<p>*Oh and my friend got into UCBerkeley with no aid/scholarship. But after her freshman year, she was awarded full scholarship based on her gpa. *</p>
<p>This “might” be a dept scholarship, but it sounds more like some kind of paid research internship that is used towards tuition. Certainly this isn’t something anyone can count on. </p>
<p>Much of Berkeley’s aid is from tax-payer funds, so not available to int’ls. </p>
<p>Was she an undergrad or grad student?</p>