<p>I have bad news: our economy is ***** right now. I have heard many people complaining about the slashes being made at Berkeley due to budget cuts. Berkeley is a powerhouse house in both of the fields I want to major in: comparative literature and history. I want to double major with plans to go to law school. Would really be unwise or "dumb" for me to not apply and possibly attend Berkeley as an OOS?? I could really just use some clarification. I still think it is cheaper to pay OOS tuition that it is for a lot of the privates, but I know many factors come into play. If you could help, it would be greatly appreciated! :)</p>
<p>just apply, get in first, and then see what (if any) fin aid Cal will give you. nobody sitting in front of CC can legitimately give you a right answer</p>
<p>I don’t understand your question. Are you having concerns about the cost of attending Berkeley?</p>
<p>I just made the statement about cost just to put it in perspective. My basic question is whether or not it is dumb for an out of stater to attend Berkeley at this time during THEIR financial strain.</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s dumb, but it depends on the circumstances. If you get into an ivy league or a top private school, you should go to that. Not only are the prices similar, but you’ll get way better financial aid, attention, variety of classes, etc. It’s not worth it to turn that down for Berkeley as an OOS student. If you do get into Berkeley + your state schools and not any private universities, you should go to Berkeley because it’ll open up a lot of opportunities for you; even though it’s stuck in a financial crisis, it’s still one of the best schools and Berkeley really is not affected by the budget crisis as much as other schools (i.e, lower UCs).</p>
<p>out of all state schools and all UC’s, Berkeley is fairing the best (in terms of least number of cut backs, etc) simply because it is considered the ‘best’. The lower tier UC’s are fairing much worse.</p>