<p>i know that the college board website says there's like 6% of out of state students.. but i know of people who had higher than the sat range that the college board had up who got rejected..</p>
<p>so, i'm basically wondering if anyone can confirm for me that it's much harder for out of state students?</p>
<p>SAT's aren't everything. I was accepted as an out of state student and I'm positive that my extracurriculars are what made me stand out as an applicant. Competitive schools have many students with great SAT scores applying, so they look for applicants that stand out from the pack. I think many students make the mistake of doing what they think it takes to get into top schools - good SAT scors, good GPA, and the usual extracurriculars. That's great, but it isn't unique and doesn't make an applicant stand out. Top universities are confident that they can provide you with a good education, but they want to make sure that you add something to the university as well. That is just my 2 cents. ;)</p>
<p>oh no, i definitely agree with you on that aspect! i was just wondering about out of state acceptance in general</p>
<p>Do you know the expression about the Bruin Bear in the woods?
That's your answer.</p>
<p>If you look at the stats of admitted students, they don't appear any higher than in state students. I think the bottom line is that most UC's just don't get may OOS applicants because of the cost and lack of aid to out of staters. Some like Berkeley announced they would take more from OOS this year because they need the money.</p>
<p>Who knows, it may actually make it easier these days because they need the difference in fees so badly.</p>