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From here ( <a href=“UCI University Registrar - Undergraduate Student Fees 2014-15”>http://www.reg.uci.edu/fees/2014-2015/undergrad.html</a> ) I see that UCI’s resident tuition is ~$15K annually. I hope I’m not missing something here. Of course there will be other expenses - cost of living, books, etc - but I can live simply if need be; add in the fact that my aunt recently told me I could essentially live in her place rent free, and this whole plan got rolling. I may be able to get away with $30k out of pocket per year for all living expenses, and I can just make that work for 3 years running, and that’s assuming I don’t work, which I almost certainly would.</p>
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<p>If you can commute from your aunt’s to UCI, then “all in” (including car costs, health insurance, etc), the costs will probably be about $30k…where will that money come from?</p>