Comments for 0 at http://www.brudirect.com , comment 1 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.brudirect.com Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:46:49 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.brudirect.com/index.php/2009112211052/Local-News/unibridge-open-day-gets-positive-response.html#comment-8493 I am one of those hopeful A Level graduates who have been turned down due to the GenNext program. When UBD offered the UniBridge program, I was ecstatic because people like myself were given a second chance to apply for the GenNext degrees. But when I went to the UniBridge open day, I was told that I have to pay $500 [u]per[/u] module if I get accepted into the program. They told me that the money is for [u]registration and administrative costs[/u]. But a [u]normal GenNext applicants only have to pay $240 (Yellow IC) for four years[/u]! And if I do get accepted, I have to take four modules (of which three of them are compulsory). The compulsary modules are "Introduction to University Studies", "Developing the Skills of Academic Literacy" and "Developing the Skills of Academic Numeracy & IT" -are these modules really worth $500? Imagine one person has to pay $2000. If there were 80 people whom passed the interview and were chosen for the program, where does all the money go? What's more, [u]they said the money doesn't include for library usage and other facilities[/u]! $2000 is a lot of money for applying to a program that is going to be held for [u]less than five months[/u]. You could pay car insurance, electric and water bills with that amount. I do have the funds but then again the world is still recovering from the latest economic crash. At this point, my family needs the money more than I. Even if I did get accepted for the program, I may have to reject the offer due to the costly expenses. I would appreciate if the higher ups to look on this matter and possibly reduce the amount of money appropriate for the modules. - Rejected Hopeful Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:26:55 +0100