<p>I am aware that recently, the UC campuses started accepting more OOS students because they will pay more to attend. But in addition, I read somewhere else on this forum that on top of being crazy expensive, the UC's give almost no financial aid to OOS students despite them filling out a FAFSA. Is this really true? Because if I have no choice but to pay nearly full tuition in order to attend a UC school, then in-state it is for me. D:</p>
<p>If you try the net price calculators, you will see the answer.</p>
<p>But the short answer is, the in-state net price after applying need-based financial aid grants will be approximately FAFSA_EFC + $9,000 (where the $9,000 is from federal direct loan and work or work-study earnings). Add $23,000 (the out-of-state additional tuition) to get the out-of-state net price.</p>
<p>*if I have no choice but to pay nearly full tuition in order to attend a UC school, then in-state it is for me. *</p>
<p>Wise decision.</p>
<p>You’re going to have to pay:</p>
<p>EFC plus $23,000 plus full federal loans and work study.</p>
<p>So if your family’s EFC is $10,000, then you’ll have to pay $33,000 plus full loans and work study.</p>
<p>The fact that you “filled out fAFSA” doesn’t matter. FAFSA is for FEDERAL aid. It’s not an app to determine what a school must give you. Federal aid isn’t much aid at all.</p>
<p>Your first sentence provides the answer to your question. The UC’s are accepting more out of state students BECAUSE they want their money. If they then turned around and gave financial aid to those students, they would not be getting that money.</p>
<p>This is the general situation, in fact, for most kids. However, there are some who just might get some merit money or other type of provision so that the cost is lowered. Rare, but it happens. So if you REALLY are interested in a UC, it doesn’t hurt to give it a shot. Just make sure you understand that the chances are very low you are going to get your need met, and that it’s likely to be unaffordable for you. But no reason why you should not make it one of your lottery ticket schools.</p>
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<p>The UCs do, however, use federal (FAFSA) methodology to calculate EFC, unlike many other schools that use additional forms and their own (different) methodology.</p>
<p>Why would the State of California, which has no money for its own students, fully fund OOS students? They will accept OOS students for the money. Agree with Mom 2Ck, FAFSA is an application from the FEDS that they transfer to the colleges for INFORMATION. It’s not a guarantee that you’ll receive any kind of financial aid. </p>
<p>If you live in a western state, you may be able to attend an out of state college for just a bit over instate rates.
Not a UC however.</p>
<p><a href=“Save On College Tuition | Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)”>http://www.wiche.edu/wue</a></p>
<p>The only kid I ever heard of who received merit aid from UC was a child of an out-of-state UC faculty member working at Los Alamos Nuclear Lab. The child was an amazing student and got the Regents Scholarship. Have not heard of any other OOS kids getting any UC merit awards. One OOS kid I know was accepted by UCLA to play volleyball, but I don’t think he received any $$$$ (never asked; may have gotten an athletic scholarship but not sure).</p>
<p>Would say it’s REALLY a long shot to hope for ANY merit aid from any UC or CSU at this time, with their system so strapped for funds. You’d probably have more luck getting funding at a private like USoCal than a state U. </p>
<p>It is not just UC. Most public colleges offer little to no aid to oos students. Many students have no choice but go to an in state school for that reason.</p>
<p>I think that if you want to go to a UC, then you have to expect to pay a good bit, if not all, if you’re OOS.</p>
<p>A low EFC kid really can’t afford it because of the req’t that he pay the OOS portion of $23k.</p>
<p>The higher EFC (say $10k) has to add that EFC to the $23k, making for a large “family contribution.”</p>
<p>The student with a highish EFC (say $25k+) isn’t likely going to get a dime since once you add that high EFC to $23k, the remaining “need” is going to get covered with loans and WS.</p>