<p>How do the UC's treat oos applicants? I heard somewhere that the since the UC system has so many qualified applicants in state, they give an extremely low priority to oos applicants.</p>
<p>I would very much like to go to college in California. My Gpa throughout college so far is a 3.7 and I am studying electrical engineering. I am also involved in several activities. Do I have a reasonable shot at getting into a UC and if so, which one should I apply to? Also, since the cost for going to a UC oos is so high, would I be better off just going to a private school in Cali, such as USC or Cal Tech (or others)? Your thoughts?</p>