<p>I just want to know your opinion. According to me its somehow unfair.</p>
<p>I think it’s fair depending on a school. For example, a public school has a cost for in-state students and another (almost double) for out-of-state students. Also, many schools, in America, will offer to pay a great amount of money for international students. But what is your situation??</p>
<p>I am speaking generally. There are colleges who charge international students more for tuition fees although what the in state students learn is the same as the out of state students. I think tuition fees should be equal.</p>
<p>Well, when you family moves to that state and pays taxes there, you’re welcome to take advantage of the in-state tuition! Meanwhile, there’s nothing stopping you from taking advantage of whatever “in-state” rates you can get in your home country.</p>
<p>And frankly, I’m not aware of any school that charges international students a higher tuition rate than out-of-state students.</p>
<p>Almost all public colleges in the US charge more for students who do not live in that state. So it is equally fair to charge internationals more as well.</p>
<p>As for private colleges, they are private businesses and can charge whatever the market will bear.</p>
<p>Okay well, I somehow agree with jpm50</p>
<p>LOL… this going to be interesting…LETS GO…</p>
<p>ABSOLUTELY, DEFINITELY, 100% FAIR.</p>
<pre><code> If an AMERICAN CITIZEN / LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT (who by the way is paying taxes or their guardians are paying taxes in the US), from out of state pays OOS tuition to a public college out of their state of residence, INTERNATIONALS should actually be charged double the cost of US OOS.
Think about this,as a NON CITIZEN or NON LEGAL RESIDENCE… what good has the US GOVERNMENT to subsidize your cost of education, when there are many MORE US CITIZENS and PERMANENT RESIDENCE that they can help. Besides, upon gradation, you return to your home country and become a major competition to everything the US has going…
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<p>Think of it as your TAXES for living, getting educated, socializing, working on-campus in the US for 4 ALL-MIGHTY years…</p>
<pre><code> BTW that only applies to SOME PUBLIC SCHOOLS, not all public schools do this… some waive OOS/INTERNATIONAL tuition fees for its students… All private schools have the same rates to all students regardless of residential status.
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<p>So you might want to avoid schools that does not FIT your plan and reach out to some that do.</p>
<p>This is DEFINITELY not a DEBATE you want.</p>
<p>XD I was just waiting for some interesting reply.</p>
<p>LOL… I know it’s a matter of time… before the sleeping giants (AMERICAN PARENTS, who are writing the checks for their kids) wake up and join this discussion…
Don’t worry… I’ll be reading!!!</p>
<p>It’ll absolutely be fun.</p>
<p>Keep waiting.</p>
<p>Yep…totally agree that international students should be paying the OOS rates to attend public universities. Heck…domestic OOS students pay OOS rates. </p>
<p>Here is the solution. Come to this country with your family. Establish a domicile here for whatever time it takes you to obtain permanent resident status, and obtain the old green card. Then you too will be able to pay instate costs in the state in which your family resides.</p>
<p>which school are you talking about/</p>
<p>i have only seen a couple that charge intls a small upcharge. i assumed it was to help cover some extra costs that the school incurs, like funding the intl office at the school.</p>
<p>I have never seen a big charge.</p>
<p>ccco, chill out on the caps. You are shouting… hopefully you can express your opinion using logic and language, not loudness.</p>
<p>I am trying to figure out for a private college how the government is subsidizing it. Yes, US students can get subsidized loans to attend. But the international student can’t get that. There may be research grants that departments or professors get that have government sources, and I suppose an international student could benefit from that (research job on campus for the summer or something) – but they are working for the stipend, too.</p>
<p>And public universities are primarily supported with state tax dollars, not federal tax dollars. So I don’t see why an international student should pay a higher rate than an OOS student (who also is not paying tax dollars in the state). </p>
<p>I suppose there might be some slightly higher costs for an international student – does the college (public or private) provide support with student visa, and possibly financial support to students for whom English is not their first language or for student support groups? That could justify slightly higher fees for international students. And I guess they are sort of using our infrastructure (driving on the interstate highway system…) – but so do all international travelers, so it wouldn’t be fair to just ‘tax’ a student. Plus, the US charges one of the highest visa fees in the world, which is also a type of ‘tax’ on foreign visitors.</p>
<p>I don’t think it is necessarily a disadvantage to the US for foreign students to return home to work after getting an education in the US. Certainly US companies often desire foreign employees who have strong English skills and a good education that may be acquired in the US, or would like to partner with foreign companies who have those employees. And I don’t see how it is a disadvantage to the US if a foreign student goes home and becomes a teacher, politician, writer, architect, etc. in their home country.</p>
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<p>Very mature, thanks.</p>
<p>Very very mature xD</p>
<p>Definitely not as mature as you :3</p>
<p>EarthWithoutArt 3:57AM
I’m sorry, do you have a problem with me? I was only advising you that threatening to close a discussion was frankly, a ridiculous threat, but now I see that that characteristic fits quite nicely with you as a whole.</p>
<p>Indirect cursing is not always appreciated :3</p>
<p>Yeah, I stand by that, your later messages supported it.</p>
<p>I didn’t curse…?</p>