<p>What mininum gpa and sat scores would be acceptable for an out of state applicant at UCB, UCLA, and UCSD?</p>
<p>Those stats are not released. However, you can bet that you have to be pretty damn good, since, in the case of Berkeley and probably UCLA too (less so UCSD), it's very much like an Ivy OOS. So, 2150+ (or 2200+ for good measure), 4.0 UW GPA or damn close to it (the in-state average UW GPA is a 3.9), most rigorous course load possible (APs, honors, etc.), well over 700 on SAT IIs, great ECs that show a passion/focus with leadership positions, good honors/awards, and really awesome essays. There of course have been many who aren't absolutely amazing who got in, but generally OOSers need to be very well-qualified since in-staters themselves are extremely qualified. Of the total people admitted at Berkeley, I think something like 9% were OOS (the OOS admit rate was higher, though, due to its self-selectivity).</p>
<p>How much less so UCSD?...</p>
<p>Well I'd aim for at least 4.1 UC GPA with a 2000 SAT as the minimum for UCB OOS. I'd say the target should be 4.3+ with a 2200 SAT as the average.</p>
<p>how about for UCSD and UCLA?</p>
<p>to be competitive, same for ucla and just a little less for sd...</p>
<p>"Well I'd aim for at least 4.1 UC GPA with a 2000 SAT as the minimum for UCB OOS. I'd say the target should be 4.3+ with a 2200 SAT as the average."</p>
<p>That's below in-state average. I think the minimum for OOS would be at least the in-state average...</p>
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<p>I'll post something from another thread:</p>
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*the ELC admit rate for UCSD is about 90%
*it has more than a 40% acceptance rate
*the average SAT score is a 1950
*the acceptance rate for people with a 4.0+ is 80%
*the admit rate for those with less than a 600 on the SAT critical reading section was 26%
*the admit rate for those with less than a 600 on the SAT math section was 22%
*the admit rate for those with less than a 600 on the SAT writing section was 25%
*25% of those with an ACT score of 16-20 were accepted</p>
<p>The gap in selectivity between UCSD and, say, the top UCs is much larger than people would think.
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<p>So, you'd have to be more competitive for UCSD as an OOSer, but probably at about the average of UCLA.</p>
<p>I meant minimum as that, the minimum. There's not a good chance if you're hitting the minimum. 4.3+ W and 2200 SAT scores would be around the average if we could find the data.</p>
<p>^ for UCB you mean?</p>
<p>What would be good aim for UCSD and UCSB then?</p>
<p>Check the UC website. They're there, I've seen them but I don't remember what exactly the requirements were.</p>
<p>Are there any stats for out of state applicants for the UC's?</p>
<p>"I think something like 9% were OOS (the OOS admit rate was higher, though, due to its self-selectivity)."</p>
<p>What do you mean by this?</p>
<p>Hey anyone else have any feedback on this?</p>
<p>Latest data; start around page 37. Not specific to OOS.</p>
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<p>What do you mean by this?
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<p>Only 20% of OOSers was admitted; that's lower than the in-state admit rate, even though OOS is more self-selective. Of the total number of people admitted (in-state and out-of-state), OOSers only made up 9%. Obviously, OOS is very competitive, and the university is limiting the OOS students in the school. Only 7% of the freshmen is OOS.</p>
<p>OP, I was thinking about applying to Cal OOS, but then I realized that chances are if I were admitted to Cal I'd probably be able to get into overall more selective schools way closer to home since I live in NJ. Furthermore, OOS tuition is not exactly cheap either. But if you want to go to Cal, I'd certainly send an app.</p>
<p>This might interest you...
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=383339%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=383339</a></p>
<p>So how long do you have to live in California to be considered as an instate student for admission purposes?</p>
<p>So I take it that honors classes from OOS do not carry extra weight, just AP courses?</p>
<p>^ One year from the date the school starts, or if you mean after you've been accepted, there's a lengthy procedure to be considered a resident if you're in CA for school.</p>
<p>^I mean just for admissions purposes, before you've been accepted.</p>