My son attended UCB and my daughter is currently at Vanderbilt.
She was accepted as a Regents Scholar at UCLA but chose Vandy which was about half the price with their generous aid.
They are both STEM majors and there is no contest that she is having a far superior college experience in every way.
Geographical diversity, small class size, professor availability, advising, career fairs, ease of study abroad…all superior.
I wonder why so many OOS want our state schools??
Most are over-crowded, impacted, and over-rated for real undergraduate experience.
Just one family’s thoughts.