Uni Scholarships & Loans

[paulfr]

My wife's boy was number one in his school of 2400 upcountry.

He was honored with a room filled with his awards over his high school

career and 5 members of the MoE came one day to his school to

evalutate him in competition for The Queen's award for the best

9 students in Thailand. He then was honored by receiving recognition

and personally handed a plaque by the Prime Minister of Thailand

in Bangkok last year.

When he went to apply to Uni's, the big schools [Chula Tammasat] turned him down

for some reason. Yet he was never offered a scholarship nor a loan

at any of the other schools. Something seems wrong here.

In the US, many schools would have been tripping over themselves

offering scholarships and loans to have him enroll.

My question is what is the status of scholarships and loans to poor

farm country students. It seems to me most would need help of some

kind, otherwise few would be able to attend.

Did his school advisors let him down or is financial help not that

common in Thailand ?

Any information or personal experiences will be appreciated.

Thanks