2,370 new students arrive at IPB campus

2,370 new students arrive at IPB campus

BOGOR: Around 2,370 high school graduates arrived at the Bogor
Institute of Agriculture (IPB) campus on Tuesday.

The IPB admissions committee chairman Asep Mulyana said that
the institute had distributed registration forms to around 1,500
high schools nationwide in February and some 8,201 students
responded.

Of the 8,201 applicants, around 2,370 were accepted.

The new students have to complete the administration
procedures including the payment of Rp 1.5 million (US$160) in
tuition fees per semester, Rp 900,000 for dormitory accommodation
plus a Rp 375,000 deposit and other fees amounting to Rp 400,000.

"Most new students came from the Greater Jakarta area due to
their better grades (compared to other areas)," As