<p>^^^thank you sunnyflorida. Once people travel and compare, they will realize just how cheap FSU and UF really are…fees and all.</p>
<p>so your new argument is “well look at other states its about time we had higher costs”</p>
<p>who cares about other schools tuitions? this has nothing to do with tuitions. its about fees, and its not comparable to other out-of-state schools</p>
<p>It’s about FSU competing nationally and that takes money. It is a worthy investment.</p>
<p>^^^^Well said. </p>
<p>Each individual has to decide whether a college education is worthwhile. If the cost of attending a very good university is too high and ultimately not worth the investment, then find another way to make your life. There are other, cheaper alternatives that may suit some career paths. If you find a suitable alternative, then make the jump. </p>
<p>A competitive university that provides the opportunities for students to compete worldwide requires a lot of money. Sometimes, the money is spent in a very visible way, such as new labs or additions to library collections or guest lecturers. But, more often, those costs are not visible ( liability insurance, infrastructure maintenance, labor costs, professors’ stipends, conferences, and a litany of other expenses). </p>
<p>Compare the total cost of FSU to any other similar university. I think that you will find it to be a very reasonable deal. If, however, you can attain your career/life goals without the benefits that FSU offers, then, perhaps you are wasting your money in Tallahassee.</p>
<p>You have choices.</p>
<p>I believe part of the State Party’s platform (the party currently in power) was to add televisions to the food court in the student union. That should really put us over the top in the rankings.</p>
<p>God, I love this whining. Get over it, if you don’t want to pay then drop out and go to community college where you get basically school and nothing else.</p>
<p>Look FSU provides tons of stuff that “fees” pay for, lets break it down:
All the free student events (concerts, comedians, etc) all paid for by “fees”
Strozier is open 24/5 now
The leach center
etc…</p>
<p>I mean, I guess if you don’t use any of this then yeah, it may suck for you, but then again, why wouldn’t you use it?</p>
<p>And before someone brings a personal attack, I go to college full time, keep up my grades, bright futures doesn’t cover everything so I have a full time job as well. You said that $300 is a lot for a college student, lets break it down, $300 per year is about $33 a month for the 9 months that we are in school (fall/spring). I’d say that I could probably easily save $33 a month plenty of ways, perhaps not going out to eat as often (considering how unhealthy it is I should probably stop anyway). I mean honestly has anyone seen out of state tuition? FSU is such a steal for a good education</p>