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Paid.

How much does UNSW charge?
 

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Its not the same nationwide actually. The maximum that can be charged is $263 per year, although it is up to individual universities as to how much of that they charge students (most have just charged the maximum however).
 
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What do you mean how much does UNSW charge? It's a nationwide fee that's the same for all full time students.

But yeah I deferred it.
I think that each university can decide to charge whatever they feel like, as long as it wasn't over $263 or something like that? I think mine was around $135, I know it wasn't over $150. I guess it might depend from different faculties as well? Just hazarding a guess.

I deferred it.
 

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Go onto my UNSW and head into the fee statement section, or read your student emails, we all got emails about how to do it.
 

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I think that each university can decide to charge whatever they feel like, as long as it wasn't over $263 or something like that? I think mine was around $135, I know it wasn't over $150. I guess it might depend from different faculties as well? Just hazarding a guess.
It was probably $131.50 because they are charging the full $263, just pay half each semester.
 

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Defering. That means an extra $131.50 on beers every semester.
 

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Already paid ye ye
That is a bit dumb considering with the government loan scheme it is an interest free loan that only increases with the inflation rate. If the inflation rate is 3% or so (has been less in recent years though) over the next 4 years, person A who deferred will have more money in their hand (after paying the loan) if they had instead put the money in a 5.5% interest savings account rather than given it to the government now. You are ripping yourself off.
 

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That is a bit dumb considering with the government loan scheme it is an interest free loan that only increases with the inflation rate. If the inflation rate is 3% or so (has been less in recent years though) over the next 4 years, person A who deferred will have more money in their hand (after paying the loan) if they had instead put the money in a 5.5% interest savings account rather than given it to the government now. You are ripping yourself off.
lol u r jkin rite
 

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I am not joking. It takes literally < 2 minutes to defer online, and using net banking transfer money to savings account. You'd wait longer in line at a post office or bank to pay the bill upfront (let alone doing it each year).
 

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Well yes, okay. Although it would take the same to defer it really and you are now missing out on 2+% relative interest (compounded over 3 or 4 years). That could buy a bottle of scotch in the end etc.
 

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