<p>I was accepted to UCLA as an out of state student, thankfully. However, financing my education there might be a problem. It is extremely expensive between tuition and all of the other expenses. </p>
<p>What have previous out of state students done to pay for their education at UCLA? </p>
<p>Also, what kind of stuff can I do to help myself out in terms of scholarships, loans, help from the federal government, etc.?</p>
<p>**By the way, I received $0 in gift aid from UCLA.</p>
<p>Eagerly awaiting the answer to this</p>
<p>seeing how UCLA is a state school and the state is on a budget, you both can expect to receive jack ****…</p>
<p>You’d be better off applying as immigrants…</p>
<p>wait wut.</p>
<p>I am in the same boat as you. I got no aid. I guess we have to get loans.</p>
<p>good luck with getting federal subsidized student loans…</p>
<p>Why would you even consider blowing 50k on UCLA. UCLA, honestly, isn’t even worth the ~30k for in-state students let alone 50k for those out of state. You’d be much better off going to a private school for 50k</p>
<p>^UCLA not worth the 30k for state students? </p>
<p>There aren’t really any cheaper alternatives out there other than the CalStates, which are really bad except SLO. Of course, Berkeley is better than UCLA but where would that leave the other gazillion UC campuses even worse than us? </p>
<p>What peer universities would you suggest fellow Californians apply to, binks09?</p>
<p>Agree with Binks. If u are good enough to get into UCLA, you are going to get into equal or better privates and probably a good chance of some significant merit based financial aide also. And from me an in-state who loves the UC’s in general. The out of state tuition is super high though…</p>
<p>hey the more OOS, the less our fees will go up…just kidding. They’ll keep raising tuition every year, no problem. best advice is to seek outside scholarships</p>
<p>I am totally in the same situation! It would be an honor to attend UCLA, except the fact of no finanical aid is ruining my plans.</p>
<p>Sentiment…</p>
<p>Let me clarify. </p>
<p>UCLA isn’t worth the 30k for instate students as a whole when compared to other state schools, but since it’s basically the best option we have, we are getting the best bang we can for our over-priced educational dollar.</p>
<p>^^binks09 - other state schools are not ranked as high and not as reputable as UCLA or UC Berkeley, so there’s no comparison. UCLA & UC Berkeley at 30K for instate students are very much worth it.</p>
<p>^^^ Again, you are misinterpreting my statement.</p>
<p>30k is grossly overpriced, even for Berkeley and UCLA.</p>
<p>HOWEVER, for the 30k, it is the best option California students have.</p>
<p>First off, congrats on getting accepted…you should be proud of yourself :)</p>
<p>but, some words of wisdom…Tuition costs should definitely be one of the top factors in choosing a college. I had a friend from Chicago who was having a lot of difficulty and ultimately decided it would be best to attend community college or go back home for her education…She was maintaining two jobs and working in the summers as well…but, it just wasn’t enough and the stress level was too high…granted everyone is different, but if you plan on pursuing education past the bachelor’s level, you’re already going to be taking out lots of loans…so in my opinion, it would be much smarter to go somewhere where you receive some sort of aid or else it’ll be very difficult and almost a waste</p>
<p>also, it’s different if your parents can afford it…but my friend was not receiving any parental support </p>
<p>lastly, if you really want to come to ucla, outside scholarships help a lot! definitely pursue those…just remember, that ultimately, the reputation/prestige of the school should not be a dominating factor in where you choose to go</p>
<p>best of luck!</p>