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Educational Costs and Logistics The yearly tuition at UCSD is $14,050 for in state students, and $42,064 for out of state, with an overall cost of $30,450 for in state, and $58,464 for out of state. The price of tuition and the overall costs is significantly cheaper for students from California versus students from out of state, which might give me an advantage, since UCSD does take state residency into account for admissions, although it could also be a disadvantage, since out of state students pay more money to the college. The estimated cost for housing and meals for living on campus is $13,307, while it is $12,618 for off campus, however transportation is $505 for on campus and $1,059 for off campus. In the end, the estimated cost …show more content…

The meal plans at UCSD depend on whether a student lives in a residence hall or in an apartment. For residence hall residents, there are the 3900 meal plan, that costs $3,900, or the 3536 meal plan, which costs $3,536. For those who live in an apartment, the previous two meal plans are available to them, as well as the 3150 and 2740 plans, costing $3,150 and $2,740, respectively. Each plan is designed to allow the student to budget their meals according to their situation, like if they plan on going out to eat or cooking themselves, and additional money can be added at any time, allowing for more purchases. This is a table of all of the meal plans as well as the estimated daily and weekly budgeting:

The 3900 Plan
The 3536 Plan
The 3150 Plan
The 2740 Plan
Total Cost
$3,900
$3,536
$3,150
$2,740
Daily Budget
$16.50
$15.00
$13.50
$11.50
Weekly Budget
$116
$105
$93
$81

The primary modes of transportation on campus are walking, biking, and using the campus shuttle system, while the modes of transportation to commute to campus are public transit, biking, or carpooling/ridesharing. The most popular methods of transportation are walking and biking,

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