<p>Say someone lives in Santa Ana and he drives 4 days/week to Santa Monica College just because he likes it there. Would admissions officers from, say, UCLA give him bonus points and interpret that as some kind of "dedication" on the student's part or something?</p>
<p>BTW, I'm not doing anything like or this nor will I ever plan to, just curious.</p>
<p>No. UCLA doesn’t give region priority. The only case where that might be beneficial was if a certain class was only offered at SMC and you would better your applicant preparation by having it completed. Sometimes the CCs located closer to the UC will have some particular classes that further CCs will not.</p>
<p>CSU’s give regional preference.</p>
<p>Hmm. I was told it was mandatory for UC’s/CSU’s to give priority consideration to residents or something. I’m unclear on what kind of residency they speak of (local or California).</p>
<p>One of the “Comprehensive review factors for transfer applicants”:</p>
<p>“Location of the college and your residence.”</p>
<p>[University</a> of California - How applications are reviewed](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/transfer/reviewed/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/transfer/reviewed/index.html)</p>
<p>I think the advantage could manifest itself in other areas. For instance, if you travel to a far away community college as it offers a major pre-req that your local one does not.</p>