<p>I'm sure this is covered somewhere in here, but I've looked and looked and can't find it. If you're an OOS applicant with an SAT score that converts to more than the specified 425 on the conversion chart, are you in?</p>
<p>I don't see clarification anywhere on that. It is clear that OOS is more difficult for admissions, but what exactly do they mean being eligible on ACT or SAT scores alone?</p>
<p>I don’t think it means auto-admit. It just means you are eligible to apply, but you are not necessarily accepted.</p>
<p>Where can this conversation chart be found?</p>
<p>There is a chart here:</p>
<p>[UC</a> Admissions](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/exam_eligibility.html]UC”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/exam_eligibility.html)</p>
<p>Eligibility by Examination Alone
You may qualify for admission to the University by earning high scores on the ACT Assessment plus Writing or SAT Reasoning Test, and two SAT Subject Tests.</p>
<p>To qualify this way, you must achieve a minimum UC Score Total—calculated according to the instructions below—of 410 (425 for nonresidents). In addition, you must earn a minimum UC Score of 63 on each component of the ACT or SAT Reasoning Test and on each SAT Subject Test. </p>
<p>You may not use an SAT Subject Test to meet these requirements if you have completed a transferable college course in that subject with a grade of C or better. </p>
<p>Calculating the UC Score Total
To convert your test scores to UC Scores, follow these instructions: </p>
<p>If you took the SAT Reasoning Test: Convert your highest scores in critical reading, math and writing from a single sitting and your two highest SAT Subject Tests from different subject areas to equivalent UC Scores (see the translation table below). Then add all five UC Scores to produce your UC Score Total. Example: critical reading + math + writing + Subject Test 1 + Subject Test 2) = UC Score Total. </p>
<p>If you took the ACT plus Writing exam: Convert your highest math, reading, science and combined English/writing score from a single sitting to equivalent UC scores (see the translation table below). Multiply the sum of your converted math, reading and science scores by two-thirds, then add the converted English/writing score. Add this subtotal to your two highest SAT Subject Test scores from two different subject areas, which are also converted to equivalent UC Scores. Example: (math + reading + science) x 0.667 + English/writing + Subject Test 1 + Subject Test 2) = UC Score Total.</p>
<p>Thanks for the link. </p>
<p>How many out-of-staters who are now at Berkeley applied on that basis?</p>
<p>I believe that when it says you are eligible, it means eligible for A UC (not necessarily Berkeley).</p>
<p>That should be the correct interpretation, because the website applies to the whole UC system. So, specifically focusing on Berkeley, what does an out-of-stater have to present in an admission application to have a decent shot of getting in? </p>
<p>How is the financial aid for an out-of-stater who is admitted? Of course California distinguishes between in-state and out-of-state students for setting tuition rates, as do most states with a state university system, but is Berkeley affordable for out-of-staters if full list price looks too expensive?</p>
<p>I’ll post here to indicate I’d like to hear from current Cal students who were admitted from out of state about any of the issues mentioned in this thread.</p>