<p>how hard? =(</p>
<p>Total percentage accepted was 21%. 98% were in the top 10th of their class. According to a UCI article only 6% of undergrad students in the UC system are from OOS ([New</a> University Cashing in on Out-of-State Students](<a href=“http://www.newu.uci.edu/main/article?slug=cashing_in_on_out-of-state174]New”>http://www.newu.uci.edu/main/article?slug=cashing_in_on_out-of-state174)). Since most of those want to attend the top two schools (UCLA and UCB) I would say you have a less than 5% shot even if you are a top applicant, and even in that case you will pay full freight. They need the $.</p>
<p>Less than 5% is far over-stated. UCs are desperate for money and will accept more OOS students this year (if you are willing to pay full tuition).</p>
<p>It’s still tougher than in-state decisions, but you have a chance if you have top scores/grades.</p>
<p>Actually, Berkeley in a particular will be admitting more internationals. More of them commit to actually going to Cal while getting less financial aid, so they haven proven to be more bang for the buck. As a result, OOSers will become even more marginalized.</p>
<p>UCLA, though, tends to prefer OOSers</p>
<p>Not as hard as most on CC will tell you. And Berkeley has announced they will be seeking more OOS students because of the budget crisis. If you have their median stats, you have a fine shot.</p>
<p>The issue is, do you want to pay $47K/yr and rising for a school in as budget crisis? You must assume with the already low 4 year graduation rate and classes being cut, you could easily need 5 years to graduate. At $47K/yr, that’s more than any other top college and they give little to no money to OOSers–they want you there for the money.</p>
<p>I heard that many state schools put a lot of weight on gpa and sats
does that apply to UCB also?</p>
<p>and I’m international and my parents are able to pay full tuition
can these give me a LOT of advantages?</p>
<p>and thank you all for the replies =)</p>
<p>Yes, Berkeley puts a lot of emphasis on 10th and 11th year grades, giving weight only to those approved UC courses, while adding extra weight for approved honors/aps. SATs are also given a lot of weight, although the median SAT scores for Berkeley are, on average, far lower than other top schools.</p>
<p>It is definitely very difficult, but not impossible. Most of the people at UC’s that I’ve talked to from OOS had very solid test scores (over 2100), but also significant extracurricular achievement that warranted admission over in-state students.</p>
<p>I don’t know the exact %, but if I were to guess, I’d put it at around 12-20% OOS admit rate.</p>