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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Southern California[/quote]

Hmmm. My husband was accepted to USC and passed because of the expense and didn't want to take out loans. He ended up at University of California, Riverside and then went on to med school and is now a successful doctor.

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Both USC and UCR have changed since then.  And it seems unlikely that OP's kid is in-state for the UCs -- not just because this is DCUM, but also because the alternatives wouldn't seem so stark if her kid had access to an exceptionally large and high-quality public system.

I went to Berkeley, didn't even think of applying to USC  -- it was a mediocre rich kids school.  Fast forward 30+ years, USC looks much more appealing.  Also Berkeley's tuition is no longer the $1500 a year it was then, so the cost differential has changed -- as has admissions.  That's before we get to budget cuts and impacted majors.  Given a choice between free ride at USC and OOS tuition with no FA at a UC, USC could easily be the best choice, depending on major and the student.[/quote]

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