When all is said and done it may not be 40%, could be more, could be less. The real budget won't be set for several more months. I commented on that a bunch on the other thread about this.
While I am not happy about the tuition increase, it will not impact my decision to stay here. I definitely would go to any of the UC's I have interviewed at over the out-of-state schools I applied to. The only tough choice I would have is if I am lucky enough to get into both a UC and Stanford and the tuition hike was 40-50%. Then Stanford really wouldn't cost that much more, and maybe less since they give nice aid packages. Anyway, I am not holding my breath that I will have this choice to make, but it's always nice to dream.
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