UCs other than cal/ucla WORTH the oos tuition?

Mercurial
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:57:56 +0000

I love how so many of you guys are throwing around the “Of course it’s worth it, UCs are awesome” statement. UCs are definitely incredible schools, but 50 thousand dollars is a hefty sum to pay. Think about it. Even Ivies and other incredibly expensive privates barely top that price, and at least they have the endowments to offer financial aid that often cuts the price by up to half. The UCs have none of those resources, and even less for OOS, so the amount paid is very close to the list price.

In a recession, I’d be surprised to find any family who could easily just toss out 50 grand a year, for four years. I’m not sure if you’d want to pay that much to go to a school with crowded classes and difficult to obtain courses, among other things. Even Cal and UCLA with all their prestige can’t solve that issue.

The other posters listed each UC’s high points, and if the school you want to attend is really on the top in its department, then perhaps it would be worth it, but otherwise, I’d advise against it.

Unless you’re rich. Then by all means, go for it :]