<p>ChocolateCricket makes a very good point about the UC system. My daughter’s top 3 accepted schools all offered her enough money to make the cost comparable to a UC, and it appears they will be raising tuition in the UC system again for the fall. My son’s Calif. state university raised tuition twice in the same year once or twice in his past 4 years. States are still a bargain, but he had to really work community college classes in so he could graduate in 4 years. Most privates guarantee you will graduate in 4 years.
My daughter is definitely going private, even if it costs a bit more than a UC after financial packages are taken into consideration.</p>