<p>I believe that UC schools (especially the top ones, UCLA - UCB) are very wierd with financial aid. I don’t think they would come to EVEN CLOSE to what you would get if you got into a top 10 private school in terms of money awarded. You would probably atleast have to pay upwards of 30-40k total. I know someone whos son got into a UC school, was great student, but was only given 5 grand in “aid” and he was middle class, his EPC is like 25 grand… You might wanna check up on the scholarships though. All I have heard is that top public schools (UCs, UNC, UVA) are very protective of their instate students so most of their resources go to them and its ALOT harder to get in as well alot harder to get a scholarship if you are otu of state.</p>