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How US students get a university degree for free in Germany

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Re: How US students get a university degree for free in Germany

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post #16

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Europeans have their own sets of problems ,believe me, don't paint everything all black or all white. Granted almost free education is something great.

> Europeans have their own sets of problems ,believe me, Yes, and arguably 50 different sets of problems.

> Yes, and arguably 50 different sets of problems.

Pretty much like the US, after all.

Re: How US students get a university degree for free in Germany

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Truly shocking they haven't discovered "out of country tuition". That is the big scam here in the US, most of the state schools have out of state fee's that are 2x-5x as high as the instate ones. The excuse of course is saving money and how the students parents don't pay taxes (ignoring they pay taxes elsewhere). The best part of course, is the lame/insane rules they come up with to determine if your instate or out o…

For students from other EU countries, that would probably constitute illegal discrimination. For other students, they probably don't care. Or it's actually seen as an investment in the future as these students often stick around, meaning you get a well-educated young citizen and didn't even have to pay for the first 12 years of her education.

Re: How US students get a university degree for free in Germany

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Oh man. 30-100€ per semester and not literally 0€ per semester? I feel so misled and cheated by that clickbait title. Do people have no shame?

I don't think Mithaldu was simply being pedantic about the word "free".

If you're a computer, then that's correct.

If you're a human being and you understand that 100 euro is essentially free, especially when compared to the tuition in the US, then the conclusion is a bit different.

Re: How US students get a university degree for free in Germany

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post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh man. 30-100€ per semester and not literally 0€ per semester? I feel so misled and cheated by that clickbait title. Do people have no shame?

I don't think Mithaldu was simply being pedantic about the word "free".

Thank you for being the only one to understand that the word free was not what i was complaining about. The replies to my post have been both amusing and horrifying, and you are a shining light in a sea of shortsightedness. :)

Re: How US students get a university degree for free in Germany

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To spare people the click after that dumb clickbait title: Germany only requires tuition fees of ~30-100€ per semester* from any student, regardless country of origin. * For administrative stuff and often includes public transit tickets. Also, previously (today even): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9656905

There is a lot more interesting stuff in the article than what you list. The title is central point of the article, I don't see why it's dumb.

Re: How US students get a university degree for free in Germany

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think Mithaldu was simply being pedantic about the word "free".

If you're a computer, then that's correct. If you're a human being and you understand that 100 euro is essentially free, especially when compared to the tuition in the US, then the conclusion is a bit different.

Exactly, you are agreeing with Mithaldu (and me).

Re: How US students get a university degree for free in Germany

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think Mithaldu was simply being pedantic about the word "free".

Thank you for being the only one to understand that the word free was not what i was complaining about. The replies to my post have been both amusing and horrifying, and you are a shining light in a sea of shortsightedness. :)

You're welcome, thanks.

Re: How US students get a university degree for free in Germany

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think Mithaldu was simply being pedantic about the word "free".

Thank you for being the only one to understand that the word free was not what i was complaining about. The replies to my post have been both amusing and horrifying, and you are a shining light in a sea of shortsightedness. :)

Notice how both his, your initial and your second comment don't say anything else besides that the title is linkbait and that it says free where in fact you pay a very very small amount?

You might have been complaining about something else besides free, but information about what would that be is totally absent from your comments.

Re: How US students get a university degree for free in Germany

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post #17

There should also be an article on how Asian (Indians, Chinese, Filipino, etc) students get graduate degree for free in the USA. Thanks US for my free Masters and PHD ;)

ermm... elaborate a bit more on this? please?

Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant. Thats usually how. (its not really for free)
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