<p>How much aid does UCSB give to out of state students? I understand it is a public school that has endured recent budget cuts, but I have heard rumors of them not giving any aid to out of staters. Is this true? I ask because this is my dream school and my parents recently divorced. I live with my mom who makes less than 30,000 dollars a year. While my dad may be willing to contribute, I am only guaranteed with what my mom has. Please don't tell me to forget about this dream because I would bend backwards to make it happen. I'm simply asking about UCSB's aid and asking for any other financial advice.</p>
<p>I think aside from federal aid and regents scholarships, UC’s don’t give much financial aid. You should search UCSB and regents, and see what you come up with.</p>
<p>From their website</p>
<p>admissions.sa.ucsb.edu/Scholarships.asp</p>
<p>I am in the midlle 50 percent of applicants as far as stats, I don’t think I would qualify for Regents. By my understanding, they give little merit aid. But would I be receiving the same amount of aid as an in state student with the same circumstances?</p>
<p>They don’t give aid for OOS students, at least if you think of aid as money that doesn’t need to be paid back. You may have heard that the UC system as been raising the number of OOS students enrolled, and they make no bones about doing this to bring in more money. Giving scholarship money to those kids defeats the purpose.
Its time to grow up and face the facts. A child has a dream and people bend over to make it happen, if they can. You’re not a child anymore. You’re an adult. Adults can’t always get what they want, no matter how much they want it. If your mom makes $30K/year then it is cruel to ask her to sign on to over $100K in loans over the next 4 years to pay the OOS tuition. Even if you promise to pay it for her, she’s legally on the hook. Don’t force her to say no to her child, or cajole her into giving in to something she never should agree to do.</p>
<p>You have options, lots of them, just not one that includes spending the 4 years after HS at UCSB. Here are a few. Many people who live in CA are originally from a different state, you could do that after you finish college with as little debt as you possibly can given your family’s financial status. Or enlist in the military, serve, then go to UCSB with the benefits for those who served get plus the money you put aside. Or move to CA, don’t accept a single penny from anyone else for the 2-3 years it takes to establish financial independence and then apply at UCSB.</p>
<p>So loans are the only way? There’s no grants? I know I wouldn’t do that to my mom. I was just trying to figure out ways to cut back on at least some of the expenses, and then hopefully my dad (who makes $100k/yr) would help out. But if it really is going to be full cost then I might as well give up now…</p>
<p>Don’t give up! You have plenty of time 
Please don’t give up!</p>
<p>There’s another way. Move to Cali. Establish residency. Go to CC. Transfer to UCSB. Heck, do well enough and maybe UCB is in your future. It’s a harder and longer road, but it’s the road to take control of your future.</p>