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Coming from a country where education is public by default it feels weird society relies on private companies to provide basics. You still have what you "deser

Coming from a country where education is public by default it feels weird society relies on private companies to provide basics. You still have what you "deserve", if you have done the effort to enter and work with a specific company you have free education, otherwise keep looking for better luck. Yes, it is better than nothing but IMHO is another way to concentrate power.

plandis 5y ago
I’ve always wondered about this. There are absolutely no strings attached? Even if I’m terrible academically and barely passed school I can still get the state to pay for me to likely just fail university?
- melenaboija 5y ago
  Not exactly. In Spain where I am from the cost of college is something like €2000 per year (approx, depends on degree). That is for your first attempt, which means if you pass everything the total cost could be 8000 for the degree. If you fail a class and have to take it again, besides gpa, the price increments, and keeps incrementing for each attempt until you reach almost the real cost of that class. Some other things to note: - public schools usually have better recognition than private ones, for things such mba's may be different - the government can help with the tuition fee depending on the financial situation, meaning you can get the degree for free - if you get the max score in one class you get that fee back, so if you get max scores in all classes you can also get the degree for free
  - plandis 5y ago
    Thanks for taking the time to respond. I think it’s a great idea to base fees based on your performance in classes after you’ve actually finished it. In the US there are plenty of scholarships but you need to have demonstrated prior achievement which shuts the doors for many people who don’t excel until they get to college (although, admittedly there are few people in this group).

plandis 5y ago

I’ve always wondered about this. There are absolutely no strings attached? Even if I’m terrible academically and barely passed school I can still get the state to pay for me to likely just fail university?

melenaboija 5y ago
Not exactly. In Spain where I am from the cost of college is something like €2000 per year (approx, depends on degree). That is for your first attempt, which means if you pass everything the total cost could be 8000 for the degree. If you fail a class and have to take it again, besides gpa, the price increments, and keeps incrementing for each attempt until you reach almost the real cost of that class. Some other things to note: - public schools usually have better recognition than private ones, for things such mba's may be different - the government can help with the tuition fee depending on the financial situation, meaning you can get the degree for free - if you get the max score in one class you get that fee back, so if you get max scores in all classes you can also get the degree for free
- plandis 5y ago
  Thanks for taking the time to respond. I think it’s a great idea to base fees based on your performance in classes after you’ve actually finished it. In the US there are plenty of scholarships but you need to have demonstrated prior achievement which shuts the doors for many people who don’t excel until they get to college (although, admittedly there are few people in this group).