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The author, Mikhaila Friel, graduated from the University of Strathclyde in 2018.

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  • I attended university in Glasgow, Scotland, for free. 
  • Scotland hasn't charged student tuition fees since before 2008.
  • It's not the only aspect of college life that people who live outside Scotland may find surprising.
I graduated from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2018 — and my diploma didn't cost a penny.
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Mikhaila Friel is photographed at her graduation from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2018.

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