Say a word for a poor applicant

Abstract

Due to the priority admission of applicants with admission benefits, a shortage of state­funded spots in Russian universities is observed. It is proposed to either move the benefit recipients to the fee­paying sector at the expense of the state or provide preferential state loans for tuition in the fee­paying sector to those applicants who achieved the minimum passing score on the Unified State Exam (EGE) and/or successfully passed the university entrance exams, but did not secure a state­funded (free) spot due to the admission of benefit recipients.