UC financial aid question

Paying for College
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<p>if my parents make 120,000 a year and i live in newport beach, if i were admitted at uci, i would live off campus. but if i am admitted at ucsd i would live on campus. </p>

<p>my question is can i find enough financial aid for ucsd so that the overall tuitions for attending ucsd (on campus housing, books, school tuitions, food,etc…covered) would be equal to the overall tuitions at uci assuming i apply for no financial aid for uci???
THANKS!!</p>

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<p>At that income level, likely the only finaid you would recieve would be loans. The UC’s offer very little merit money. Thus, you would need to win a Regent’s/Chancellor’s scholarship at UCSD to cover tuition. However, those scholarships are extremely limited – top 2% of applicant pool. Otherwise, you’ll need to win some outside scholarships.</p>