Self-study
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"Surprising" Phenomenon
Why do many students who could afford tuition when they first enrolled now claim that they can’t afford tuition anymore, even though the cost of tuition is based on the number of courses enrolled in and the cost per course hasn’t increased in the last four years?
Objective
This is an EXCEPT question. The four wrong answers will tell us something that might have changed for students that would make it more difficult to pay for tuition today compared to when they first started at the school.
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a
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We’re told tuition is based on the number of courses enrolled in, and the cost per course has not gone up. We have no reason to think faculty salaries influence the way tuition is calculated.
b
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This could explain why tuition has gone up for some students, even though the cost per course is the same. More courses enrolled in means higher tuition.
c
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This is a change that could explain why some students find it harder to afford tuition today. If cost of living has gone up recently, that means students spend more on things besides tuition, which could make tuition harder to afford.
d
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Some students might have had scholarships when they first started, but lost those scholarships later. This could explain why some students find it more difficult to afford tuition today.
e
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Some students might have had university job in the past, which helped them afford tuition. If those students lost those jobs, that might explain why some students find it harder to afford tuition today.