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Financial Statement/Fees 2014/2015

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  • 20-07-2014 1:40pm
    #1
    lauz94
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I received an email from TCD to say that my my.tcd financial statement had been updated for the upcoming academic year.

    I am going into the third year of my studies, and commencement/graduation fees amounting to €135 are appearing on my statement.

    I am just wondering is this correct to have to pay this charge in third year/the year prior to graduation, or is it normal procedure?

    Thanks :)


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    #2
    Lawliet
    Registered Users Posts: 2,761 ✭✭✭Lawliet


    Yeah that's normal, they started charging the commencement fee in third year a couple of years ago.


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    TheBandicoot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 879 ✭✭✭TheBandicoot


    I'm glad I got my degree a few years ago when between Free Fees and the local authority grant it only cost me a couple of hundred a year, from what I see here and from my younger family members there are fees out the ass now. Typical Irish solution "rather than increase base tax rate we'll just add a USC, PRSI and other deductions" "rather than charge tuition fees we'll just put charges on every little itemised thing and increase the student contribution by 100s of %". Everything has to be done cloak-and-dagger instead of having the balls to be upfront and make a decision either way- do we want state-funded third level education for all, or not? That's a hard choice.. let's just fudge it hafway so.


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