<p>I was wondering whether out-of-state applicants received Regents Scholarship notifications in February with the California applicants. I have seen conflicting information, some of which suggests that out-of-state/international applicants are only notified if they've actually won the scholarship. Can anyone clear this up? Thanks!</p>
<p>I am also interested to know. I am an OOS, got an invitation for Leadership award application but did not receive any email or letter on Regent scholarship.</p>
<p>They told us today at the interview today that they are considering a few OOS and International ones, but they make up a small percent. They did not say if they were notified beforehand, but they did say that none were invited.</p>
<p>^ Thank you, seems there is hope for OOS applicants also. </p>
<p>Meanwhile, what are the major factors in selection- GPA and SAT/ACT or EC or need-based, or combination of all or random ??</p>
<p>They said the your “specialness” is the most important. What makes you stand out from the rest of Berkeley’s already amazing student body. I think that means mostly essays, ECs, and the interview if you had one. They said that all candidates are already in the top 3% of all applicants. Need factors in how much you get, but not if you get it. The minimum is $2.5k but then they cover up to tuition. Also, they said about 50% of candidates will win.</p>
<p>A question would be if needy non-residents who get Regents’ scholarships will have awards that cover the non-resident tuition (regular need-based financial aid does not).</p>
<p>Also, it isn’t clear from the web site how getting the Regents’ scholarship these days changes the need-based financial aid award – does it replace the expected student loan and work earnings with additional grants, or some other change?</p>
<p>At the presentation they said that it replaces all of your other inhouse aid, loans, and workstudy.</p>
<p>Notifications are until April on the Berkeley website.</p>
<p>Berkeley’s financial aid estimator seems to always assume “student loan and work” of $8,500 per year for needier students (the remainder being grant aid, expected family contribution, and (if applicable) non-resident tuition), so would it be correct to assume that the monetary value would be effectively up to $8,500 per year beyond whatever grant aid one would otherwise have gotten?</p>
<p>To confirm what student2407 said, I just received an email from the scholarship office stating:</p>
<p>"out-of-state applicants to Cal are fully considered for the
Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholarship (RC).</p>
<p>Instead of an in-person interview, out-of-state RC candidates have what we
call a “file read” where faculty read the out-of-state candidate’s UC
Berkeley admission application.</p>
<p>Out-of-state students will receive Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholarship
award notification on March 28."</p>
<p>^ Thanks a lot…
Fantastic and very encouraging news for OOS…</p>
<p>Did any OOS applicant receive a Regent Scholarship offer or it will come with the admission letter/email ?</p>