the fees

the fees

i was watching a tv program discussing the tuition fee(s) of schools, colleges and universities. it prompted me to look at my breakdown, which, fortunately for me, is available every term since it is one of the requirements for me to get the payment from cap, which in turn is losing money every second. whew.
you'll be surprised on how "creative" schools can get to get their tuition fee higher than the past semester, especially my beloved, de la salle university (animo la salle!)
looking at my breakdown, which i think is an ample word especially during the start of the term, of miscellaneous fees i found these things out.

trimestral regulation 350
i guess having the first trimestral system of education in country has its costs - literally. in the first place, who told them to make it a trimestral system rather than a semestral one?

student services 800
one thing i am grateful for studying in la salle is its very clean and well polished surroundings. but estimating that there are 10,000 students who pay 800 a semester (3 months), there is an available 8M for janitors and gardeners for 3 months. divided by 3 months and supposing there are 150 janitors, every janitor or gardener gets 17,777 a month. hmmm. those janitors are rich. otherwise, please explain to me the meaning of student services.

athletics 600
now this one really stunned me. i don't know if we are paying for those select-non-tuition-paying-but-very-sports-capable "fews" or we are paying for those dumb athletic jocks that was just recruited to reclaim the UAAP title. which is which? give me more reasons please.

alumni fees 50
i'm not an alumni but yet i pay their fees. and i heard alumni's even donatea whole building to the school. why pay?

achiever's fund 200
hmm, i think i can accept this as a "christian" thing to do - to help others who are capable of studying in such a premier school such as ours but not capable of paying the soaring tuition fees. but then again, how sure am i?

social action fee 100
social? what social? la salle is socially concerned? WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT?! (sosyal siguro!) maybe that is for the posters that say "keep off the grass" or "please do not leave your things unattended"

PE development fund 200
i though i'm through with pe?! and i'm still paying? deng! and what is there to develop? a new "state of the art" gym complete with gold's-gym-like-clear-glass-windows, perhaps?

ID validation 35
as if paying your trimestral dues isn't enough, my precious school charges me every time i enter the level 4 university. i must admit, i feel good whenever i place that magnetic ID on top of the scanner and hearing that "toot" sound every time i enter, but paying for it?

so there are my university fees woes. please help me clarify these things.

and oh, isn't it ironic that the color of my school is exactly like the color of money?

ciao!