<p>Are UC’s need blind?</p>
<p>.......................................?</p>
<p>What's the point in that? Post something meaningful or don't post.</p>
<p>Same to u and your original post Gospy.</p>
<p>Hoopla........?</p>
<p>Trip, my post is meaningful, I have a question I would like an answer to. So, unless you have something to add, I really don't care to acknowledge you.</p>
<p>The thing is, your original post has no meaning. Please clarify. Need blind, whats that mean?</p>
<p>Trip, you are a bit out of line here buddy. Need blind is a widely known term that refers to whether a university considers the need for financial aid in their admission decision. </p>
<p>As far as I know UC's are need blind. I mean, after all, they are a state university so it would be kind of backwards to change a decision based on aid.</p>
<p>Alright, thanks megathunder.</p>
<p>UCSD awards more points if your parents make less than like 60k a year i believe.</p>
<p>Thats stupid.</p>
<p>less than 60k qualifies as poor? maybe in la jolla...</p>
<p>** " Are UC's need blind " **</p>
<p>Well I have not recalled any student from a UC using this term nor does their site mention anything about that. UC's needs blind? What are you talking about? </p>
<p>If you are talking about UC's need blind as whether a university considers the need for financial aid in their admission decision then you sure seem like you don't live in California.</p>
<p>UC policies on financial aid/admission decision are different than most private schools like USC, UOP. Majority of the people that go to UCs apply for Cal Grant As, Cal Grant Bs, and Cal Grant Cs etc. </p>
<p>In fact, UCs encourages low income students (in state) to apply especially UCSD. Majority of students that graduate from UCs had the least amount of debts compared to other top elite public/private schools within the same tier. US World News Reports 2005.</p>
<p>$60,000k should be considered median income..... Low income is based on several factors such as the # of people in your family and the total parents combined income. </p>
<p>A family of 4 making less than $30,000 qualifies for low income and I forgot the rest of the other income stats from the UC site. </p>
<p>If you have "L1" labeled on your California high school lunch card, then you automatically qualify for UC low income. That's how it works. I know several of people that drive BMWs to my school and yet they claim low income on the UC application. I was so irate and jealous. Anyways, UCs are public schools funed by the state of California so it's a great bang for your buck.</p>
<p>what about the poor people who have dignity and dont want other people to pay for their lunch?</p>
<p>What do you mean by that? That a poor person with dignity cannot accept help and still have dignity? That getting help means a poor person is a cop out, or that they fail in some way? You're very harsh, it seems. If one so wishes, one can not apply for financial aid, although you might be required to put your income on the application. By your logic, should only rich people take scholarships? Those who have money should be the only ones receiving money . . . I don't think I agree with that, and that isn't the point of financial aid.</p>
<p>haha......Owned.</p>
<p>For an instate student UCs are the equivalent of need blind. First financial aid requirements are not directly part of any rejection decision, and second, low income students in California will get a Cal Grant, very low income families have students eligible for an enhanced CAL grant. </p>
<p>Most colleges give some admissions value to students from economically distressed families. No UC is rejecting people for being too poor.</p>
<p>"What do you mean by that? That a poor person with dignity cannot accept help and still have dignity?" </p>
<p>see: Cinderella Man</p>
<p>"You're very harsh, it seems." </p>
<p>i hope so.</p>
<p>"If one so wishes, one can not apply for financial aid, although you might be required to put your income on the application."</p>
<p>ok... </p>
<p>"By your logic, should only rich people take scholarships? Those who have money should be the only ones receiving money"</p>
<p>what the hell are you even talking about? my logic? I was responding to Cat saying that people who have the low income lunch cards get the financial aid. Theres a big difference between taking money for lunch and taking money to go to college. So my logic asks why does somebody who is poor but wants to take responsibility for feeding themselves get less financial aid consideration than somebody who gets aid for food?</p>
<p>". . . I don't think I agree with that, and that isn't the point of financial aid."</p>
<p>boo-boo-hoo-boo</p>
<p>Hahaha......DRab got owned.</p>