University and hidden fees, what can I do?

Shoebox1926

Im currently registering for a 1 year postgrad. The college website states the fees for the course are 5,500 + 100 levy and I was told in my interview that fees were 5,500. I already paid 200 euro deposit which was to come out of the 5,500. This should mean I now have to pay 5.400.

On the online registration page it now says the fees are €5938 meaning with the added deposit the fees total 6,000. I was never informed the fees were this price.
I dont have that extra money. Is this the university chancing their arm? What can I do? 500 euro is a huge amount for me. I dont want to pay that added hidden cost as 1. I dont have it and 2. Not once was I informed that this was the total cost of the course. I would have accepted the place somewhere else.

Any ideas about how I can approach this with the university? thanks

BrokenArrows

Shoebox1926 wrote: »

Im currently registering for a 1 year postgrad. The college website states the fees for the course are 5,500 + 100 levy and I was told in my interview that fees were 5,500. I already paid 200 euro deposit which was to come out of the 5,500. This should mean I now have to pay 5.400.

On the online registration page it now says the fees are €5938 meaning with the added deposit the fees total 6,000. I was never informed the fees were this price.
I dont have that extra money. Is this the university chancing their arm? What can I do? 500 euro is a huge amount for me. I dont want to pay that added hidden cost as 1. I dont have it and 2. Not once was I informed that this was the total cost of the course. I would have accepted the place somewhere else.

Any ideas about how I can approach this with the university? thanks

Speak to the uni and ask them what's the deal.

alberto67

E-mail them and ask. They might let you work at the canteen to cover the fees. E-mail the student union. Also tell them that everyone on Boards know.

KERSPLAT!

Ring college. Ask question. Done.

Bubbaclaus

If you can afford 5,500 how is 6,000 suddenly so drastically unaffordable that you are unable to do the course?

Annasopra

Ring them and speak to them. Explain it.

If you have huge difficulties paying contact the student union welfare officer to see if a hardship case loan can be considered.

Shoebox1926

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

If you can afford 5,500 how is 6,000 suddenly so drastically unaffordable that you are unable to do the course?

Because its taken me 2 years to save the 5,500. An extra 500 is a huge amount for me that I wasnt expecting.

Shoebox1926

Thanks everyone, i'll contact them tomorrow

house45

Sell your hole and sell it quick .

c montgomery

Put the 5k on spurs to beat chelsea at the weekend, problem solved

€100 on top doesn't sound so bad. UCD's charge on top of the official "fees" was €247 last year. They call it the "Student Centre Levy". You can't claim tax back on it (as you can do with 80% of your fees).

The college will probably be very understanding if you can't pay them it all up front. I think UCD had a €500 or something limit to how much you could owe them and still not be refused access to your semester exam results. Just have a chat with somebody in Admin and it should be fine.

Mr. CooL ICE

Mod:

I see you already have a post in Teachers & Lecturing, so I'll close this.

In future, please don't post in more than one forum to gain a larger audience