But this is the potential problem with the UCs: there is no need-based financial aid for out of state students, so you’d be looking at around $80K/year. There are some merit scholarships that out of state students can qualify for, but they are quite competitive (usually only about 100 entering students are offered these), and they are usually pretty small. So if you apply to the UCs, you need to be OK paying full out of state costs. Maybe you are and, if so, great. But find this out for sure before you invest the time in putting together the UC application.
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