<p>im from the east coast and i can deal with the stuck-up people we have in nyc, etc
but la stuck up people seem different to me. how is UCLA? does it feel elitist or is it down to Earth?
also how is the financial aid?</p>
<p>UCLA is pretty chill, which is true of most California schools in general. No financial aid is given to out of state students, so you’ll have to pay the full sticker price ($50k or more annually) to attend.</p>
<p>:O holy ****kk? really. no financial aid to out of state kids? o_O
really??</p>
<p>What, you’re just assuming that California taxpayers should generously subsidize the education of students who don’t actually live in California?</p>
<p>nooo most public schools, umich for example provide at least some type of financial aid.
but then again, cali is a fvucked up state</p>
<p>Will applying for fin. aid. dramatically decrease your chances of going to UCLA, I live in cali btw.</p>
<p>TheHutt, where are you getting such erroneous information? I’m an out of state student; I get financial aid. Check your sources. It’s true that you aren’t likely to get too much unless you’re pretty poor (that’s a different argument).</p>
<p>Also, you’re not going to be paying 50k. I pay about 42k. 50k is assuming you opt for the most expensive housing, meal plan, pay $2000 a year for textbooks, and have absurd spending habits. If you’re smart, I think you can pay around 40k a year, which is still a lot :(</p>
<p>Judging by your username (PrincetonUSigh2), I would choose Princeton over UCLA any day, especially for an east coast native :). It was my dream school, but I love UCLA and it’s close to home (Phoenix), so I’m happy :)</p>
<p>DancinggBear, Applying for aid will not affect your chances of being admitted.</p>
<p>wow this is a lot of conflicting information.
but still thanks.
im think im just going to scratch UCLA off my list</p>
<p>i do prefer the northeast over anything else :p</p>
<p>honestly, money alone is a bad reason to limit your future potential. where there’s a will, there’s a way. i know a lot of out of state people who attend ucla and love it. they don’t have financial aid from ucla, but they find scholarships and loans to make it happen.</p>
<p>i didn’t see anyone respond to your social life questions so i’d like to add that there are definitely some people with elitist/very self-centered attitudes, but most people are very down to earth and open-minded. the social scene is great. it’s easy to make friends and there’s always something to do at night and on the weekends.</p>
<p>^thanks dashgirl
ill keep that in mind</p>
<p>I heard that if I apply for fin. aid I will be put in a much more competative catagory which reduces my chances, is this true?</p>
<p>@DancinggBear Not as far as I know. For one, most of my financial aid comes from the government and not UCLA.</p>
<p>ahhh, thank you for clearing this up.</p>
<p>also, do you need to have a specific income level/do you parents have to?</p>
<p>To get certain grants and qualify for certain fee reduction programs, yes there are income limits. But there are also a good number of scholarships at UCLA you can apply for that aren’t related to income at all.</p>
<p>The CA state won’t provide you finaid, but the FEDERAL will, depending on your financial status. seeing if they will put u in a more competitive category…ive never heard of that before…and im sure they wanna keep most people fair.</p>
<p>^Not true, there are CalGrants which are through the state.</p>
<p>kwwboarder, the OP is from out of state. I think Noxfinitie was saying that the OP would not be eligible for any California grants and that is true. Out of state students are not eligible for California state aid.</p>
<p>Oh, my bad :)</p>