<p>Just found out that financial aid packages (including scholarships) from public schools (Berkeley, UCLA, UIUC, UMichigan) are very poor. I am out of state so basically I need to pay out of pocket >$40k/year... making these schools unaffordable.</p>
<p>How many of you got good financial aid packages from public schools?</p>
<p>People with financial need who get low net prices at public schools would be those who:</p>
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<li>are in-state for states which have good in-state financial aid (e.g. California) or low in-state prices.</li>
<li>attend University of Virginia or University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.</li>
<li>earn big merit scholarships like those listed in the sticky threads at the top of the financial aid and scholarships forum section.</li>
<li>attend low cost community colleges.</li>
<li>attend low cost schools like the ones in South Dakota.</li>
<li>are intended military officers at the service academies.</li>
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