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Congrats on great choices! Both are amazing schools and programs in the Northeast where you have access to great job markets! Do you know how many people would dream about a school that pays nearly everything? Forget about the name and just follow the money!! Tufts clearly wants you Only issue would be if you really really want to end up in Philly, then Penn could give you that advantage ofc

Are you asking about Master's degree programs or PhD programs? If you're talking about Master's programs, it's hard to say who gives full rides because one could argue that any school offers that to top applicants. Your best bet is to do research on programs that are very generous with funding and often offers 50%, 75% or 100% scholarships/tuition waivers/etc. to students from all backgrounds, not just in-state students (for public universities) or American/Canadian students. I think MIT is known to be pretty generous with funding, but they're probably the most selective graduate program for planning in the world. Too bad they didn't accept applications this year. Rutgers Bloustein is highly respected and top of the top, and they offer good funding too. USC and UT Austin might be worth looking into as well. And definitely look into smaller programs like the University of Cincinnati, University of Arizona and University of Utah!!

Good question! Not from LA so can't give the best cost estimate, but maybe you'll find it helpful to check out www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Los-Angeles to get a good sense of average expenses

No luck on funding for out-of-state! Only "aid" offered was loans, which sucks! Doesn't seem like UCLA gives good aid to out-of-state students, but could be wrong. good luck

approximately $32.5K per year

Yep. UCLA out-of-state Hope someone on the waitlist gets the spot soon!

I also got accepted to UCLA and haven't received a response yet to my inquiry either it's agonizing for all of us haha. stay strong

Only 5k....UCLA! SOS! ? anyways, congrats on USC!!! That's really amazing ?

Thanks for the heads up!! Do they not offer scholarships/merit awards to incoming students? Why only fellowships? *sighs* Also the " at this time" seems a bit ambiguous. Sorry, small rant! It's been a long application cycle for all of us, hasn't it? ?

Ah ok, thanks for the update. That's very disappointing to know as an out-of-stater. Wondering why that's the case for many this year... was under the impression that Luskin had a decent supply of $ to fund students. Let's hope for the best

Congrats on your acceptances!! Amazing programs. Any news from UCLA on funding?

It is definitely inconvenient, especially given the fact that many programs have received more applications than ever before this year and are working remotely due to covid, delaying their ability to get back to you sooner than they usually would. Nonetheless, you can always ask universities to provide you with an extension on their decision dates. I was able to successfully get an extension from my in-state public university.

Hi! Just discovered this forum and it’s amazing to connect with so many future planners that’ll be entering grad school soon. I was recently accepted into UCLA’s MURP program (no info on funding yet) and it’s a dream program for me in many ways. However, I’d be an out-of-state student (OOS) if I were to join and would have to deal with the higher OOS tuition. Could be wrong but seems like UCLA Luskin has a decent amount of $ to support its students. However, I know the program is large and maybe that might translate into less aid for students? Cost of education is definitely a big factor for me in deciding on a school. Any other OOSers concerned about the cost of attending UCLA? Do you know if the program provides good financial support for OOS students? Did you receive any funding yet? Thanks guys!