<p>My son, who's now an OOS junior at UCLA, received a better financial aid package from them than he did from either Carnegie Mellon or Boston University (although it was still admittedly modest.) In addition, OOS tuition and room and board at UCLA was about 7K less per year in 2004-05 than at the two other schools. UCLA has had tuition increases in the last two years, but I suspect BU and CMU have had them as well--so attending a UC school as an out-of-stater can make financial sense, at least in some circumstances.</p>