<p>We are connecticut residents. MY D got into the following</p>
<p>Got admitted to UCSD - Eleanor Roosevelt College as a major in Bioengineering: Bioinformatics. Awaiting results from UC-Berkeley and UCLA. (Also which one is good for Bio-medical / bio engg and for pre-med programs)</p>
<p>Any possibilities of any of the regents scholarships for non-residents?</p>
<p>It is a staggering 55k per annum. For four years it is a staggering $225k. We both are employed and exeed the house hold gross total income (150k plus ). We are keeping our savings to buy a house. If we pay this we cant afford to that. We are first generation residents in U.S and living here for the past 12 years.</p>
<p>Also she got into the following.</p>
<p>Honors Program in Bio-medical Engg - UCONN (University of CT with a partial Merit scholarship)
Honors Program in Bio-medical Engg - SUNY Stony Brook @ NY with a WISE scholarship almost 50% of total cost
Chemical Engineering @ University of Illinois Urbana Champaign ( No scholarship - but Loan availability)</p>
<p>And awaiting decisions from UC-Berkeley, UCLA (almost the same fees as above). And also from Cornell, UNC, Boston University. </p>
<p>can you please share your views whether it is worth to spend $55k per year..? Is there any way we can shrink this cost.?
I would appreciate your valuable guidance and views. </p>
<p>Well, if she can get into UCLA and berkeley, im sure she has gotten into some top private schools, in which case spending 55k would be more worth it. however, if she wants to go to a UC, UCLA would definitely be best for premed. however, idk if it’s worth 55k. its a great deal for in-state, however</p>
<p>Paying OOS for pubic school is Not worth it if there is a solid state flagship option. We are cal residents. my son has been accepted to WashU, UCSD, UCD. Waiting for Duke, nw and a few Ivies. I am quite sure he is Berkeley bound as I would prefer not to drain his 529 account for UG education.</p>
<p>If she intends to attend med school, any of these universities should be fine, as long as she can keep up her grades. I’d go in-state at UConn.</p>
<p>If she wants to keep her options open, she may want to attend one of the better known schools in BE/BME. However, since BE/BME programs differ significantly from one to another, she should study the curriculum carefully before making her decisions.</p>
<p>She has some great options for sure. In state or east coast obviously a different set up for her than if all the way out to the west coast. I tend agree with the the instate or even east coast options particularly if she is going to graduate school - she could always head west then…? UCLA did send likely letters to top engineering applicants and the rest come out on the 23rd, UCB on the 28th. UCB and UCLA are huge schools to navigate. A great growing up experience, but a large degree of independence required to be truly successful and happy there. My S in similar situations, lots of great options, just different financials between them. So we have decided what it comes down to is what he likes in terms of environment, of course within reason financially. Not sure we can justify spending about 25-30K more a year for undergrad even if we can afford it. Based on what I know about her from acceptances, she is going to do well wherever she goes, even moreso if she really likes it there.</p>
<p>p.s. UCSD is a different environment - students obsessed with gpa almost to fault and at expense of other things, to the point it is odd, is how it was described to me by counselors and good friends that are alumni. There should be a lot of learning in college in many areas of life, not just one.</p>
<p>Agree with the above, I wouldn’t pay $55K per year for undergrad, maybe she’ll get a good finaid package from Cornell if she gets in but I’d set my eyes on staying in-state. For UCLA I hated being stuck in those 300-400 person classes but that’s personal preference. Perhaps at those other places it’s less crowded and in the honors program your daughter might get more individualized attention/chance to actually know the professor. The alternative options are perfectly fine, if she goes the pre-med route grades are key and for the most part it doesn’t matter that much where you go (if you go to a prestigious uni but only get subpar grades you could get overlooked since a lot of med schools screen)</p>
<p>We have the same financial decision for my daughter too. She likely to get an acceptance from UCLA, Berkley and Cornell too. We won’t pay OOS tution for undergraduate degree. If your daughter is studying premed, then you should save money for her medical school. Any in state school is still good for pre-med requisition as long as she gets good grade in general/organic chemistry, general biology, has a good score in MCAT and excellent grade any undergraduate degree.</p>
<p>OP - not sure you should plan on a regents scholarship. S also applied to UCD, UCSD, UCLA & UCB (Cal). He has top scores and just got accepted to MIT. He was accepted to UCD and UCSD and got the Engineering likely letter for UCLA (all bioengineering). No Regents offer from either UCD or UCSD which I would think would be far more likely than UCLA or UCB. His SAT and SAT2 scores and GPA were as high as you can go and his ECs were enough to sway MIT. All the UCs say they give regents to OOS but it must be rare.</p>
<p>To get Regents for UCLA and UCB you had to be invited to apply back in February/March. UCLA had a written application and UCB had an interview. UCSD notified for Regents in the acceptance, no interview or application needed.</p>
<p>^
Saw no indication in January that any OOS student was invited for regents at either UCLA or Berkeley. Comments on-line at the time indicated that OOS are chosen without application or interview - purely from a paper check. Can’t say if that is true. At this point I have not come across any OOS who has received a regents. It may occur, but it must be uncommon.</p>