Comment on Tianye Guo’s post: A Huge Jump For International Students’ Tuition

The most popular topic in October around campus was about rising international students’ tuition. I have compared UBC’s tuition to that of other universities, and found that UBC’s tuition is the most students-friendly one. However, Angel has showed us something interesting in different perspectives.

According to Angel, UBC, to some extent, is like a company. Their products are the various degrees, and the customers are students from all over the world. The tuition paid by students is the income. UBC use large portion of the money to construct new campus facilities and residence area, recruit famous professors, and provide students with more services. The reason why UBC charge students more tuition is obvious. They are running out of money. The remaining cash is far from enough to maintain the operation of the whole university. Cash is like oxygen. People need oxygen to survive, and companies depend on certain amount of cash to operate. Angel also used elasticity to explain why the tuition increases, which can be a good point as well.

It is not right or wrong that UBC increase the tuition. When a company makes a decision, the decision maker must consider every aspect and choose the better alternative.

Works Cited

Guo, Tianye. “Tianye Guo’s Blog.” Tianye Guo’s Blog. UBC Blogs. Oct. 2014. Web. 8 Nov. 2014.