I think the main reason that tuition hasn't been lowered is that they think we have enough means to provide for it. Those who can afford it, get it. Those who can't, get scholarships, bursaries, and loans. Maybe they think that if we cared about the cost, we'd go to a local university? Unfortunately, there aren't enough scholarships or bursaries to cover the tuition for all of those who can't afford it.

School is cheap in Canada compared to the US. I don't know what everybody is complaining about. It only costs about $5000/year to go to school (tuition/books). If you can't afford it, get a loan. You'll almost assuredly recoup the money you borrow in a couple of years from the increased salary you'll get from a university degree.

Also, what do you expect universities to do? They can't just magically reduce tuition. SOMEBODY has to pay for it.

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I think, as students, all of you are only looking at it from your own perspective. Someone mentioned how tuition as become higher will minimum wage hasn't. Since we are still young, you have not seen the transition, but it is in fact true that both have become higher in the past few decades, the minimum wage having a higher increase then the tuitions. Therefore, we are actually paying less, in terms of how muhc we get paid, for our tuitions then people of say, 10+ years ago.

Yes, tuition is high. Yes, it is impossible for a student to get money like that just from working a part time job. But I really think we have little to complain about. We are given lots of opportunities to gain money from these universities, colleges, high schools, government, organizations, companies, etc. Most of these require no pay back, or loans that require a very generous extention for interest to begin accumulating.

You have to think that you are really paying what you get for. If schools were cheap, than they would be overpopulated with a mass amount of incompetent students, who don't even want to be there. With a somewhat high tuition, a student shows that he/she WANTS to be there and is willing to dedicate him/herself. It gives smaller classes and more students to be focused on what they want to do. Not to mention, that money goes back into your very own school, whether it be to esthetics, equipment, teachers, whatever. High tuitions are, in a way, beneficial to the student. In a way, they are also a filtering system to ensure that only the brightest and most ambitious students on there. It is "higher education", not free education.

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International Development and Globalization: Ottawa U : )

-Enroll in co-op or get some meaningful summer internships
-TA during study terms
-Do NOT live on campus
-Share a room if you must
-Learn to cook/bring stuff from home if possible
-Take full advantage of the services that your school offers (you paid for it)
-Set up a budget and don't even think of getting a credit card unless you know how to manage your money
-It's very important to study what you're interested in, but don't go into something that's not in high demand (cough certain arts majors cough) without a contingency plan

So if students don't pay for university, who does?

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Danielle

My Carrer counsiller said she would co sign on me and behalf of the school if needed
this usually makes them realize that kids want to go to university and they see the schools want themt o excell
we just ask for a wait until im eighteen
i no my credit union did it

yeah i think that university is super expensive but it's worth it
like knowledge is power and stuff

Read N3xo's recommendations again. hey sweetz 88 how do you like ID at Ottawa? I'm going into Civil Law and ID next year.