International fee column
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Hi! My university charges an additional
This should be included in the Fees column.
@mjc0608 I don't think this should be in the fees column actually. I think the fees column should be reserved for costs that impact all grad workers. It is useful to separate such a fee that impacts only a subset of grad workers so that people can be informed.
I suppose there will be many fees that only impact a subset of grad workers, and we cannot have one column for each of them. Also, I think it's important to keep the UI and our database as simple as possible. What's your opinion @TonyZhangND @jiong-zhu
Maybe we should consider a revamp of the UI. Instead of a new column, we could set several toggles in a separate menu to let the user define themself demographically, and the costs (e.g., internal student fees, need to buy insurance) would adjust based on how the user responds. We would keep the columns how they are, but would change dynamically. This could help us generalize these sorts of needs in the future.
Edit: I should have some time. I could volunteer myself to look into implementing this sometime this week.
I agree with @mjc0608 here. I don't think it is our goal to give a precise dissection of how much each individual will have to pay down to the dollar; that is simply unmaintainable, and very hard to verify. Rather, we want to give an idea of what QoL may be like.
In terms of fees, I suggest just listing the maximum of what one is expected to pay mandatorily, excluding optional costs such as enhanced dental insurance. If the university charges international students extra, that can be included in the overall fees.
I agree with @mjc0608 here. I don't think it is our goal to give a precise dissection of how much each individual will have to pay down to the dollar; that is simply unmaintainable, and very hard to verify. Rather, we want to give an idea of what QoL may be like.
In terms of fees, I suggest just listing the maximum of what one is expected to pay mandatorily, excluding optional costs such as enhanced dental insurance. If the university charges international students extra, that can be included in the overall fees.
OK - Fair enough. I can see your point of view. If this is the goal, then we can stick to it. Some may wonder what the fee breakdown for each school is. I wonder if we can consider such a breakdown instead? We could ask for it and include it as a tooltip.
To add: I think requiring this information would make the verification process better too.
Breakdown sounds good!
@naman What university are you at and what is the total fees that you pay per year? I'll update the site with this info
Closing this issue in favor of #58
@TonyZhangND I will fill out the Google Form with the information. UW-Madison, the total fee paid by international students is 300$ (International Student Fee) + 1903$ (Fees) and 600$ (for insurance)