<p>I’m confused. If your brother is out of state and has been offered scholarships and grants by the university to bring costs down to $36,000, it sounds like he’s been given almost $20,000/yr in free money (non-resident cost of attendance is $55,963). The rest of the “100% need met” would be covered by low interest, subsidized loans, right? UCLA is a state school, this is how it works. Your brother is lucky to have the out of state gap closed at least. </p>
<p>If your brother’s stats are good enough for UCLA, and your EFC is modest, I’ll bet he has better financial aid packages from some privates out there. Maybe this makes more sense for him.</p>
<p>I hope he can make it work though…UCLA is a great school!</p>