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Try a different country where higher education is nearly free (by comparison)?
by garmaine 6y ago
Try a different country where higher education is nearly free (by comparison)?
- cortesoft 6y agoMost countries don't let random foreign students come study for free. You either have to be really good or pay your way.
- garmaine 6y agoThere are some that do, like Slovakia.
- fiblye 6y agoAt which point you need to decide whether you're going to devote years of your life learning Slovak from what's likely 0 to a professional level and then hope you get accepted into a university, or pay $ to study elsewhere. Even if peers speak to you and some courses are offered in your preferred non-Slovak language, much of the world is inaccessible with a language barrier. You either go all in or look elsewhere.
- garmaine 6y agoThe coursework is in English.
- bonoboTP 6y agoNot true, there are plenty of foreign students everywhere in Europe with small languages and if the program is English they do just fine. It really depends on the person. Some really cannot stand not understanding everything around them on the street, in the supermarket etc, others find it thrilling and a positive challenge to work through, they often take language courses in parallel to uni studies, but some never learn the local language and stick to international circles or English speaking locals. There are many ways and tons of people do it to their satisfaction.
- zhdc1 6y agoMost universities don't let random students (foreign or domestic) come study for free. You either have to be really good or pay your way. In all seriousness though, I can only think of one or two occasions personally where citizenship had an effect on a PhD admit decision, and in those cases the source of funding and external politics were the deciding factors.
- curiousgal 6y agoEven if you're above average and your grades are good enough (not talking 4.0 here) paying 2000 euros for a year is still nothing.
- jhanschoo 6y agoWhen people talk about cheap or free, good-quality, higher education, the reason why it is so is because it is subsidized by the state. You usually have to meet several conditions to qualify.
- garmaine 6y agoThere are many places that do open their education to foreigners, so long as you qualify for a student visa. But generally I mean that the unsubsidized cost of a foreign education can be 1/10th what a US person pays.
- rfrey 6y agoThat helps... my dream involves personal financial independence though. I'd want to study what I wanted without regard for what was publishable, whether I was tainting myself with the Cross-Disciplinary Death Scent, whether the people I worked with were cited enough, etc. In other words, a hobby PhD. It's a ridiculous and selfish goal, somewhat like wanting to own a tropical island or talking about spending ten years sailing around the world.
- garmaine 6y agoI have more or less the same goal, and I’m close to achieving it. I will probably relocate to Europe to study.