<p>If you do not have a great health insurance plan on which you will keep your student, you should really evaluate the differences in health insurance plans.</p>
<p>I have two kids who have gone to UCs- Berkeley has an amazing plan, not just great coverage at the health center, but also physical therapy, dental, etc. My D has 100% for her annual dental check up and up to $1000 for wisdom teeth removal. It provides great complete coverage with co-pays and a wonderful list of "in plan" providers.</p>
<p>Another D went to a different UC, not nearly as impressive with their coverage- no dental at all, which is a big expense for college kids, esp when you add in wisdom teeth.</p>
<p>We also have experience with a public and a small private in another state, both of which basically offer a health center for everyday things and that is it-no dental, no PT, not much in the way of prescriptions.</p>
<p>If you are making a spread sheet of cost comparisons, which I did, this would be one area I would not have thought to compare; mainly I am amazed by the Berkeley coverage.</p>