Applying out of state from California? Chances lower or higher?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>Are my chances higher or lower when applying OOS? Or are they not affected.</p>

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<p>Your chances are lower (more difficult) for OOS applicants applying to Michigan, because the stats and resume bar is raised compared to in-state Michigan applicants. The reverse is also true. To some (imo lesser) extent, this is also true for OOS applicants applying to UC’s.</p>

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<p>Well, you’re chances are for OOS Michigan are hard since public institutions do have a bar on OOS kids. The same applies for the UC system, it’s definitely easier to get into Cal or UCLA if you are instate versus OOS. However, I do know that Michigan OOS is marginally easier to get into than Cal OOS primarily because Cal reserves only <10 % of it’s incoming class to OOSer’s. That being said, Michigan might become equally as hard for OOS because it’s switching to the common app next year. </p>

<p>Honestly, if you get into Cal you should go ahead and take it since the money you expend for a college education will be cheaper than the money you spend for an out of state school. But if Cal doesn’t work out Michigan definitely beats out the rest of the UC public system.</p>