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861033h@aucs.acadiau.ca (Michael S. Hogan) writes:

>alan@aucs.acadiau.ca (Alan W. McKay) writes:

>>Personally I think that this sort of thing should happen right across
>>the country.  Germany does it this way and they seem to be getting
>>along quite good.

>What about the students who can't afford to go away from home?  If the
>local university doesn't offer the degree they want, then they will have
>to go into a little bit of debt to obtain it. (when otherwise they might
>have come out just about even)

especially in a country the size of ours, and with the transportation
system it's got.  you have decent transport in europe; we've nothing.
it can be a big shock to move someone from high school in Canso to
freshman in Uo'T and even if brilliant in his field may decide to stay
and fish rather than fight with the big city.

>I think that in locations like NS where there are a lot of universities,
>they might try switching some of them to "pre-degree" campuses.

not a bad idea...
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