http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0128855
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note: THE UBYSSEY Vol. LXVII.No. 28 Vancouver, B.C. Friday, January 11,1985 4? 48 228-2301 No-shows could not afford fees By DEBBIE LO A survey just completed by UBC shows nearly one-third of students it accepted for admission to a B.C. university last fall did not show up because they could not afford the costs. Simon Fraser University, UBC and the University of Victoria jointly sent out more than 5,500 questionnaires to find out why the num ber of "no-shows" this year was so high compared to past years. The survey had a 50 per cent response rate. The survey revealed 30 per cent of the "no-shows" are now working because they do not have enough money to return to university. At UBC a 17 per cent increase in no-shows coincided with a 33 per cent tuition hike and the end of provincial student aid grants. Margaret Copping, Alma Mater Society president, said the real significance of the survey is that people who are deemed acceptable to the universities are not coming because of financial constraints. "The survey verifies what we've been saying all along, that money is holding people up." The survey says 70 per cent of no- shows are still attending a post-secondary institution. And of this 70 per cent, 20 per cent are attending a non-B.C. university, 15 to 20 per cent are attending a B.C. college or institute, and the remaining 30 to 35 per cent are attending another B.C. university. The highest percentage of no- shows deciding to attend a non-B.C. university was from UBC (33 per cent), in comparison to SFU (22 per cent), and UVic (seven per cent). The survey asked each no-show to state why they decided not to attend after being admitted to a B.C. university and instead attend a B.C. college or institute. Lower college tuitions and lack of personal funds were the main reasons cited. The main reasons B.C. was shunned in favor of a non-B.C. university were: denial of entry to the program of their choice due to enrolment quotas in some faculties and because B.C. universities not…