<p>With growing numbers of UC Berkeley's top freshmen admits enrolling elsewhere, campus officials are upping the ante of the university's most prestigious recruiting package, the Regents' and Chancellor's Scholarship.
The proposal would give next year's scholars priority registration, guaranteed first-choice housing and a $1,500 research grant. </p>
<p>The</a> Daily Californian</p>
<p>$1,500 is a small offer compared to similar tier's schools' full ride scholarships.</p>
<p>I agree, UCB is not going to win anybody over with that small award.</p>
<p>well, I think thats a 1,500 research grant aside from the Regents scholarship. Also, most regents recipients are likely California residents so the price of going to th state school is lower than any private. Guaranteed research opportunities are also important for motivated college students.</p>
<p>I recieved a UCB Regents invitation...but not one for UCLA. Is this because of UCLA's large applicant class this year?</p>
<p>The Regents scholarship (from the website) is:</p>
<p>"Students with financial need are awarded a need-based scholarship."</p>
<p>Or if you don't have financial need:</p>
<p>"Scholars without financial need receive a $1000 honorary award."</p>
<p>Oh how generous of you Berkeley, you're paying for the money I NEED to go to your school JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE DOES FOR ALL THEIR STUDENTS because I'm in the top 500 of your freshman class.</p>
<p>Most schools give need based aid on TOP of a decent full ride for being in such a top percentage of the freshman class.</p>
<p>Oh, by the way, USC also gives $1500 for research and $3000 for the summer, but to EVERYONE:</p>
<p>"The standard stipend for an academic semester is $1,500, assuming on average eight to ten hours of student research per week. The standard summer stipend is $3,000,"</p>
<p>I may sound bitter because I'm a finalist for their Regents and it's almost as if I need to try extra hard to get what any private school would give to their students as a default.</p>
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Oh, by the way, USC also gives $1500 for research and $3000 for the summer, but to EVERYONE:</p>
<p>"The standard stipend for an academic semester is $1,500, assuming on average eight to ten hours of student research per week. The standard summer stipend is $3,000,"
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<p>Is it true? Do you have the link to the above information?</p>
<p>UCB Regents is a nice honors but if you don't qualify for financial aid then it's peanuts. I bought an engineering book today and it costs $175. See how many books you can buy with $1000. I'll bet you it does not even cover the cost of all the books you have to buy in a year.</p>
<p>I question the validity of this article. It appears to have been written in 2003. Priority registration isn't listed on the website.</p>
<p>^^ agreed, it's sketchy. I really doubt that the RCSA site just hasn't been updated. And current scholars have not been informed of this, so I doubt its validity.</p>
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<p>That is correct only for the top ~1% income earners in the US. For nearly everybody else, attending Harvard, Yale or Princeton can be less costly than a UC at in-state prices. The UC policy is a lot of self-help (loans and workstudy), whereas the big privates have replaced loans with 100% grant. For example, under Harvard's new finaid policy, a family with a $150k income will have tuition capped at $15k. Add in $10k for room and board & books, and H is the same price as Cal in-state. For every other family below $150k income, Harvard is cheaper.</p>
<p>Agreed. Pardon me.</p>
<p>perhaps wishful thinking in my part.. trying to convince my daughter choose Cal over UCLA. I wonder whether there is away to confirm the validity of the article.</p>
<p>Why would you think you know more than your daughter about which environment she'll prosper most in?</p>
<p>In my opinion Cal > UCLA in terms of academics and prestige, but I know many students who'd prefer UCLA over Cal because of personal preferences. Students thrive at the schools they're happy in.</p>
<p>Frankly, if someone wants to go to UCLA instead of Cal, and they have some first-hand information about both schools, they're probably going to be happier at UCLA than Cal. Also, if they want to end up living and working in LA, there are some real advantages to going to school down there.</p>