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menchaca2005

May 23, 2012, 11:21 AM

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Can Mexican Nationals attend Mexican Universities tuition free?

Rolly


May 23, 2012, 11:44 AM

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No, but the tuition is often very low.

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Bennie García

May 23, 2012, 12:13 PM

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No, but the tuition is often very low.

Depends on the school.

Rolly


May 23, 2012, 12:51 PM

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Here are the tuition costs per year for my English students:

Medical School = $7,000 pesos
Computer Science = $4,200
Veterinary Medicine = $900

Rolly Pirate

La Isla


May 23, 2012, 3:29 PM

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No, but the tuition is often very low.

Depends on the school.

Of course, it does. Private universities can be very pricey.

Bennie García

May 23, 2012, 3:53 PM

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No, but the tuition is often very low.

Depends on the school.

Of course, it does. Private universities can be very pricey.

I was speaking of public universities.

mazbook1


May 23, 2012, 5:15 PM

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I have to agree with Bennie (rare as that is!). Although the many public universities in México are relatively low cost (for tuition), that isn't necessarily true for "out-of-state" residents. Both my kids that are in university are attending "out-of-state" (one completely out-of-state and one with a local campus for an out-of-state university) and their tuition costs are quite high for México, almost as much as that for the private universities. The only "supposedly free" university I know of is the national university, UNAM.

Sculptari

May 24, 2012, 5:57 AM

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The University of Third Age, has a new program to attract retirees back to the classroom. It will be taught by retired staff. Learning for the pure joy of it - what a concept!

http://guadalajarareporter.com/...-back-to-school.html


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Maesonna

May 24, 2012, 10:15 AM

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It is interesting to note that tuition at the UNAM is a symbolic cost of 20 centavos. (Of course students still have to buy their textbooks and, depending on their program, materials, so there are further costs involved.)

cbviajero

May 24, 2012, 3:51 PM

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I'd like to know what percentage of students who apply to the UNAM are accepted and what criteria is used in their selection.

Maesonna

May 24, 2012, 7:38 PM

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The percentage varies greatly according to the program—depending on whether it’s a high-demand program with lots of applicants, a low-demand program with few applicants, or somewhere in between. The criteria is based on their mark in the entrance exam. Except for students coming from the UNAM high schools, whose acceptance is based on their high school marks (they don’t have to write the entrance exam).

joaquinx


May 25, 2012, 8:38 AM

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It is interesting to note that tuition at the UNAM is a symbolic cost of 20 centavos. (Of course students still have to buy their textbooks and, depending on their program, materials, so there are further costs involved.)

That is really low. I remember that in 1999 (or 2000) that UNAM students were on strike when the administration attempted to raise the tuition by 50 pesos. Big strike and the administration buckled.
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mazbook1


May 25, 2012, 5:34 PM

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Although with somewhere around 300,000 students, making it the largest university in Latin America (and maybe in the Americas), it really only accepts the crème de la crème of those taking the entrance exams. I don't know about right now, but just a couple of years ago the overall was a tiny top 3% of those passing the exam. Of course, as you say, it varies depending on the program being applied for, but that was the overall average.

YucaLandia


May 26, 2012, 6:32 AM

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Free tuition: The crème de la crème principle works the same here with our major university, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatán .

Overall, it's a very positive message and motivator for middle-class and lower-class families who otherwise could not afford the tuition. These opportunities create different priorities than the I-Pods, I-Pads, and self-indulgent culture that seem to dominate US teens' outlooks.

Public policy can reflect and buttress societal values. Studying, sacrificing personal pleasures of the moment, and personal discipline really can pay-off.

( It also helps to have gone to a prepa affiliated with the University. )
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(This post was edited by YucaLandia on May 26, 2012, 6:34 AM)
 
 
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