<p>Hello, I'm considering going to UCLA this year and even going to Bruin Day this weekend! Woot! However, I'm a Texas resident so I'll have to pay out of state tuition which is OUTRAGEOUS according to my family. I applied for financial aid but it seems that my family is too rich to receive any aid so I only got offered Stafford loans and Parent PLUS loans totaling to about $55,000. OUCH!
When my parents heard about this, they freaked out and told me to stay in Texas and study at Texas A&M or UTA. I was bummed down when I heard about this especially that UCLA is my dream university ever since I was a little boy and that UCLA is the most prestigious college out of all the colleges I've been accepted. Even my friends and my teachers were shocked that I got into UCLA!
I plan to study Biochem and wondering if UCLA is worth the out of state tuition and the financial whoop-de-doo. How should I convince my parents to allow me to go to UCLA this year?</p>
<p>try to be a california resident</p>
<p>@Panther: I’n in the same situation. EFC over 50,000 and all I have are loans for financial aid. I’m from Washington and all I can say is get in contact with UCLA and see what they think. It never hurts to ask. Oh, and becoming a California resident is another thing I’ve considered as well, but it’s extremely difficult.</p>
<p>You won’t be able to become a California resident and qualify for in-state tuition, so don’t bother. If that were the case, everyone would just do it and stop having to pay OOS fees. Realize that the UCs are taking a lot more OOS students these days for one reason only–to collect those OOS fees because the system is going broke.</p>
<p>Go to a school in Texas, the education will be the same at any of the schools you listed. UCLA is not worth the OOS tuition and should only be considered if 200K is no sweat for your parents (and even then, it is probably a stupid waste of good money).</p>
<p>Texas A&M is a good school. What is the financial difference between Texas A&M and UCLA?</p>
<p>You have to be out of your mind to pay that kind of money for UCLA.
If UCLA is your dream school, maybe its time to wake up.</p>
<p>Are you planning on applying for med school? If so, don’t go to UCLA.</p>
<p>I’m not planning to go to medical school but I’m considering going to graduate school.</p>
<p>@SMCGuy For in-state tuition at A&M is about $20,000 but for out-of-state UCLA tuition is about $55,000. (ﾟдﾟ)！</p>
<p>Dude UCLA is a good school, but I wouldn’t pay 55k a year for it either. UT Austin is an amazing school. What’s wrong with you? You should go there if you got in. Their football team is way better and school spirit at UT is much better than at UCLA.</p>
<p>Personally, i’d probably just go with UTA. But if you’re serious about going to UCLA, you could always mitigate the costs by doing two years at a California CC, and then transferring (assuming you have a good GPA.)</p>
<p>But again, if i was in your situation, i’d go to UTA. Based on your parents reactions, it seems like UCLA isn’t a financially feasible choice. (or perhaps it is, and they don’t think it’s worth the money.)</p>
<p>The difference in $ is huge! Go to Texas A&M and be happy, it’s a great school!!</p>
<p>@notaznguy Oh yes I would LOVE to go to UT but THEY REJECTED ME!
Stupid 9% rule! Texas made UT automatically accepts students who are in the top 9% of their senior class. That will definitely fill up all the available spaces and plus some of the 9% wouldn’t survive a semester at UT. Unfortunately, UT rejected me because I’m in the top 12% of my class but huh, UCLA accepted me. WHAT THE F**K???!!!</p>
<p>I appreciate you guys convincing me to stay in Texas but the main problem is…
I’m VERY stubborn about going to UCLA! UCLA is my dream school and I worked hard through high school just to get into UCLA and also I don’t want to live in Texas anymore. Oh well, I’ll try to apply for scholarships.
I hope I get that $20,000 scholarship that I applied last week.</p>
<p>You didn’t get no financial aid because they decided you were too rich, you gone none because they don’t meet need for OOS (or instate really) students. </p>
<p>Go to school in Texas, unless your parents can easily pay for UCLA with no loans. It sounds like it would be a struggle for your family, so just go somewhere affordable.</p>
<p>Like i said, if you’re serious about it, just attend as a transfer student. You’ll save at least like 60k in tuition.</p>
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While no doubt heartfelt and admirable, the simple truth is we don’t always get what we want the way we want it. Personally I think UCLA just isn’t in the cards for you. But if you won’t settle for not going, here is a way. Enlist in the military. You can save for college via the GI bill, and you will be considered an independent student (and thus eligible for financial aid) when you apply a few years hence.</p>
<p>You don’t sound stubborn to me. You sound spoiled. Guess what time to wake up. Money does not grow on trees. Maybe you really should take the option of the military. They will smack the spoiled out of you.</p>
<p>What type of scholarship did you apply that is worth $20,000? I am very curious to know.</p>
<p>@Ajaxma If you are a Fort Worth ISD student, then you would know about the Chesapeake Scholarship that’s offered to all Fort Worth ISD seniors who are either women or a minority. It’s $20,000 and RENEWABLE for all four years. Obviously, EVERYONE in Fort Worth is applying for this scholarship so there is a very strong competition. I can submit a Financial Aid Survey from the scholarship application for the UCLA Financial Aid Office to complete so they can send that to the scholarship committee showing how much I REALLY NEED that scholarship. Gosh, I really need that scholarship to reduce that 55K loan!</p>