Hello,
I have been recently accepted to UC Irvine as a transfer comp sci major. My parent’s income is 120k/yr, and my fafsa efc is 11.9k, disqualifying me from pell grant. I suspect my cal grant a (cc reserved) to be taken back due to my parents’ income, so I think I only qualify for the middle class scholarship grant.
I’ve used UCI’s net cost calculator and it says that I’ll most likely be paying 20k-21k/ yr. UCI says that transfer comp sci majors usually take 3 years to complete their degree, so my question is: Is ~60k debt worth it?
I understand that I might be able to dent the debt through working in the summer, spending wisely, but I feel like it’s still a lot. I am really looking forward to going to UCI, and my parents are supporting me for it, but I don’t think I’ll have the luxury to work from my parents’ home to pay off my debt and I think that the debt will smack me pretty hard. I have a sister who’s going to transfer from a CC in a couple years as well.
