Please please clarify with your parents that paying full price for UCLA…with younger siblings in the college pipeline…Will not entail loans they need to take, and that they feel comfortable paying these costs.
We paid pretty much full costs for two kids at pricey private schools…but we didn’t need to take any loans as parents.
If your parents really can support you financially at UCLA, please give them a huge thank you and a big hug. This is a very generous gift. And some families wouldn’t pay this additional coat even if they could afford to.
I personally think I’m with @aquapt . UW
UW is an excellent choice. If CA is calling you, I want to assure you that it will still be there once you have a degree. It’s possible you could even garner an internship there in the summer while attending UW. If we are voting, I’d stay the course at UW.