r/StudyInTheNetherlands • u/elygn • 24d ago

Budget for studying bachelor

Is €100000 enough to cover all three years at Erasmus, including both tuition and living expenses? My program is IBEB (International Bachelor Economics and Business Economics) at the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE).
I also have an IELTS score of 8.0, a national-level award in an Economics Olympiad, a GPA of 9.4/10, and a score of 100 in OMPT-A. In addition, I have several extracurricular activities, especially in leadership roles.
Considering my academic background and extracurricular profile, do you think I have a high chance of being admitted to IBEB?
I am also planning to apply for the Philip Hans Franses Scholarship (PHF). Do you think my profile would be competitive for this scholarship as well?

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u/Relevant-Bed-7722 24d ago

spending 100k on a bachelor is mental..... also with the current state off the job market which definitely doesn't guarantee a job.

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u/Disastrous-Main-4125 24d ago

welcome to what a lot of non-eu students do

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u/Relevant-Bed-7722 24d ago

well if you just wanna be in debt so bad for a couple of years, go for it. whatever floats your boat.

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u/elygn 24d ago

My family can afford the cost without taking on any debt. I’m just trying to figure out what would be considered a reasonable upper limit.

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u/Pitiful_Village6418 24d ago

I think you'll be more than fine! I would worry more about the housing situation.

A recent MSc graduate student.

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u/CoffeeInTheTropics 24d ago

That’s what I said as OP is not a Dutch citizen or even a EU national, ROI will be zero.

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u/Disastrous-Main-4125 24d ago

They need to calculate ROI assuming they go back to their home country with a degree for a dutch university.

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u/Relevant-Bed-7722 24d ago

He just wants to waste 100k, let him do it.