Jiajun Li
Section A02
Reading Reflection #3
In response to: A Tale
of Two Campuses: Berkeley and Davis Respond to Occupy movements
Why
Davis chose to ignore the issues while Berkeley quickly responded to the need
of lower costs still remains mystery. The tuition issue has long been the topic
of debates among UCs, not just in Davis and Berkeley, but all UCs. These
so-called public universities cost each students up to $22,000 per year, almost
as much as private institutes like USC or Stanford. Nonetheless, tuition issue
seems even more severe among international students. Based on the data on UC
Financial web page, international students pay as much as $55,000 in all the
UCs per year, even more than how much they pay in Stanford (annual tuition:
$54,000). Ironically, high tuition didn't stop the expansion of international
student group. In 2012, international students in UC Davis, for example, only
occupied a percentage of 9%. In 2013, this number went to 12% and in 2014, this
number drastically reached 17%. What could be foreseen is that, in 2015 or
2016, international percentage will be as much as 25%, which means by then in
each four students there will be one from China or Korea. At that time, what
would happen if the tuition still remains as high as almost sixty thousands per
year?
Questions: Where does these extra tuition paid by
international students go to?
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