How hard is it to get a full ride to UCSB Physics program out of state?
Out of state students for any of the UC’s will receive little to no financial aid. The UC’s give no full rides to anyone, usually student loans are included in the FA package, so no free ride. In-state students are eligible for substantial FA with Cal grants and Blue and Gold scholarship opportunities, but merit aid at the UC’s is very competitive and not a substantial amount is available. Expect to pay at the minimum $23K/year + EFC up to $55K/year as an OOS student since the UC’s are public universities supported by California tax payers. Look to California privates for substantial FA/merit aid.
Actually, there exist full ride scholarships at UCs*, but they are very rare and hard to get, and I do not know of any specific to UCSB. As a practical matter, the OP should not get his/her hopes up too high.
- Drake for mechanical engineering majors at UCB, engineering full ride at UCSD. In addition, maximum need students at UCB who earn the Regents' scholarship get a full ride (other campus' Regents' scholarships differ; UCSB's is $6,000).
Thank you @ucbalumnus for the info. I knew about regents but not some of the other scholarships and thought these are only available to in-state applicants.
How about if I establish residency while going to Community college in California and then transfer to a UC? What would my approx cost be?
It is very difficult to establish residency for the UCs if you came from OOS directly to a community college.
When you come for educational purposes to California, you will pay OOS for all 4 years at any of our universities. At the UCs that’s $55k per year +8% expected increases. http://www.ucop.edu/general-counsel/_files/ed-affairs/uc-residence-policy.pdf
Neither you nor your parent have paid a dime in California State Taxes to justify a reduction of fees. Working a part time job won’t do it.
You would need to come to California as an independent, work a year before attending any college and then try to establish residency. Any financial support from your parents will classify you as an OOS student. http://ucop.edu/residency/10-things-undergrads.html
It really is that hard to residency. If you have the stats, a CA private is is probably a better option as a scholarship is much more likely.
Good luck.
The stats required to get a full ride as an OOS student would probably be enough to qualify you for a private school that offers extradionary financial aid, like Stanford.
How about for SJSU or SDSU? They are not UC’s. How hard would it be to get in state tuition rates for undergrad if I move after senior year from Illinois?
"How about for SJSU or SDSU? "
ANY PUBLIC CALIF college - regardless of whether they are UC’s, or Calif State U’s charge OOS rates to students transferring from OOS. Those colleges are funded by Calif tax payers for the benefit of their children, not for the benefit of children whose parents pay taxes in other states.
You would have to, at a minimum, move here without your parents, not go to school, prove that you have lived financially independently for at least a year, then try to establish residency.
Even then there is no guarantee that you will not be charged OOS tuition.
In other words, dont even think about it.
Source?
You have been given the link on how to establish California residency in the above posts. Here is another one just for clarification from the UC Berkeley website. http://registrar.berkeley.edu/establish.html?no_server_init
This will be true for all California publics.