Question about UCLA Recruitment

[BlueOwl]

My daughter graduated from UCLA last June 2012. I actually saved the New Member Financial Agreement from when she pledged in Fall 2008. So yes, this data is four years old. But back then,,,,

Live-In YEARLY payment (room, all meals) $9,726.00

Live-out YEARLY (yes, girls can come over for meals anytime!!) $3,408.00

The live in was about the same as the cost of living in the dorm with a full meal plan.

AND, if indeed that young lady preffed 3 houses, then that is something NEW. Rushees in the past preffed up to 2 houses at UCLA.

[exlurker]

For what it might be worth, UCLA has posted aome "average" cost information:

http://www.greeklife.ucla.edu/housing.html

There's also a separate set of cost info for the NPHC groups, since housing isn't a consideration (as far as I know).

[LAblondeGPhi]

How frustrating.
Yes, the live out dues are expensive, but compare the sorority live-in dues to the average cost of a residence hall living at $13,000! Living in Westwood is expensive, and the live-out dues generally go to general house maintenance, some meals per week (it's usually stated something like 3-5 meals a week), an allowance for favors, and almost all costs associated with social events.

Originally Posted by BlueOwl

AND, if indeed that young lady preffed 3 houses, then that is something NEW. Rushees in the past preffed up to 2 houses at UCLA.

Correct... UCLA uses a two house pref system. They have recently used three time slots to allow chapters to pref smaller parties, but each PNM has two chapters she attends.

Now... one of the little secrets about UCLA's upperclassman quota is that it includes sophomores in with the sizable junior transfer population. Many women do actually have better luck rushing as a sophomore because of this. It could always change, of course, but it's good to know for women in this situation.

Originally Posted by ggforever

The young woman said that several hundred women dropped out of recruitment when they found out the cost. Something seems REALLY off. Can someone clarify?

I have 2011 and 2010 figures for recruitment placement... ChiOLu would probably have the 2012 figures:

2011:
906 - Number of women registered
787 - Women attending Open House
750 - Women attending Round 2
703 - Women attending Round 3
671 - Women attending Preference
609 - Women participating in Bid Matching

2010:
715 - Number of women registered
636 - Women attending Open House
621 - Women attending Round 2
581 - Women attending Round 3
535 - Women attending Preference
499 - Women participating in Bid Matching

[Football Fan]

This past week I was doing a comparison of costs of attendance at California universities. The COA includes tuition, fees, room, board, health fee, miscellaneous. Transportation was also included, which would vary according to distance from UCLA.

COA for a freshmen student living in a dorm with the "average" meal plan:
This is not a student in a Greek chapter....

AT UCLA: $34,000 per year.

[SoCalGirl]

Originally Posted by Football Fan

This past week I was doing a comparison of costs of attendance at California universities. The COA includes tuition, fees, room, board, health fee, miscellaneous. Transportation was also included, which would vary according to distance from UCLA.

COA for a freshmen student living in a dorm with the "average" meal plan:
This is not a student in a Greek chapter....

AT UCLA: $34,000 per year.

Tell me that's out of state rates?

Or are they using inflated costs for some of the items?

Back in the dark ages, 98-00, I (my parents) paid less than $4K a year for my tuition and fees at UCSD. All the UCs at that time, not sure now, had relatively similar costs.

[Socalparent]

http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/budget.htm

Here's UCLA's fees per UCLA.