Could I get in? (out of state)

mikemac
Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:14:33 +0000

what do you guys think? Will I get in? This is my first choice school so I really want to get in.

You have looked at the out of state tuition rates, right? See Cost of Attendance - UCSB Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships;

You’re talking almost $50K per year, and given the CA budget crisis that may see the state gov’t shut down in July I wouldn’t be surprised to see big hikes in that. Don’t think that financial aid will cover it, either; they don’t have enough money to give good packages to in-state students (eg. small loan amounts compared to grants), and OOS students are really on the hook for the whole bill. For that kind of money you could go to UT-Austin (a fine school, truly a peer of the better UC system schools) and have enough money to rent a room on South Padre Island for the whole summer every year if it’s beaches you love, with plenty left over.