'Donations' to private universities

'Donations' to private universities

From Kompas

Parents whose children wish to join private universities are often baffled by the universities' policies on "donation" payments.

When a candidate student passes the entrance test, the university sets the deadline of payment and the amount of this contribution. Unless a payment is made before the deadline, the candidate student will be removed from the list.

If later, this candidate student passes the entrance test at a government university and decides to join this public institution instead of the private university, some private universities refuse to refund the money. Some others agree to refund only 90 percent of the amount.

It is advisable, therefore, that the government should see to it that government universities organize their entrance tests earlier than private universities. Hopefully, in this way many parents will not spend their money for nothing.

TRISIADI S

Jakarta