Best California Colleges?

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<p>A non-California resident with FAFSA EFC = $0 will probably see a net price of about $31,500 to $33,000 (student contribution of $8,500 to $10,000 plus non-resident tuition of $23,000), at UCs, unless s/he gets a rare full ride merit scholarship. That is generally far too expensive for someone with FAFSA EFC = $0. CSUs will probably be list price of around $30,000 minus federal aid only (Pell grant) – still too expensive. You can check net price calculators.</p>

<p>Berkeley Regents’ Scholarship may meet full non-resident need, but you should ask them specifically about that before applying (it does not specifically mention resident versus non-resident awards). But that scholarship is a reach for everyone.</p>

<p><a href=“http://financialaid.berkeley.edu/regents-and-chancellors-scholarship”>http://financialaid.berkeley.edu/regents-and-chancellors-scholarship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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@Berkeley

The Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholarship includes a monetary award that is determined each year. Students without financial need receive a $10,000 honorary award over four years. Students with financial need are awarded a need-based scholarship based on a federal formula, up to the scholar’s full financial need. The scholarship is renewable annually, up to a maximum of eight semesters for incoming freshmen and a maximum of four semesters for incoming transfers.

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<p>More realistic for financial aid may be USC (private); check its net price calculator. Stanford and the Claremont colleges also, but they are more selective. Less selective privates may offer merit scholarships, but check to see that full ride or near full ride scholarships are possible.</p>