<p>Singita: Nicely put! That’s a lot of tuition.</p>
<p>@singita: Exactly! I am an international applicant and have to pay more than $50,000 for tuition, and we don’t even have the option of applying for financial aid since it isn’t offered to us. Additionally, my parents will have to pay for numerous flights back home and then back to the US during holidays etc. My sister is also currently studying in the US, so my parents have to pay that amount TWICE. Luckily I have the financial means to afford it, but many others do not. No wonder that the number of applicants is significantly lower for OOS and intl. students. The tuition is crazy!</p>
<p>Unfortunately, with the problems with the California economy, the state, including the UC system needs money. Out of state and international students pay more than in-state students. In the the last few years, the numbers being accepted out of state and out of country has gone up, providing the system with much needed money.</p>
<p>I heard the California State is lack of funds for education. UCs accept more internationals to raise money to support their education. is that true?</p>
<p>@singita</p>
<p>you have your numbers wrong. you may pay 50K+ for oos, but ca residents pay 32K. (tuition plus room and board). You added room and board in your number, but not ours. </p>
<p>So technically your numbers are very wrong.</p>
<p>Folks - I have been admitted to UCLA but there is no financial aid offer letter. Has this happened to anyone? BTW, my parents income is low enough that there is no way to attend UCLA without that. I am OOS</p>
<p>Also note that the out-of-state tuition is prohibitively high for many admitted students; so the yield for those students may be lower hence the higher acceptance rate.</p>
<p>I was accepted last year OOS. I was your typical UCLA applicant; 3.9 gpa, 2100 SAT, varsity athlete in football/track, multiple clubs with many high positions, state scholar, and all that other crap. Anyway, I ended up declining the offer, which really sucked (I still think about it every so often). Anyway, UCLA was going to charge me ~$27,000 for 2012-2013 just to live in California. Overall, it was going to cost me over $57,000 to attend UCLA this year, and that’s not including the money I’d need in my pocket for other supplies, spending money, and airline tickets. It’s a bit funny because the most distinct thing I remember about the process is how adamant UCLA was about getting me to go to their university. They spammed the hell out of my email, asking me to go to all these events in their state to check out the university, and all these events in my home state of Washington. The worst part is that the expenses to go to UCLA were only going to get worse. I honestly asked them how much they see UCLA costing me in the long run, and they told me I’d probably pay over $60,000 a year by the time I graduate. My dad called it the “Bentley Investment,” minus any car whatsoever. On the side of past students, I heard horrible stories about how bad the school actually is at getting people their courses, and how some students have such a difficult time paying that they end up getting stuck with full-time jobs and not in school. Of course that’s on the more extreme side. Furthermore, there are some UC/CSU professors that I know who’ve been leaving the state because it’s far too difficult to live on an IOU. Who gives out IOU’s…California. That’s how bad the state is right now. No disrespect to the UC/CSU system or the state of California; it’s always been a dream to go there, but I would have been an ignorant high school senior to attend at that rate.</p>
<p>WAIT SO it’s easier for an International applicant to get in? BOOYAHHHH lol UCLA decisions are coming out on Friday evening SO NERVOUS and imma international applicant
@singita what? I don’t know what country you’re from but you don’t necessarily have to get a scholarship from the university itself. Can’t you apply for scholarships from companies in your home country? Like, bonded ones? </p>