<p>I got accepted to UCSD and UCSB but noticed that the preliminary financial aid I am getting for UCSB is a lot higher than UCSD, about 5K higher. UCSD is my first choice though, I was wondering if anyone else had a similar experience?</p>
<p>Yeah, I got 4k more from UC Davis than I did from UCSD.</p>
<p>I got about 1.5k more from UCSD than UCD.</p>
<p>i had a familiar experience last year. UCLA offered me a few thousand more than UCSD and UCSD offered me a couple thousand more than SB.</p>
<p>this year though, UCSD and UCSB offered me the same amount. :/</p>
<p>I really hope one school offers me way more than the others. Right now UCSD and UCSB have both offered me roughly the same amount, with UCSD being slightly more generous.</p>
<p>I’ve got equal love for Berkeley and UCLA at this point. If I get in to both, I’d be happy at either. I hope one gives me a really really great offer!</p>
<p>me too theregoesevan, i applied for the Academic Achievement scholarship at Berkeley and that one is worth $6,000. last year LA gave me a $5,000 scholarship…assuming that I get the same amount at LA this year and the AAP scholarship from Cal, i really think because of my situation $1000 can make all the difference.</p>
<p>i kinda do hope one school does offer me more cuz i am really undecided where i want to go, my sister says “go to Bizerkly, it has the best anthro dept.!!!”
but idk</p>
<p>Berkeley does! I was looking that up today! UCSB trump UCSD in anthropology, too :/</p>
<p>yeah and what about that awesome EOP program at SB?
lets not forget how awesome UCLA is too :(</p>
<p>i am so conflicted about everything, what are we gonna do?</p>
<p>So what do they base their fin aid decisions on??? And which school usually offer better fin aid deals?</p>
<p>UCSD offered me a 9k grant. Which is a butt-load more than i thought i would get. In fact, i would have not bean surprised if i got nothing. I thought that my parants make too much money, and all of those financial aid estimator things said that I wouldn’t get anything.</p>
<p>For anyone reading this-- FILL OUT FAFSA. No matter what. Even if you are positive that you won’t get anything. It’s kinda a hassle, but well worth it. And even if you don’t get anything, at least you won’t have a what-if hanging over you (which is why I ultimately decided to do it).</p>
<p>Ya I got about 4,000 dollars more from UCSD than UCSB gave me. But works out perfect for me cause SD is my first choice! Lol.</p>