<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>I'm an OOS applicant for UC Berkeley. To what extent will this impact my chance of being admitted (I'm applying with EECS as my intended major)?</p>
<p>Berkeley is selective enough that anyone with a reasonable chance of admission has credentials high enough that the different UC minimum threshold for in-state and out-of-state applicants (3.0 vs. 3.4 HS GPA) does not matter.</p>
<p>However, your non-California high school’s non-AP honors courses are not counted as honors since they are not listed in <a href=“http://doorways.ucop.edu%5B/url%5D”>http://doorways.ucop.edu</a> .</p>
<p>Note that financial aid will not cover the $23,000 additional out-of-state tuition.</p>
<p>Over the past few years, OOS admissions has actually gotten easier compared to in-state decisions. Many believe the faltering UC budget is the major culprit; The lack of money over the past few years has really crippled the college system, so some believe that the UCs are being forced to enroll more pricey OOS kids as a way of stabilizing the UC budget crisis.</p>
<p>In fact, I think I read in one of the Berkeley admission reports - in 2011 or 2012, can’t remember - that OOS applicants had a 5-6% higher chance of admission compared to California residents in the last 3 or so application cycles. Regardless, Berkeley admissions is still very selective for OOS (let alone applying to EECS) so I would make sure to do the very best on the application and its essays.</p>
<p>We are seeing the privatization of state U’s all over the US. The state cuts funding so U’s look for well funded OOS and international students to make up for the lost funding. UM is up to 43% OOS, UVA 35%, UA 51%. IS students can’t get into their state flagships anymore and costs go up, up and away. Soon >50% of students at many state flagships will be OOS and international students.</p>