<p>I'm a Californian who's been living abroad since I was 4, so obviously I will be applying as an out-of-state student. Does anyone have admissioin/acceptance data for out-of-state applcants?
Of course I love financial aid but it is not a major factor in deciding which college I want to apply to. Does anyone have suggestions for me?</p>
<p>^ How about get CA residency so u don’t face the issues of being out-of-state</p>
<p>Well I’m a junior living halfway across the world from CA, so I won’t be able to get residency unless I move back around tomorrow.</p>
<p>Here are the “official preliminary” stats:
[UCLA</a> Undergrad Admissions: Profile of Admitted Freshmen, Fall 2009](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/Prospect/Adm_fr/Frosh_Prof09.htm]UCLA”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/Prospect/Adm_fr/Frosh_Prof09.htm)</p>
<p>Time to stop believing the myth that it’s harder to get in from OOS. They need the money! Like at UCLA, the admit rate is HIGHER for OOS applicants.</p>
<p>Agree with hmom5 about admission - the big drawback to Berkeley for oos is the cost and dismal financial aid prospects. The current oos COA estimate is over $45,000. OOS students are awarded whatever federal aid (Pell, Pekins, Stafford, etc…) they would get at any university, but university grants and Cal Grants are reserved for California residents.</p>
<p>Alamemom, I also used to believe OOS kids did not get grants too, but a quick read on the UC’s boards shows many OOS students certainly did this year. Not huge money and need isn’t met, but they do throw a grant in the mix.</p>
<p>Maybe that is part of the attempt to get more oos students to attend and pay that extra $20,000 to help with the money troubles. Even with a modest grant they would be putting money in that in-state students would not.</p>
<p>[UCLA</a> Undergrad Admissions: Profile of Admitted Freshmen, Fall 2009](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/Prospect/Adm_fr/Frosh_Prof09.htm]UCLA”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/Prospect/Adm_fr/Frosh_Prof09.htm)</p>
<p>4741 valedictorians applied to UCLA? Oh my. The good news is their acceptance rate is at 77.43%.</p>