Monday, February 25, 2008
CMU ups tuition for new students by 6 percent
Post Gazette: "Carnegie Mellon University trustees today approved a tiered undergraduate pricing system that raises yearly tuition by 6 percent for entering students and 4 percent for those already enrolled."
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Say WHAT? Maybe if I was a robotics major working on a new multi-million dollar robot I wouldn't care. But really, they provide crap service as is, what are they going to give? More crap? Protest, we all apply for NCSA saying we'd rather pay 1,500 per year. If I have to do too many more design projects U Florida may be a nicer option.
I love how casually say that the increase it very steady, and this is merely an annual increase. I guess there is 4% more to the student loan that Jeannie has to pay off before she dies or win a lottery. I understand that CMU definitely is not the most expensive school in the world, but 4-6% seems rather a lot to me. I'd better graduate sooner or later.
I really would like to know what this money is going to. The only logical thing I can think of is the gates center? or maybe some robotics person making a rocket going to space? Why should everyone have to pay for that? I know if they had to put what the cause was for this 6% increase that they would say just inflation and everyone is doing it but this probably isn't the actual reason. This is also stupid because CMU is a very expensive college and this limits a lot of people's decision to go to here or somewhere else.
I know that it costs a lot of money to run a school as big as Carnegie Mellon. And I am grateful to be going to a great school for what I want to do, but I know that I still won't make the money to pay off this kind of tuition until my children enter college.
You'd think that there would be a better support system for us to find funding. There's not much help out there for us and its scary.
This college already is an expensive college. I really would like to see this money going somewhere where it is benefical to everyone. I would like to think that the college gives the same to all the programs and mayors and colleges, but I'm not so sure. This college has to be one of the most expensive in the country after all the ivy leagues and such.
I told myself that I don't care if I have to pay off loans until I'm 50, I want to goto a good school. If you don't want to pay the tution to be here, then by all means, go apply elsewhere. CMU does require a lot of money to keep things running. Who cares if some of it is going to the Gates Building? Purnell is pretty new as well... How do you think the CS majors felt when they couldn't get new computers in every cluster so CFA could have a new theatre building? Probably the same way we do about the Gates construction. If you haven't done so already, take a look at the campus's Master Plan for construction and improvements. They're planning to do some incredible stuff around campus in the next 10 years or so, and money is needed to do it.
I wonder at what point we will have to sacrifice something for the cost increase. Will the students we really want to attend start looking to other more affordable schools to go to? With the Ivy schools giving breaks to middle class students, I would have thought CMU would follow in that direction. Oh wells. we shall see.
Hmmm, money money money. I think we all have strong opinions on the matter. But it is quite clear where the money is going. I mean, the activites fee is REALLY important!
I know I am enjoying all of the extra activities this money is going towards :P
But in all seriousness, if we think it is bad now, it'll only climb higher...
Did you know that in Sweden, Switzerland, and sevral other European countries it is free to get a college/university education? Sure taxes may be a bit more, but everyone pays and therefore everyone has the opportunity to get a higher education. I think it is amazing that in the United States, the land of equal opportunity; where one can pursue happiness, the ability to receive a higher education is open to those with the financial means to. As schools raise their prices this group of young adults who are trying to educate themselves dwindles. A young student looking to continue his or her education should not have to eliminate options because of price, however more and more this is becoming a. I ask myself, “Is it even worth going to a university? Do I want to be paying off my school that may, or may not, help me to attain a job?”
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