Students discuss the increaseBy Joyce Li.As you've heard by now, late last month the CUNY Board of Trustees raised tuition. But what does the reality of paying $300 a year for the next five years really mean for students?Added stress, says CCNY sophomore Kristin Vrydaghs, a transfer student from Michigan. She already pays an extra $3,000 for out-of-state tuition."If I were to go to school in my hometown, I would only be paying $1,000 out of pocket," Vrydaghs explains. "City College is very diverse in its students population, so raising an already high tuition rate for out-of-state students will hinder the expansion of diversity of students from all over the states.”In addition, not all of Vrydaghs’s transfer credits were accepted, forcing her to apply for federal and private loans to pay more tuition for classes she already took. “City College is not very out-of-state friendly,” says the history major.The hike will also affect CCNY sophomore and economics major Nicole Carroll. But she's trying to remain open-minded.“I felt really annoyed but I wasn’t completely outraged," she says. "I came from a private school where tuition was around $30,000. Now I come to CUNY and pay around $1,000. However, the tuition hike will still hurt me because I have to pay for tuition myself.”Chancellor Matthew Goldstein called the increase modest and predictable. But sophomore Leah Dawkins disagrees. “If I make the same amount of money but I have to pay more for tuition, that doesn’t help me at all,” says Dawkins, an engineering major who doesn’t receive any financial aid. "Even though I will now be able to know how much more each semester will cost, that wouldn’t erase the burden that I still have to pay extra.”Carroll sees both sides. "The hike is understandable because CUNY needs money to support the growing enrollment," she concludes. "It has it’s pros and cons.”Students discuss the increaseBy Joyce Li.As you've heard by now, late last month the CUNY Board of Trustees raised tuition. But what does the reality of paying $300 a year for the next five years really mean for students?Added stress, says CCNY sophomore Kristin Vrydaghs, a transfer student from Michigan. She already pays an extra $3,000 for out-of-state tuition."If I were to go to school in my hometown, I would only be paying $1,000 out of pocket," Vrydaghs explains. "City College is very diverse in its students population, so raising an already high tuition rate for out-of-state students will hinder the expansion of diversity of students from all over the states.”In addition, not all of Vrydaghs’s transfer credits were accepted, forcing her to apply for federal and private loans to pay more tuition for classes she already took. “City College is not very out-of-state friendly,” says the history major.The hike will also affect CCNY sophomore and economics major Nicole Carroll. But she's trying to remain open-minded.“I felt really annoyed but I wasn’t completely outraged," she says. "I came from a private school where tuition was around $30,000. Now I come to CUNY and pay around $1,000. However, the tuition hike will still hurt me because I have to pay for tuition myself.”Chancellor Matthew Goldstein called the increase modest and predictable. But sophomore Leah Dawkins disagrees. “If I make the same amount of money but I have to pay more for tuition, that doesn’t help me at all,” says Dawkins, an engineering major who doesn’t receive any financial aid. "Even though I will now be able to know how much more each semester will cost, that wouldn’t erase the burden that I still have to pay extra.”Carroll sees both sides. "The hike is understandable because CUNY needs money to support the growing enrollment," she concludes. "It has it’s pros and cons.”