UC Davis (w/ scholarship) vs. UCLA/Berkeley

Gumbymom
Mon, 23 Mar 2015 02:45:35 +0000

As an OOS applicant, you would be paying $220K/4 years at UCLA and UCB. Unless your parents really do not care about the money, I would take the $53K award and attend UCD. Other than $27K/4 years in loans you can take out as an Undergrad, your parents will be paying the bill. Academically, all three UC’s will give you an excellent education but as a parent myself, I would tell my kid to take the money and run. Prestige wise UCLA/UCB have the name but I do not think they are worth the money that kind of money especially if you are considering Medical school which runs about $60K/year. You could always apply to UCLA for Medical school after you finish your undergrad.