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Since President-elect Lee Myung-bak, who has pledged to abolish the so-called ``three no policy,'' won the 17th president election on Dec. 19, the policy has became a hot-button issue once again.

The ``three-no policy'' refers to government measures forbidding universities from managing their own admission exams, ranking students based on their high schools and accepting donations for student admissions. (We will discuss on the 3rd one, only)

Statistics show that 43.2 percent of people surveyed support the abolishment of the policy, while 33.6 percent of those said the ``three-nos'' should be maintained. The statistics indicate that, almost half of Koreans want to abolish the policy. Therefore, the new government should abolish the ``three nos'' in accordance with public opinion.

Some people insist that school admission in exchange for money donation goes against the principle of equal opportunity. This allegation is seemingly plausible but not ultimately right. Under the system, wealthy children can choose any university to which they register regardless of their scholastic ability. But they can't graduate from universities if they fail to earn enough credits to graduate. Namely, money-for-admission system would not bring about any unreasonable advantage for those who don't have the ability to graduate. Therefore, the donation-for-school entry system doesn't go against the principals of equity and impartiality.

The surging registration fee of most Korean universities has become a hot-button issue for several years. If the government allows universities to grant admission to a student paying certain amount of money, Korean universities won't have to increase registration fees anymore. Also, school authorities will be able to give more studying opportunity to students suffering from financial hardship by using funds raised by the policy.

Some prominent universities such as Harvard University where student registration fees account for about 12 percent of its annual budget have conducted the system, resulting in easing students' financial burden. Meanwhile, student registration fees account for more than 70 percent of the budget in most Korean universities. Korean universities should introduce the donation-for-school entry system in order to lighten the burden of expensive registration fees imposed on students and make better school conditions.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has advised the Korean government to allow universities to administer their own entrance exams, alleging that universities' right to select their students without governmental control must be protected by law.

Question
1. Do you agree or disagree with college admission with donation?
2. Give your reason supporting you opinion.
3. What alternative method can we think of to finance the school budget?
   You may compare to tuition increase, which was our topic last week.
 
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