To have a successful study abroad experience, it’s important to have a clear understanding of your financial situation, set a budget, and plan for emergencies, so that you can fully enjoy your time abroad.
Tag: finances
Posted inThe Hill
The aftermath of dorm damages: Students experience physical and financial dangers
This story was originally published in the June print issue of Mustang News. It has been updated to include details about the St. Fratty’s Day incident and the resulting damage costs. It was April 2023. Computer science junior Adi Gottumukkala descended the stairway to Estrella’s fifth floor apartments in Poly Canyon Village (PCV), excited for […]
Posted inOpinion
Millennials are getting married later in life
For many, it’s not a matter of wanting to get married, but rather of being able to get married.
Posted inNews
Tuition and fees increased by 716% in 50 years
The days of tuition-free education at Cal Poly are long gone. According to the first course catalog published by the then California Polytechnic School in 1903, the school charged students $35 for books, supplies and a laboratory fee, or $921.13 adjusted for inflation. The first fee outside of books, supplies, laboratory, room and board and […]
Posted inColumns, Opinion
The irony of ‘too big to fail’
Under the guise of ‘too big to fail,’ federal officials have given huge sums of taxpayer money to financial institutions, which interestingly enough, an odd number of federal officials worked for these very same institutions prior to working in the administration.
Posted inNews
Blog: Deficit may force CSU employees to take pay cuts
The CSU Employee Union announced last week that it will enter talks about two-day a month employee furloughs to help with the impending budget crisis.