to go into debt and spend an extra year finding a job. I have several relatives who've emmegrated, and a few friends who wish to, and I can't blame any of them. Graduates have it tough. There just isn't any jobs going in this current climate. Sorry I can't answer many of the other questions, especially concerning Japan in specific, but other members have more eloquently and kindly offered good answers anyway. I will say though that I think - in this day and age - if one wants a good job in their hometown then it may be best looking at apprenticeships or NVQ's, because - depending on the individual's needs - it may not be in their best interests to get a degree. |
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05-28-2011, 08:15 PM
wow man either Canada's got its education system together or the education is a joke. Two years of my high school education cost more than all of your university tuition....you;re quite smart to have studied in Canada then.
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05-29-2011, 01:44 AM
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our government subsidizes a lot of the cost, but our taxes are also higher |
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05-29-2011, 04:27 AM
Not in Alabama they're not Lots of colleges in Montgomery (the capital of Alabama) are a complete JOKE. A friend of mine was at the Admissions Office of Troy University overheard them accepting a girl who graduated high school with a 2.0 GPA. I mean their graduation rate is 18%. Even at the university I'm going to they have a 95% acceptance rate with a 24% graduation rate. They let any old dumbass in who has the cash and I have to suffer with these retards in my classes while they catch up It's a joke and not nearly as cheap as it should be (approx. $7,000 annually).
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