<p>Hi guys, I was just wondering...can you get a full scholarship from Berkeley? My friend got Regent's and he's upset because he didn't get a full scholarship, but he knows a lot of people who say that they got full scholarships. Are they talking about financial aid or something, because I always thought that Berkeley didn't give out merit scholarships. Thanks</p>
<p>The UCs do give out merit scholarships, called Chancellor's and/or Regent's, which are based on gpa and test scores, primarily. But I don't believe that they are a full ride....can be just $5k to offset tuition, (and perhaps a research stipend at the lower UCs)</p>
<p>Regent's and Chancellor's scholar means that you get a full scholarship if you have financial need.</p>
<p>If you do not, you get a wonderful $1000.</p>
<p>That's not too bad though. Cornell's best merit scholarship is a whopping $600, and that's the best among the Ivy League institutions.</p>
<p>Generally, the less trouble a school has getting top applicants, the less its merit scholarships are, for a rule of thumb. UC Riverside, for instance, gives rather hefty merit scholarhips (full tuition and several thousand dollar stipend on top of it, for instance).</p>
<p>allorion, each UC doles out their money differently. Next door neighbor received a full tuition + $1k research stipend from Davis and he did not apply for finaid, nor even send fafsa to the campus.</p>
<p>I understand that UCLA is more generous than Cal, as well, in that they give out up to $5k + parking pass priority.</p>
<p>sorry, cross post</p>
<p>If you happen to go to some high schools around UC Berkeley, the university offers the Cal Opportunity Scholarship to those students, which includes a free ride and getting mentored/advised by some assigned faculty.</p>
<p>I am a Regent's Scholar and received a "Full Ride", which is everything but my EFC.</p>
<p>Berkeley is recognized as being only moderately generous as far as financial aid is concerned, so don't expect Cal to hand out tons of money to people.</p>