<p>I am really struggling between choosing a UC school and a private one. While both are technically in my price range (I’m an out of state student, btw), I don’t want to go to a school that is going to majorly suffer and raise my tuition even more than the almost $40,000 a year I’d have to pay next year (I’m looking at you, UCLA, UCSD, and Berkeley).</p>
<p>Should I be worried about the state’s financial crisis and go private? Or is every college/university, private or public, screwed?</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure that tuition isn't going to go up. At the end of the day, a college is a business...any business knows that raising prices doesn't necessarily mean increased revenue. If they raise tuition too much more, many would have to drop out and they would lose a lot. </p>
<p>...just my two cents though. I'm no expert.</p>
<p>Plus, if you're looking at UCLA, UCSD and UCB, I really wouldn't be worried. It's more the lower-tier/newer campuses that have less alumni donations and have to heavily cut some of their programs.</p>