<p>I was surprisingly accepted into UCLA from Ohio with a 28 act and 4.1 gpa. It is my absolute dream school but my parents are unwilling to pay 55,000 a year with no scholarships. Our estimated family contribution from FAFSA was 27,000. My question is, do you think my parents can do it? Is it worth taking out loans? Is anybody in the same position that I am in?</p>
<p>Only your parents and you know if your family can afford it…</p>
<p>What other options do you have for college?</p>
<p>I say not worth it. I love UCLA and think it’s a great school, but it’s not worth taking out a crap ton of loans. In the end, it is still a public state school. Unless you absolutely want to live in LA and spend much of your career here, you have better options in state. What’s wrong with Ohio State?</p>
<p>Call financial aid office and ask them to reevaluate your financial aid info and try to request for a better financial aid package. Despite what the website says that they do not negotiate, I’ve had friends who gained a better package after they informed the school that they could not afford it despite what they’re EFC had said.</p>
<p>I would save the money and stay in-state. You can always come to UCLA for grad school.</p>
<p>What part of Ohio are you from? I’m in the exact same situation as you haha</p>
<p>Any idea on major? Have you been to LA? Hard to turn down a dream…</p>
<p>@zhanger yeah I visited campus and loved it… Been there multiple times as well. Probably a statistics or economics degree…</p>
<p>Whoa, how many community service hours have you done? What was your score on the SAT, if you took it? Nothing relevant to the topic… but I must know! Congrats btw.</p>
<p>While UCLA is a great school, OOS tuition is very expensive. I do not know how much money your parents are willing to set aside for your college fund or how much of a loan you’ll have to take out. You should probably see if you are eligible for financial aid and do what hakuex said. If you go to UCLA you will definately get a great education; however, it’s not worth never being able to pay off your student loans if you have to loan money to that degree.</p>