[Magdalen] Gap year (or more)

[ME Michaud]

Yes and no.

When I lived i n Denmark, I was very impressed with the fact that
college tuition (even medical school tuition) was free. But everybody
has to test in. If you fail the testing program, you can't go to college
(or medical school) but are tracked into another profession.

A colleague came from Spain to study in the United States because
she failed to test in to her graduate program there.

So, while the cost of education is zero, only a small number of
people qualify. Higher education may be free, but it's not free to all.
-M

On Wednesday, June 3, 2015, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:
>
> Some European countries recognize this -- offering free tuition for their
> colleges and universities -- and we also know their poverty rates are low
> (which
> means the social safety net is cheaper per capita) in those countries.
> It's not
> a co-incidence.
>
>