It is a widely-established general trend for both public and private colleges and universities - details may differ -, to which this university is no exception:
Edit: There is obviously no direct causal connection between tuition increases and this specific iPad giveaway. It's still being paid for indirectly by students' money, obviously.
well, no; the GP was suggesting the college is charging more in tuition to cover the iPad costs. I couldn't see where they got that info from was all :)
i think you would agree i was saying a little more than i actually wrote.
similarly, i suspect the original poster was saying something along the lines of "every organisation has to deal with finite resources, so spending on one item means less for an another. instead of spending money on ipads they could have reduced fees, or reduced their increase... etc etc".
I don't think you've interpreted his comment correctly - it sounded the poster was making an uncertified direct claim that tuition fees have risen to pay for this. It was getting upvotes so I queried it. :) Apparently this is conjecture - which is cool I just wanted to know.
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Is it really gives all students an iPad? More like they up your tuition and force an iPad on you. Nothing is free, but they sure can spin it that way.
Have you got a source for that? Im not disputing it but it isn't mentioned anywhere I found.
It is a widely-established general trend for both public and private colleges and universities - details may differ -, to which this university is no exception:
"Published tuition and fees at public four-year colleges and universities rose at an average annual rate of 4.9% per year beyond general inflation from 1999-2000 to 2009-10, more rapidly than in either of the previous two decades" http://www.trends-collegeboard.com/college_pricing/highlight... http://www.50states.com/college/detail/pa/215947.htm
Edit: There is obviously no direct causal connection between tuition increases and this specific iPad giveaway. It's still being paid for indirectly by students' money, obviously.
i'm not sure what you're asking, but generally it's illegal to print you own money.
well, no; the GP was suggesting the college is charging more in tuition to cover the iPad costs. I couldn't see where they got that info from was all :)
i think you would agree i was saying a little more than i actually wrote.
similarly, i suspect the original poster was saying something along the lines of "every organisation has to deal with finite resources, so spending on one item means less for an another. instead of spending money on ipads they could have reduced fees, or reduced their increase... etc etc".
Hmm, well you do talk in tangents sometimes ;)
I don't think you've interpreted his comment correctly - it sounded the poster was making an uncertified direct claim that tuition fees have risen to pay for this. It was getting upvotes so I queried it. :) Apparently this is conjecture - which is cool I just wanted to know.