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Re: First Year University Expenses in Canada

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Post by pascalmemories »

dom96 wrote: post #39
realo wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yep... That is what he said. However please bear in mind that it it is free ONLY for the 38 million Polish citizens. Foreigners must pay something. Ref: http://www.studyinpoland.pl/en/index.php/education-in-poland...

I still find that surprising. I actually am a Polish citizen (living in the UK) and I did not know that.

Or study in Scotland where tuition should be free for you too. Only English, Welsh and Northern Irish pay in Scotland (Northern Irish seem to have the option to take up an Irish passport then qualify for the free tuition too - I'm sure someone else on HN will explain the mechanics of that). But it's not simply free tuition - you have living expenses too and moving to another country can make these much higher than a resident who gets to stay with their parents or relatives to cut costs.

I'm not sure how useful it is in general for people to forum shop round countries for education, except for Americans where going domestic seems to be a recipe for permanent debt rather than improving life opportunities. Even expensive countries seem to be a way better option for Americans seeking to avoid the constant thread of bankruptcy.

Re: First Year University Expenses in Canada

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Post by RustyTool »

pascalmemories wrote: post #41
dom96 wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I still find that surprising. I actually am a Polish citizen (living in the UK) and I did not know that.

Or study in Scotland where tuition should be free for you too. Only English, Welsh and Northern Irish pay in Scotland (Northern Irish seem to have the option to take up an Irish passport then qualify for the free tuition too - I'm sure someone else on HN will explain the mechanics of that). But it's not simply free tuition - you have living expenses too and moving to another country can make these much higher than a…

Wow, today I learned tuition is free in Scotland. How's the average income?

Re: First Year University Expenses in Canada

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Post by RustyTool »

jarek wrote: post #40
curiousjorge wrote: post #26

hmmm maybe east coast Canada is different from west coast? Here we have primarily commuter schools where vast majority of students live at home and use subsidized public transport (so no campus culture, isolated student body unless you join a club), apart from the international students who commute in Lambo and Ferraris (I'm sure they have no problem paying 10x what a Canadian pays). Living on campus first year was e…

How to tell a B.C.-raised person on the internet: They call Toronto or Waterloo "east coast" ;) Waterloo is not a commuter school, a 45-minute one-way commute would be really bad. Schools outside the GTA are similar, few people decide to do stuff like live with parents in Chatham and drive to a school in London but it's not common. GTA schools will have longer commutes because it's bigger, rent close to schools tends…

For schools in GTA like York, UofT, Ryerson, I would actually classify them as 'commuter' schools, especially York. A lot of my friends ended up going to one of these three schools to save money.

Re: First Year University Expenses in Canada

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Post by stygiansonic »

betaby wrote: post #17
chunky1994 wrote: post #16

Some context here: 1) This is for one , 4 month term at university in Canada (uwaterloo specifically) for an engineering degree. Other degrees are lesser in cost (math is similar, which includes CS) A lot of the miscellaneous fees drop off in the second term (you only pay them once per year). 2) These are domestic fees, international fees are much higher (approx 3x) but still only around 1/3rd of the international US…

Would it be cheaper to go study, say in Germany? Education is free and your expenses are food and roof?

Does Germany offer free, higher education for international students? That seems like it would be a significant cost, assuming they don't cap the number of international students at a low number.

Re: First Year University Expenses in Canada

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Post by xyzzyz »

dom96 wrote: post #35
xyzzyz wrote: post #34

For comparison: Five Years (BS + MSc) University Expenses in Poland (University of Warsaw): - Registration fee (for BS and MSc separately): 80 zł (~$25) * 2 = $50 - Hard copies of diplomas: 2 * 100 zł (~$30) = $60. I am quite happy with the education I got there, and US companies seem to hold it pretty highly, based on how many people they hire out of my university. Come to think of it, the diploma fee is not actuall…

Are you saying that University of Warsaw charges no tuition fees?

Exactly. Well, it charges tuition for foreign students, however they were around $1000 for a term, so Bachelor degree would cost you $6000 in tuition fees.

Living in Warsaw (room, food and alcohol) would cost you $350-450 a month if you're willing to have flatmates, and $550-650 if you want to rent a whole apartment.

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