Anyone attending or attended UCLA?

[Jmukhalian]

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I was looking at the US News world & report website regarding tuition and fees and it states:
Tuition: In-state: $0, Out-of-state: $12,245

but then states

Required Fees: $26,114

Can someone explain this to me please?

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankings...duate-schools/top-medical-schools/items/04010

 

[WNT Signaling]

I was looking at the US News world & report website regarding tuition and fees and it states:
Tuition: In-state: $0, Out-of-state: $12,245

but then states

Required Fees: $26,114

Can someone explain this to me please?

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankings...duate-schools/top-medical-schools/items/04010

In the 60's, California passed legislation making public universities free. The legislation still stands so in-state students are not charged tuition, but instead they are charged 'fees' because overtime the cost of education has out-paced the funding public universities in California have received from the state government, so to make ends meet, the schools have to charge fees. If you are OOS, you pay OOS tuition and the required fees

 

[Jmukhalian]

I found this as you answered my question and thank you, one more question though I am assuming that books are not included in the educational fees? Anyone know if they are or are not?


http://grad-schools.usnews.rankings...duate-schools/top-medical-schools/items/04010

 

[jvesco22]

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http://www.medstudent.ucla.edu/prospective/fao/default.cfm?pgID=191

seems like the book expenses are separate

 

[LuciusVorenus]

I found this as you answered my question and thank you, one more question though I am assuming that books are not included in the educational fees? Anyone know if they are or are not?


http://grad-schools.usnews.rankings...duate-schools/top-medical-schools/items/04010

The books are separate. The fees they charge you at a UC is just what the registrar charges you every quarter for being a full time student. It's not like an estimation of living costs or anything, they usually list that separately.

 

[Jmukhalian]

Geeze so I'm looking at $230,000 just for med school???

 

[jvesco22]

Geeze so I'm looking at $230,000 just for med school???

of course not...























































For you it would be $260,000. You forgot to add the out-of-state fee 3 more times for ms2,3, and 4.

 

[LuciusVorenus]

Geeze so I'm looking at $230,000 just for med school???

No, you're looking at a lot more. You're most likely going to take off loans to pay for your tuition, so by the time you actually have a job and are ready to pay back your loans, it'll probably be around 350-450K

 

[Jmukhalian]

I would only have the pay out of state fees for the first year.

 

[WNT Signaling]

I would only have the pay out of state fees for the first year.

Do you have any idea how difficult it is to get into the California med schools?

You have several posts related to this, but you need to realize that unless you join the military, have your parents pay for med school, or move to a state like Texas that has inexpesnvie tuition, you will have to take-out a lot of loans to finance your medical school education. You are not the first person and you will not be the last person who finances med school via loans.

You are concerned about the cost, which is a good thing because you should be, but if you have questions or need to vent your frustration/anxiety, SDN is a great place to do it in

 

[Jmukhalian]

Yes I understand how competitive california schools are but I don't care you will never accomplish anything if you don't give it your all and I WILL get in to UCLA I always accomplish anything I set my mind to.

 

[Trollol]

Yes I understand how competitive california schools are but I don't care you will never accomplish anything if you don't give it your all and I WILL get in to UCLA I always accomplish anything I set my mind to.

Why go to med school if you can set your mind to winning the lotto and accomplish that?

 

[confusedchild]

I found this as you answered my question and thank you, one more question though I am assuming that books are not included in the educational fees? Anyone know if they are or are not?


http://grad-schools.usnews.rankings...duate-schools/top-medical-schools/items/04010

Went to UCLA as undergrad. I don't think you can pay in state tuition after your first year unless you buy a house here and start paying taxes. And even then, I'm pretty sure you'll have to pay it for a few years before being considered a resident. I had a lot of international/OOS friends throughout undergrad and they paid OOS tuition all four years which was 3X the amount that in staters paid for undergrad. That's 8K/yr vs 24K/yr. I don't know your situation but just keep in mind, it's not that easy to be considered a resident - staying here for one yr for school is definitely not sufficient. Btw, California is in a huge hole....financially that is.....so it's getting increasingly more difficult to be considered in state. I think they really want/need money.

 

[Big Dog]

Actually, California is one of the more friendly states for gaining residency asa a grad student. As a undergrad it is virtually impossible (unless your parents move instate or you win the lottery), but it is doable as a grad student (bcos you will be self-supporting living off of loans).

 

[confusedchild]

Actually, California is one of the more friendly states for gaining residency asa a grad student. As a undergrad it is virtually impossible (unless your parents move instate or you win the lottery), but it is doable as a grad student (bcos you will be self-supporting living off of loans).

Oh I see haha. I actually didn't know that. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[2050vlsb]

Haha, I'd also gotten the impression from your earlier posts that you'd already been admitted to UCLA .. given that my undergrad doesn't have a med school, it's definitely my dream school, but I'm also amply aware that it's a dream school for a whole lot of other people too

Well, g'luck to you!