<p>I'm only sort of kidding, I think. But, can you change your mind if a SIR has been sent in to one UC?</p>
<p>Makes me wonder if my daughter should have gone to SC(the costs are narrowing between SC and Berkeley with the new rate hikes) or go to UC Irvine and stay at home?</p>
<p>How much will Cal end up costing? What is the price gap between Cal and USC? Keep in mind that Cal is still better than USC, so even for the same price, I would recommend Cal over USC.</p>
<p>Not really serious about switching. My daughter is going into mechanical engineering and Cal is ranked much higher.</p>
<p>Actually Cal is $24,700/yr($8400 tuition) but sounds like that there is a good chance of a $3000 increase before starting in September(11400 tuition). So it would be $27,700/yr. </p>
<p>SC projections are $51000/yr and for us would cost $40,000/yr. But with the LA Times article projecting that Cal could be $18,000/yr for tuition in the next few years, that closes the gap even more. But, of course, SC would increase also.</p>
<p>We're an SC household with 14 years of SC education. But, money is money.</p>
<p>If tuition was $18,000/yr at Cal and dorms at $16,500/yr, thats 34,500/yr for Cal. Of course the costs could be offset by looking for an outside apartment instead of university housing.</p>
<p>It is impoortant to remember that when Cal will cost $18k, most of itd private peers (the Ivies, Chicago, Dook, JHU, MIT, NU, Stanford etc...) will probably have tuitions in the $40k neighborhood.</p>
<p>But its also crucial to remember that they also all offer far better aid for OOS students and in some cases instate residents.</p>
<p>Also, I'm assuming you all make pretty decent money for SC not to give you much aid, I would go with the cheaper option, unless you can afford it and she likes SC better (which she should :p)</p>
<p>Not for long hyakku. Some state schools are becoming wealthy enough to REALLY sweeten the pot! hehe!</p>
<p>lol@Dook</p>
<p>10char</p>