This article tells about how the
cost for international students to study in the United States is expensive and
still increasing because of some additional cost that colleges charge. International students do not qualify for federal
aid and they are normally charged out of state tuition but to add that some
universities implement an international students fee that could be anywhere
from 50-500 dollars a semester. Ohio State recently enforced a 500 dollar
international student’s fee that is supposed to go towards pre-departure
orientations all the way through arrival at Ohio State and improving other
resources that they would need while they are on campus. Another surprise cost
that many international students do not realize they have to pay for is student
health insurance. In many other countries students do not have to have any type
of health insurance but in the United States it is a strict requirement that
all international students have a form of health insurance whether it’s the school’s
insurance or personal insurance, without this they would not even be considered
legal. Although it is expensive and the
universities try to make sure their experience is worth the money many
international do not get their money’s worth. Some international students do visit the
offices and take advantage of the services they are paying for many of them do
not. They would prefer to find out things from a friend or think it does not
affect them.
I personally think that it is
already expensive enough to study aboard so students should not be charged an
extra 500 dollars for international student’s fee. I could understand paying an
extra hundred dollars or two hundred but 500 dollars is too much. The extra
resources international students would need should already be included in the
price of tuition they have to pay. It’s all these hidden fees that discourage
many students from even considering going to another country to study when this
could really enhance your college experience.
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