UC Blue and Gold Promise

mom2collegekids
Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:37:43 +0000

Blue and Gold does NOT cover up to “full cost”. It only is a promise to cover the UC system wide fees …which are about $13k.

You misread the UC website.

Taxpayers can’t even really afford this, much less provide free room, board, and books. Do you really think that Calif taxpayers can provide free rides to all UC students with incomes under $80k?

There is an expectation that the student should pay for most/all of room and board thru loans, etc. Otherwise, you’d essentially be getting welfare.

You’re getting a LOT of free tax payer money for having an EFC of $5k. With your $5k from your family, your $18k in grants (which is more than Blue and Gold), and your loans, you should have your costs about covered. Anything else you can earn over the summer.

And, for those who don’t want to take out loans and such, they should apply to a UC or CSU that they can commute to.