University lied about fees.

Shoebox1926

Im currently registering for a 1 year postgrad. The college website states the fees for the course are 5,500 + 100 levy and I was told in my interview that fees were 5,500. I already paid 200 euro deposit which was to come out of the 5,500. This should mean I now have to pay 5.400.

On the online registration page it now says the fees are €5938 meaning with the added deposit the fees total 6,000. I was never informed the fees were this price.
I dont have that extra money. Is this the university chancing their arm? What can I do? 500 euro is a huge amount for me.

Postgrad10

There's always a disclaimer on fees advertised on their websites . I would definitely query it with them tomorrow , if you are stuck they may allow you to pay it in instalments or per semester. Wanted to do a course myself this year but even part time course fees have risen.

Postgrad10

I remember something similar in Ucd , it took a while for them to take the deposit off the overall cost, they did eventually.

neonsofa

Is the amount quoted definitely the balance? Or is it the cost total? What I mean is, perhaps they didn't factor in your deposit paid, so the amount quoted should be minus 200.

Are you sure the levy is 100? And when you say the website quotes the fees, are they the current fees? Is it a pdf that's updated or is it a web page that may not have been updated since 2014 or something?

Shoebox1926

It says fees are 5,500 Fee Excludes Student Levy (€100) for 2016/17

Shoebox1926

But they told me in the interview that fees were 5,500

Stheno

Shoebox1926 wrote: »

It says fees are 5,500 Fee Excludes Student Levy (€100) for 2016/17

Thats last years fees?

neonsofa

Shoebox1926 wrote: »

It says fees are 5,500 Fee Excludes Student Levy (€100) for 2016/17

That's last year.

Shoebox1926

Yeah but shouldnt they inform students if fees go up? I would have accepted my place somewhere else if I had known.

Scraggs

Speak with the fees department and see if you can pay the remainder in installments. If you were intending on paying the 5500 up front they are even more likely to allow this.

If this is the course you really want to do, I wouldn't let the extra tenner a week put you off.

I don't think the Uni are chancing their arm as the fee you quoted was 16/17 academic term, however if you have written confirmation from them that it would be that price for 17/18 I'd see if they could do anything for you.

Miaireland

Contact them and explain your situation, they may agree to waiver. Be polite but explain the additional cost would have factored in your decision to accept the course .