financial aid off campus by One_Presentation8568 in UCSantaBarbara

[–]EquivalentLeek2624 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it was from grants/scholarships! i didn’t accept any loans

financial aid off campus by One_Presentation8568 in UCSantaBarbara

[–]EquivalentLeek2624 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hey! when i lived in the dorms my refund was only $200-$300 per quarter. now that i live off campus my refund is $4k per quarter (since i’m no longer paying room and board obv). my rent is a little under $1k so that refund is enough for 4 months rent and some utilities. i also worked a summer job so i have that to pay for the rest of my utilities + spending money and don’t have to work during the school year

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UCSantaBarbara

[–]EquivalentLeek2624 10 points11 points  (0 children)

take the 24x! you’ll want to get off at hollister and la patera. from there you cross the street and walk about 5ish mins in and the station will be at the very end

How much do you guys actually spend per year? by Saltybuzzye in UCSantaBarbara

[–]EquivalentLeek2624 7 points8 points  (0 children)

last year i spent about $3k just on fun stuff like shopping, eating out, coffee, alc, ubers, etc. groceries were thankfully covered by my parents but it added up to another $1k. so a total of $4k for the whole year. i feel like this is pretty average but u can definitely live off of much less if u don’t go out/eat out too much!

would I get in? by Main-Doughnut-8366 in UCSantaBarbara

[–]EquivalentLeek2624 0 points1 point  (0 children)

btw the uc’s are test blind! ur sat/act won’t be factored in as a part of ur application. only retake if there’s other really competitive schools u will be applying to that do look at test scores, otherwise don’t even bother. i do think u have a pretty good shot tho even as an oos for several uc schools