Varsity application fees ‘not profit-driven’, despite PSA’s concerns
Fees only cover administrative costs, universities say, while options exist for poorer applicants to apply free of charge
27 January 2025 - 04:30
The money spent on university applications that are turned down is not refundable in most cases. In spite of what looks like huge profits from the outside, universities say it is the cost of doing business — but they meet economically challenged South Africans half-way...
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