Grad
      applications
      expensive
     
     
      lt
      can
      cost
      a
      small
      fortune
      to
      apply
      for
      grad
      school
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (CUP)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      STUDENTS
      SAY
      THE
      HIGH
     
     
      application
      fees
      for
      graduate
      schools
     
     
      are
      prohibiting
      them
      from
      pursuing
     
     
      their
      education.
     
    

    
     
      But
      the
      dean
      of
      the
      University
      of
     
     
      Toronto’s
      School
      of
      Graduate
      Studies
     
     
      says
      the
      fees
      are
      unavoidable.
     
    

    
     
      “I've
      never
      heard
      that
      it’s
      had
      any
     
    

    
     
      impact
      on
      astudent’s
      range
      of
      choice,”
     
    

    
     
      said
      Jon
      Cohen.
     
    

    
     
      Applying
      to
      graduate
      and
     
     
      professional
      faculties
      can
      cost
      between
     
     
      $15
      and
      $100
      for
      each
      application.
     
     
      Students
      say
      the
      fees
      can
      limit
      their
     
     
      educational
      options
      by
      prohibiting
      them
     
     
      from
      applying
      to
      more
      than
      a
      few
     
     
      schools
      each
      year.
     
    

    
     
      Larry
      Innes,
      a
      graduate
      student
      in
     
     
      environmental
      studies
      at
      the
      University
     
     
      of
      Toronto,
      was
      working
      as
      a
      volunteer
     
     
      with
      Canadian
      Crossroads
      in
      Africa
     
     
      when
      he
      attempted
      to
      get
      into
      medical
     
     
      school.
     
    

    
     
      |
      only
      applied
      to
      one
      medical
      school,
     
     
      which
      cost
      me
      $230.
      That
      kind
      of
     
     
      money
      was
      enough
      to
      live
      on
      for
      a
     
     
      month,”
      said
      Innes.
     
    

    
     
      Arts
      and
      Science
      graduate
      programs
     
     
      charge,
      on
      average,
      between
      $15
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      $50
      each.
     
     
      It
      costs
      even
      more
      to
      apply
      to
     
     
      professional
      programs.
      The
      standard
     
    
   
   
    
     
      schools.
     
     
      Steven
      Wald,
      a
      graduate
      student
      in
     
     
      economics,
      chose
      to
      apply
      to
      four
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      fee
      for
      Masters
      of
      Business
      universities.
     
     
      Administration
      “|
      figured
      that
      if
      |
     
     
      rograms_
      is
      :
      didn’t
      get
      in
      those
     
     
      $100
      a
      pop.
      Here's
      what
      it
      would
      cost
      four
      a
      |
      wouldn't
     
     
      Almost
      every
      you:
      get
      in
      anywhere.”
     
     
      i
      ee
      i
      ee
      OM
      heh
      ie
     
     
      Ifa
      student
      Queens’
      35
      unavoidable.
     
     
      were
      to
      apply
      to
      Toronto
      50
      “It’s
      used
      to
      defray
     
     
      every
      law
      school
      UBC
      40
      the
      cost
      of
      handling
     
     
      in
      Canada,
      it
      Calgary
      45
      the
      application.
     
     
      would
      _
      cost
      Dalhousie
      25
      We've
      tried
      to
      cost
      it
     
     
      ng
      ee
      ee
      ee
     
     
      psychology
      Alberta
      50
      Cohen
      said
      students
     
     
      would
      cost
      Western
      28
      generally
      apply
      to
      only
     
     
      $838.
      Even
      Manitoba
      40
      four
      or
      five
      graduate
     
     
      astrophysics
      TOTAL
      $366
      programs,
      so
      the
     
     
      (offered
      at
      only
      impact
      of
      the
      cost
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      10
      universities)
     
     
      would
      cost
      $420.
     
    

    
     
      Universities
      rarely
      waive
      application
     
     
      fees,
      so
      students
      strapped
      for
      cash
     
     
      sometimes
      find
      their
      choices
      limited.
     
     
      Some
      students
      say
      this
      affected
      their
     
     
      decision
      to
      apply
      to
      only
      three
      or
      four
     
    
   
   
    
     
      minimal.
     
     
      “Generally
      a
      student
      is
      not
      going
      to
     
     
      apply
      to
      a
      dozen
      graduate
      schools.”
     
     
      Cohen
      also
      said
      that,
      compared
      to
     
     
      the
      cost
      of
      grad
      school,
      upwards
      of
     
     
      $2,800
      not
      including
      the
      cost
      of
      living,
     
     
      application
      costs
      were
      minimal.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “When
      you
      take
      it
      as
      a
      part
      of
      the
     
     
      cost
      of
      going
      to
      graduate
      school,
      |
     
     
      don’t
      think
      it
      really
      has
      any
      impact
      at
     
     
      all.”
     
    

    
     
      These
      costs
      are
      in
      addition
      to
      the
     
     
      amount
      a
      student
      may
      pay
      to
      train
      for
     
     
      graduate
      and
      professional
      entrance
     
     
      exams,
      like
      the
      LSAT
      law
      application
     
     
      test,
      and
      the
      GMAT.
     
    

    
     
      Preparatory
      courses
      for
      these
     
     
      exams
      can
      cost
      well
      over
      $200.
     
    

    
     
      Mike
      Mayo,
      head
      of
      admissions
      at
      U
     
     
      of
      T’s
      school
      of
      business
      administration,
     
     
      did
      not
      strongly
      support
      the
     
     
      preparatory
      courses.
     
    

    
     
      “Whether
      people
      should
      take
      the
     
     
      course
      really
      depends
      on
      how
      they
     
     
      personally
      can
      best
      enhance
      their
     
     
      performance,”
      he
      said.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      How
      much
      could
      applying
      to
      graduate
     
     
      school
      put
      you
      back?
      Well,
      say
      you're
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘a
      fourth-year
      history
      student,
      who
     
    
   
   
    
     
      wishes
      to
      apply
      to
      ten
      of
      the
      anglophone
     
     
      Canadian
      schools
      rated
      in
      McLean’s
     
     
      magazine’s
      large
      university
      category
     
     
      (schools
      with
      doctoral
      programs).
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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