I need help.
My son has been accepted to several universities, both private and public. Going through the list, he and I have no problems comparing one school from another based on cost, academic level, and enviroment.
We are stuck, though, when trying to weight UCLA versus UT or A&M. We are in Texas, so we pay resident tuition and fee for UT and A&M, about $8,500 annually. As a non-resident we'll have to pay $25,000 tuition and fee for UCLA, or roughly 3 times as much.
We have not received the final financial packages from any of the 3 schools. Let's discuss based on the assumption that there won't be any help (which is likely the case, since they all are public schools).
The question my son and I are wrestling with is: Is UCLA worth the extra $16,500 a year? My son knows that if he chooses UCLA, he will have to take a loan to help out, as the cost exceeds my allocated fund.
Edit to add: My son have not yet heard from UC Berkeley, should he get accepted there, he and I will go through this exercise again. So, please comment on Berkeley versus UT or A&M as well. Thanks.
Sam
My son has been accepted to several universities, both private and public. Going through the list, he and I have no problems comparing one school from another based on cost, academic level, and enviroment.
We are stuck, though, when trying to weight UCLA versus UT or A&M. We are in Texas, so we pay resident tuition and fee for UT and A&M, about $8,500 annually. As a non-resident we'll have to pay $25,000 tuition and fee for UCLA, or roughly 3 times as much.
We have not received the final financial packages from any of the 3 schools. Let's discuss based on the assumption that there won't be any help (which is likely the case, since they all are public schools).
The question my son and I are wrestling with is: Is UCLA worth the extra $16,500 a year? My son knows that if he chooses UCLA, he will have to take a loan to help out, as the cost exceeds my allocated fund.
Edit to add: My son have not yet heard from UC Berkeley, should he get accepted there, he and I will go through this exercise again. So, please comment on Berkeley versus UT or A&M as well. Thanks.
Sam