Re: [kent-grads] Chemistry

[huge@xxxxxxxxxxx (Huge)]

> From: Brian Meadows <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 23:05:56 +0000 (GMT), Huge wrote:
> 
> >It is interesting to
> >note that the country which sends the highest proportion of it's
> >population to University is the one which you doubtless regard as the
> >root of all evil, one in which universities are free to charge economic
> >fees for their courses; the USA. 
> 
> Not totally correct. If you go to your home state university,
> then at least in a large number of the states (I think it's all,
> but knowing the USA, there's likely to be one or two oddball
> exceptions) you will pay a greatly reduced fee. My wife has
> forgotten what the Delaware fees were, but I have vague memories
> of something like an 80% reduction in fees for Delaware students
> at the University of Delaware. 

I'm afraid you're merely reinforcing my point; the universities are
free to set whatever fees they like. They can charge out-of-staters
high fees and use that money to cross-subsidise local students. That
isn't possible here because Government says "You may only charge a
maximum of £3K". Surely even an economic illiterate like Blair can
see that this isn't going to work?

> In any case, while accepting that I'm working on a
> non-representative sample, I'd say the comparison isn't a valid
> one. University here seems to start at a far lower level than in
> the UK 

Aren't most courses 4 years, though? I certainly recall having an
American exchange student with us in 1973/4 and she *really*
struggled to keep up.

Anyhow, I think my point still stands.

Happy New Year,

H.

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