<p>So I got accepted for Electrical Engineering and I am pretty damn stoked about that. What I'm not though is tuition, and at this moment idk how I'm going to pay for UCLA. First off I'm from OR so I'm going to have to pay for out of state tuition. On top of that I'm not a permanent resident so I didn't get any aid/scholarships/grants from UCLA since they work those things out through FAFSA. The question is how the heck am I going to afford going to UCLA? I know loans should work, but is that really my only option? I don't really want to owe $100k+ in debt before I even graduate..</p>
<p>In this situation, you COULD try and find an internship that would pay for your college expenses, but thats a stretch itself. For me, im going to loan all of it :(</p>
<p>ahhhhh do you know where to find those kinds of internships? I think it’d be hard to get one especially since we’re not even in college yet…
And are you in the same boat as me? Gosh loaning out everything just sounds so risky, would anyone even loan $50000+ for college fees?</p>
<p>Honestly i have no idea, but i know it’s possible to get those, just gotta have the right connections :L</p>
<p>and yeah you can get a loan up to the cost of any tuition minus grants and scholarships you recieve as far as i know</p>
<p>Ahhhh I see. looks like loaning will be my only choice too. :(</p>
<p>@eckz you say you aren’t a permanent resident, are you by any chance from Canada? Waterloo has an awesome EE program. I know people who have attended.</p>
<p>So the question is, is a UCLA education worth the potential debt? Only you know the answer to this. For some people, it is well worth it; for others, maybe not.</p>
<p>You said that you are not a permanent resident. What immigration status are you? Some statuses cannot be considered residents no matter how long they’ve lived in California. Other statuses can establish residency; in the latter case, you may be able to establish residency after a year and start paying in-state tuition.</p>
<p>@asianandproud nope. I’m here in the U.S., just not a permanent resident. I’ll be international if I applied to any Canadian schools too.</p>
<p>@spoon I feel like it is. Right now I’m deciding between Univ. of Washington and UCLA, and since I’m not gonna get grants/aids/loans from either schools I might as well pick UCLA (they have a better engineering program). Other than those schools, my other option is to go back to the Philippines and study there. I mean I’m not bashing on the schools that they have there but they are just not on par with UCLA and cannot bring me the opportunities that I can get if I graduate here. On top of that going back to the Philippines will prevent me from getting a green card and establishing a permanent resident staus.</p>