<p>If your family makes under 60,000 a year, then there is a very very good chance you will not have to pay tuition next year. It was just approved by a subcommittee of the UC Regents today! Here is the link....</p>
<p>Blue</a> and Gold Plan Approved by Regents Committee - The Daily Californian</p>
<p>**** YEAH!!!!!!</p>
<p>But I still have my doubts it will be approved as Cali is broke.</p>
<p>Wow.... that would be awesome!</p>
<p>by decreasing the number of students who are guranteed admission what exactly do they mean? the only gurantee i can think of are the Tags?</p>
<p>What do they mean by fees? They can't mean tuition: "About 48,100 undergraduates would be eligible under the plan, according to university officials. The $3.1 million required to enact the plan for the 2009-10 academic year..." comes out to about $64.49 per eligible student.</p>
<p>its so... super duper cool !!!!!!
wow...hahaha i wish USC does the same thing .....ahhahaha</p>
<p>Why don't they just give people long-term low-interest loans instead of busting their budget trying to give people free schooling? Something like a 10-year loan at 1% above inflation seems fair to me.</p>
<p>^has a point</p>
<p>IS THIS TRUE?! O_O</p>
<p>kinda have my doubts, since the economy is freaking bad right now.
but if it is, WOO HOO for me! :D</p>
<p>no it means application fees i believe</p>
<p>^ DAMN LOL i didnt read the article -_-; hah nvm ..</p>
<p>"no it means application fees i believe"</p>
<p>Blue</a> and Gold Plan Approved by Regents Committee - The Daily Californian</p>
<p>"The regents will vote on UC President Mark Yudof's proposed Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan which, if passed, would waive UC tuition fees for California undergraduates from families making less than $60,000."</p>
<p>tuition fees? Damn that would be awesome. What time today are they acting on this? Anyone know?</p>
<p>Once again, FAFSA calculation has further ****ed me. Thanks for zero need, guys! I'll just go back to maximizing my unsubsidized Stafford loan and taking a minimum course load to work.</p>
<p>^_^</p>
<p>it IS the tuition fee! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! </p>
<p>i just saw it on LA times! :D its effective starting from FALL 2009!!</p>
<p>UC</a> proposes extending financial aid to more low-income students - Los Angeles Times</p>
<p>Board</a> of Regents Passes Eligibility and Aid Plans - The Daily Californian</p>
<p>SAN FRANCISCO--The UC Board of Regents approved the Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan and newly defined university eligibility requirements at its meeting today.</p>
<p>The Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan-which will cover all systemwide fees for students who are below the $60,000 household income-passed unanimously, while the overhauled eligibility requirements passed with only one abstention.</p>
<p>The new university eligibility plan eliminates the required SAT subject tests, which previously disqualified 22,000 students from eligibility annually. Under the proposal, total application numbers could increase by 12 to 17 percent.</p>
<p>However, the proposal would limit the number of students guaranteed admission to the top 9 percent of high school students in the entire state compared to the 12.5 percent who are currently guaranteed a place. Meanwhile, the top 9 percent of an individual high school would be guaranteed admission, a jump from the current guarantee of the top 4 percent.</p>
<p>Regent Judith Hopkinson abstained, saying that the new plan to redefine statewide guaranteed admission conflicted with university objectives of accessibility.</p>
<p>Unbelievable.</p>
<p>Oh, WOW!!!</p>
<p>thats not fair :[</p>
<p>You guys do realize that there is a possibility that the money is most likely going to come from more taxes, right? </p>
<p>But still, this is a pretty revolutionary concept that will change the landscape of a UC education for many who cant afford it.</p>