<p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>So I'm currently attending De Anza Community College, and am looking at my transfer options.</p>
<p>I want to major in business/econ. I'm going to start applying to transfer this fall.</p>
<p>Now, I'm going to apply to a few schools here in Cali (UCLA, Berk, Irvine, few others), but ideally want to get out of state. I prefer the East Coast-ish area.</p>
<ul>
<li>I have a 3.87 GPA</li>
<li>Vice President in a club</li>
<li>Starting my own club as President this fall</li>
<li>Honors Program</li>
<li>Run my own business</li>
</ul>
<p>So my questions:</p>
<p>1) What universities do you recommend for my major, taking into account my GPA and such?</p>
<p>2) Generally, for transferring out of state from a CC, do we need to take the SAT?</p>
<p>3) Any other advice for transferring out of state is appreciated.</p>
<p>In the same boat as you! The SAT’s depend on the schools. NYU has a great business school if you can afford it. So does Rutgers NB. Try USC as well (my brother just got in there with only your GPA and no ecs). Columbia? you will have to take the SATs for them. UPenn? Those are they only schools that I can think of right now.</p>
<p>Thanks buddy. Those are definitely some good choices. Do you know what the tuition would be at NYU for an out of state student (housing included)?</p>
<p>Edit: Nvm, looks like it’s about $40,000 a year, both for in-state and out of state. Pretty expensive…haha!</p>
<p>Cost of attendance at NYU is around $60,000 per year. It’s one of the, if not the most expensive universities in the country. And they offer terrible financial aid. Cross it off your list unless your parents can afford full pay, because there’s no guarantee you’ll get anything more in your financial aid package than federal grants/loans and a giant PLUS loan.</p>
<p>If you’re transferring as a junior, many schools do not require the SAT.</p>
<p>Be aware that if you’re looking at any East Coast public school, you will be paying full out-of-state tuition and will probably be offered very little financial aid. The only exceptions are UNC-CH and UVa, which meet full need.</p>
<p>Wow; NYU is off the list then.</p>
<p>Well, I’ll be paying out-of-state tuition only for the first year correct? Cause after 1 year, I’ll be a resident.</p>
<p>No, you won’t. That’s a common misconception, but it’s completely wrong. In fact, it’s 180 degrees wrong.</p>
<p>In the vast majority of states, once you begin attending a university as an out-of-state student, you will remain classified as an out-of-state student for the entirety of your enrollment. Moving to a state for the purposes of enrolling in a university is not considered to change your residency status.</p>
<p>Furthermore, your residency, as a dependent undergraduate (until age 24) is linked to your parents. You live where they live, as far as university officials are concerned.</p>
<p>Otherwise, nobody would ever pay OOS tuition after the first year - and obviously, that’s not the way it works.</p>
<p>In at least a couple states (Wisconsin, that I know of), if you take an entire year off college, establish a domicile, support yourself financially, file your own state/federal tax returns, etc. then you’re allowed to claim residency. But even that is a rare opportunity.</p>
<p>If you want to go out-of-state, I suggest looking at the [Western</a> Undergraduate Exchange](<a href=“http://wue.wiche.edu%5DWestern”>http://wue.wiche.edu). It’s not East Coast, but there are a number of Western state schools which offer dramatically reduced OOS tuition for California residents - 150% of in-state costs.</p>
<p>Wait so that link doesn’t apply to any of the east coast schools?</p>
<p>WUE participating states are from the Rocky Mountains westward, with the addition of the two Dakotas.</p>
<p>Thanks polarscribe. I have family in North Carolina. Let’s say I wanted to attend Duke University. Is there any way (legally) to get around out of state tuition after the first year?</p>
<p>Duke University is a private institution - they don’t charge different rates based on residency. They do, however, meet full need for accepted students - so if you were admitted, you would be offered significant financial aid.</p>
<p>Thanks polarscribe. I’m looking at UNC-CH, and I found the page where I am able to enter my community college, and it shows how my courses/credits transfer to their institution.</p>
<p>But now I’m confused as to the requirements for applying to their Business program. Do you know where I could find out what classes I need to apply?</p>