<p>Great news! Not having housing costs will drop the price total a ton.</p>
<p>Candles is right, much of it is done by FAFSA and the schools.</p>
<p>Also, check amazon and other websites for deals on textbooks. The estimated amount is generally for new books, but you don’t always need a brand new book.</p>
<p>Have you run the NPCs yet? (net price calculator)</p>
<p>Edit: UCLA’s <a href=“http://www.fao.ucla.edu/aid_estimator/”>http://www.fao.ucla.edu/aid_estimator/</a>
UBC’s <a href=“Financial Aid Estimator - UC Berkeley Financial Aid and Scholarships Office”>https://saservices.berkeley.edu/calculator/</a></p>