@Andrew545: My younger son whom got the Chancellor’s scholarship opted to go to SDSU so about $5000 cheaper than UCR with the scholarship. Other son is at UC Davis full pay. Both are very happy with their choices
@Andrew545 His stats are as follows:
SAT I: 770 M, 620 CR, 560 W 1950 total
SAT II: 730 Math, 690 Physics, 650 Chem
ACT: 31 composite (34 in Math)
GPA: 3.67 UC/CSU, 3.8 cumulative
Varsity track all four years. Eagle Scout.
Not super high, not super low either. Really, I was dumbstruck when I saw the gift aid…was NOT expecting that at all! Gumbymom, sounds like your boys had great options!
I got regents and then got the “UCR Achievement Scholarship” of 8k a year with it as well. OOS.
@Collgbrwsr @Gumbymom thanks
I’m an EFC=0, got $27k worth of grants. Still kind of expensive with a net of 10k.
@VRSanctum EFC?
@Andrew545
It will still cost ~8k/year not inc books/misc expenses. thankfully I will have ~15k in my own personal saving because I have saved every penny from my own job and a business I used to run for the past several years so I can probably pay for the first 2 years w/o loans. My brother is also in college so that may have brought down our efc.
I hope they are kind to you too!
I know this sounds like a really redundant question, but I’m sot of confused. With all the aid i got I end up having about 10k net that I’m going to have to pay. Is this just a guess at how much I’m going to pay or what I’m really going to have to pay?
@stephonic -some of the costs are hard numbers and paid to the school upfront. (Tuition, fees). Some have a bit of leeway at most schools - a triple room would be less than a double room, differing levels of meal plans. Then other costs are completely estimates - travel, books, “Other Expenses”. Those are not paid to the school, but are estimates of what you might be spending on those items yourself. For my older son, those estimates have always been high.
I believe there is also about $1650 in Health Insurance folded in to the Tuition and Fees that you can waive if you are covered under another comparable health plan.