[quote=Hobie]
My largest concern is policy changes to allow more foreign students to be admitted and offered generous fin aid rather than Calif natives and other US citizens.
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I don’t know that it’s all campuses, but most UC campuses only give financial aid to US citizens or other legal US residents. Those here purely on a student visa aren’t eligible. For at least a few campuses, proof of financial wherewithal must be provided before admission for non-US residents. These rules vary by campus, it’s not a decision made at the UC Regents level.
Beyond that, less than 15% of the total UC budget is core funding from the state. For at least some campuses, their budgets look a lot more like private universities than public.
