<p>So, I know all the UCs got budget cuts. So does it help being an OOS applicant?</p>
<p>Yes. I’d imagine a few in-staters are a little bitter about that.</p>
<p>Does it improve out of staters’ chances significantly?</p>
<p>This thread might help you, note that 14.2% of OOS applicants were accepted for the Fall of 2009, while 39.4% were accepted for the Fall of 2011 (big change in the last few years, due to the California budget crisis):</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1302181-how-do-out-state-kids-do-application-process.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1302181-how-do-out-state-kids-do-application-process.html</a></p>
<p>Downside is that there was a 50% increase in OOS applicants for next Fall.</p>
<p>it’s kind of sad that residents who have paid their taxes for decades are forced to leave the state for their education. /bitter</p>
<p>oh well. for every resident that gets rejected is an OOS’ter who deserved a break and got in.</p>
<p>Write to your California Legislator about restoring funding to California’s colleges. </p>
<p>They need to learn about expenses vs. investments.</p>
<p>Mike, they are admitting more OOS students, but that could be offset by the larger number of applicants, as mentioned earlier. Good luck!</p>