Is this going to mess up my potential acceptance?

[nick773]

<p>So I am currently an out of state resident for tuition purposes attending Santa Monica College in California for what will be my second year. I will be applying for UCLA in the fall. I tried becoming a CA resident for tuition purposes, but they said I need to establish financial independence (basically not have my parents claim me as a dependant on their taxes is what I'm gathering) Well I've read that even if they don't claim me I have to wait at least 2 years for it to take effect.</p>

<p>Since I will be applying for UCLA in the fall they will see me as an out of state student even though I'm transfering from a CA school, right? Does that basically screw my chances of getting accepted?</p>

<p>If anyone knows a lot about this CA residency stuff and could give me some advice I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you!</p>

[Lemaitre1]

<p>If anything, it will enhance your chances of getting accepted since UCLA would rather have students who pay the $30,000 out of state tuition than students who pay the $9,000 in- state tuition.</p>

[rengesjr]

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@lemaitre1

If anything, it will enhance your chances of getting accepted since UCLA would rather have students who pay the $30,000 out of state tuition than students who pay the $9,000 in- state tuition.

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<p>If they see him as an out-of-state applicant I’m pretty sure it would hurt him since the UCs give priority to in-state applicants. But nick773, even if you are considered out-of-state it would hardly screw your chances. Just means your stats better be impressive.</p>

[MitchAPalooza]

<p>@rengesjr</p>

<p>That’s what @Lemaitre1 meant.</p>

<p>Of course CCC students receive priority over everybody but there is this myth that if an OOS can pay fully for their tuition then that candidate would be more attractive to a UC.</p>

<p>Note I said myth because there really isn’t any hard data supporting this claim. It does however make logical sense.</p>

<p>I posted this a while back.</p>

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Yes. CCC (California Community Colleges) have priority when it comes to UC admissions. It’s very difficult for an out of state to transfer. Notice I said difficult, not impossible. For example only 92 out of 500 students were accepted as non-residents. Compare that to the 3,301 California Residents who were accepted. The average transfer GPA was also a 3.75-3.8. Very high.</p>

<p>Personally I believe that if you want to transfer as a non-resident you need to hold higher credentials. This means a near perfect GPA, stellar responses to the prompts, and extra curricular activities that hold weight. Even this alone will not guarantee admission but it will put you in a better spot.</p>

<p>Below I posted the link where I found my data.</p>

<p><a href=“http://students.berkeley.edu/admissions/transfer.asp[/url]”>http://students.berkeley.edu/admissions/transfer.asp&lt;/a&gt;

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As far as the whole admitting students because of budget costs it depends on several circumstances. Some people might not even agree, stating that it’s a myth. You can decide for your self.</p>

<p>It makes sense that the UC system will try to admit more OOS since they’ll have to pay more. However, I’ll bring up two cases.</p>

<p>Case #1 An OOS student applies to UCLA and files for no financial aid. His credentials are exceptional and he is a very strong candidate for admission.</p>

<p>Case #2 An OOS student applies to UCLA with the same stats except his EFC is 0.</p>

<p>It would make logical sense that if UCLA had to pick between one of these two students it would #1 because that student can pay fully for his tuition while student number #2 requires Financial Aid.</p>

<p>As I stated before though, there’s no hard evidence so it’s really up to interpretation.

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