<p>I am an out of state applicant from the east Coast. UCLA is my second choice and I will be paying full tuition.
Is UCLA need blind, or do they want students who pay full out of state tuition?</p>
<p>“Is UCLA need blind”</p>
<p>?</p>
<p>meaning your financial aid need is not a factor in your admission
the admissions officers don’t see your need when they read your app and cannot use that to make their decision</p>
<p>I am not certain but those paying full out of state tuition could possibly have a slight edge due to the California budget problems. I don’t think “need” usually is a factor in whether or not someone is accepted but it might make a bit of a difference now.</p>
<p>^^^ RageKage’s sarcasm doesn’t travel well via cc threads</p>
<p>^^…um, no. </p>
<p>UC will always be need blind, and have higher acceptance rates from in-state residents (since we are still a state university system).</p>
<p>:(</p>
<p>How many people do you think they will accept out of state this year?</p>