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From the Ted Talk by Shai Reshef: An ultra-low-cost college degree
Unscramble the Blue Letters
We open the gates for higher education for every qualified student. Every student with a high school diploma, sufficient English and Internet connection can study with us. We don't use audio, we don't use video. bbdranaod is not necessary. Any sunetdt from any part of the world with any Internet connection can study with us. We are tuition free. All we ask our students to cover is the cost of their exams, 100 dollars per exam. A full-time bachelor's drgeee student taking 40 cseruos will pay 1,000 dollars a year, 4,000 dollars for the entire degree. And for those who cannot afford even this, we oeffr them a variety of scholarships. It is our miosisn that nobody will be left behind for financial reasons. With 5,000 students in 2016, this meodl is financially sustainable.
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We open the gates for higher education for every qualified student. Every student with a high school diploma, sufficient English and Internet connection can study with us. We don't use audio, we don't use video. _________ is not necessary. Any _______ from any part of the world with any Internet connection can study with us. We are tuition free. All we ask our students to cover is the cost of their exams, 100 dollars per exam. A full-time bachelor's ______ student taking 40 _______ will pay 1,000 dollars a year, 4,000 dollars for the entire degree. And for those who cannot afford even this, we _____ them a variety of scholarships. It is our _______ that nobody will be left behind for financial reasons. With 5,000 students in 2016, this _____ is financially sustainable.
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Original Text
We open the gates for higher education for every qualified student. Every student with a high school diploma, sufficient English and Internet connection can study with us. We don't use audio, we don't use video. Broadband is not necessary. Any student from any part of the world with any Internet connection can study with us. We are tuition free. All we ask our students to cover is the cost of their exams, 100 dollars per exam. A full-time bachelor's degree student taking 40 courses will pay 1,000 dollars a year, 4,000 dollars for the entire degree. And for those who cannot afford even this, we offer them a variety of scholarships. It is our mission that nobody will be left behind for financial reasons. With 5,000 students in 2016, this model is financially sustainable.
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