<p>I don’t do chances threads so take my post with a grain of salt, but I think with those stats you have a great chance at all the UCs even as an out of stater. Using [url=<a href=“http://statfinder.ucop.edu/]Statfinder[/url”>http://statfinder.ucop.edu/]Statfinder[/url</a>], I got these average admission statistics specifically for out-of-state students (Fall 2008):</p>
<p>Berkeley: 4.23, 2144
UCLA: 4.19, 2054
UCSD: 4.15, 1933
UCSB: 4.05, 1959
UC Davis: 4.04, 1924
UC Irvine: 4.03, 1891
UC Santa Cruz: 3.94, 1915
UC Riverside: 3.76, 1768
UC Merced: 3.73, 1767</p>
<p>Most people say UCs aren’t worth it for out of staters (except for the top 2, occasionally SD is included in that too), although that’s up to you. There aren’t many out of staters at the UCs save for the top two (though my roommate at UCSB was from Fort Worth, TX and loved it there). With UCs having severe budget issues, they are likely to become slightly friendlier towards out of staters who can pump in a lot of tuition money into the system.</p>
<p>You might also want to consider some privates in California since they might be worth your money more. What kind of colleges are you looking for specifically? Do you like the state school environments?</p>