<p>Can you help me find ^^^ out?</p>
<p>Thank you</p>
<p>I highly, highly doubt it. They could be, though – because there is a large portion of fees they absolutely do not offer financial aid for. The entirety of OOS fees (what, $13k?) CANNOT and WILL NOT be covered by any aid from the university, or federal. </p>
<p>So… in addition to your financial need, which they may or may not cover 100% of, you will ALSO be charged 100% of the OOS fees.</p>
<p>It’s sort of self-selecting, no?</p>
<p>There’s being need-blind in admissions and there’s not meeting your full financial need after they accepted you without considering if you can pay. They won’t subsidise a single cent of the OOS fee, though.</p>
<p>that is very RUDE of them to be honest. I mean the school has over 3 billion endowment and it claims it is the number one public school in the world, and it does not help much the internationals and OOS’s. It’s like their the number one public school in only CA. UVa is more generous on OOS’s!!! Also, one thing I find very pretentious about the school is that it’s not that hard to get in it if your in CA!! I mean people compare it with MIT and Harvard but wth!!! anyways excuse me but im mad like hell…</p>
<p>As a taxpayer in California, we consider it very rude to expect that we would pay for a school intended to educate our residents but instead subsidize people from outside. We need every cent of the endowment and the funding just to support California students who need financial aid. It is the basic charter of the UC to education the top tier of state students. This is very difficult to achieve and became far worse in the current budget crisis, but was increasingly a problem even in recent boom times. </p>
<p>The UC system will accept OOS and international students in the interests of creating a diverse and interesting student body - to make the educational experience for California residents better by exposing them to different views, cultures and talents - but only to the extent that it creates the best environment for our students. Thus, there is minimal aid for OOS/international and there is a different and higher bar for admissions. </p>
<p>UVa is pretty unique in its desire to support out of state students. If someone is OOS to both California and Virginia, then UVa is a very attractive public school from a support standpoint. </p>
<p>As others have said, admissions to Cal does not depend at all on ability to pay - if you are an attractive student from OOS, whether able to pay full freight or needing aid, you get in. That is what need-blind means. Berkeley will attempt to help out instate students who need financial aid to attend, but does not guarantee full coverage of costs. Many residents have to take out loans and/or work jobs during the school year to bridge the gap between instate costs and their aid package. OOS students would be helped once the UCs cover all the instate students needs for financial support, and as a result nonresidents don’t get much aid.</p>
<p>ok i see. How about graduate programs? Will I be able to atten Berkeley? lol (sarcasm intended) jk</p>
<p>Graduate programs are a whoooooole different ballpark. At that point, you’re financially independent (as far as the FAFSA is concerned, anyway), and most graduate programs offer YOU money. The ones that make you pay give you loans, and there is no real in-state/OOS dynamic.</p>