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<p>Stanford’s financial aid generosity may actually make it result in less net cost or debt than UCLA, even for many in-state students (for out-of-state students, UCs in general are not very generous with financial aid).</p>
<p>[The</a> Parent Contribution : Stanford University](<a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/dept/finaid/undergrad/how/parent.html]The”>http://www.stanford.edu/dept/finaid/undergrad/how/parent.html)
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<p>However, admissions-wise, it is a reach even if you have “near-maximum” grades, course rigor, and test scores.</p>