@Mastodon97 Okay that just confuses me. What would you do in my situation? 
Also, UCB/UCLA arenāt the only colleges I will be trying to transfer to.
Hereās a full list of Universities I will be applying to as a transfer student:
Stanford
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Pennsylvania
Cornell University
Rice University
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Southern California
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Texas, Austin
In terms of berkeley admits, something like 93% of all transfer admits are from a CCC, the next group are in state CA and intāl. Bottom of the barrel are OOS transfers. About 2.5% ?? (I canāt recall exact number, just guessing). Plus, thereās the difficult issue of correctly matching coursework. They may be more accepting of OOS than other UCs, I do not know, and maybe highly unlikely is too extreme a phrase, so Iāll say pretty unlikely (all things being equal), although certainly not impossible
@lindyk8 Matching coursework can be a real problem indeed. But thatās just percentage of people applying.
People from CCC were literally planning to go to a top UC so thatās why most of them apply, but does that really mean they would prefer a CCC student over an OOS student with similar resume?
@lindyk8ā Do you have a source for that? Because even for UCLA(a school that is very biased towards CC students)oos transfers arenāt that low: https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/Tr_Prof14.htm
Hereās the 94% from CCC. I will look for other stats. I could be slightly off, but not by much. Thereās only 6% left.
http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses/berkeley/transfer-profile/index.html
Here is UCSC (not UCB) but new transfers fall 2013:
OOS, 0.5%
intāl, 0.4%
http://admissions.ucsc.edu/apply/counselors/community-college-counselors/transfer-student-profile.html
@derprageā
First of all, I donāt know what you mean when Wisconsin life is better than Irvine. I live around Wisconsin and I can tell you I would much rather live in Southern California than in Wisconsin. Itās very boring and cold! Madison isnāt really that great of a city. But I guess to each to his own.
If your #1 pick is Berkeley, then you should pick UC Irvine no doubt. Itās a great school and it will be easier to transfer than if you go to Wisconsin as far as course credits go.
Also a word about the schools you want to transfer to, you should know that Stanford is an extremely insane reach for just about anyone. They have about 10 transfer seats for a couple thousand applicants. USC is a VERY easy school to transfer so that could be your safety (seriously look at the transfer threads throughout the years they accept just about anyone!). Iām not sure why you want you to UC Santa Barbara or UIUC as those arenāt as highly ranked as either Wisconsin or UC Irvine? Hope this helps
I was off regarding intāl/in-state vs OOS.
But the stats for fall 2014 transfers, Berkeley:
Of 3825 admitted transfers, 55 were from 4-yr OOS.
So thatās about 1.5%.
http://ccctransfer.org/sites/default/files/documents/conference%20materials/2014-15/UC-September-2014/CC14-Directors_Combined-Transfer.pdf
@lindyk8ā
How many transfer student applications were there in total? I canāt find that number. Because if you add both OOS numbers (they are relatively in the same category) it is about 100 acceptance which is pretty good.
@Mastodon97ā I want UIUC because itās one of the very best for computer science.
And I want UCSB because it has much better social life than Irvine.
You are 100% right, @mastodon97, itās all in the numbers. And not that many apply from OOS. I know itās somewhere. Let me relook.
@Mastodon97 Well. Everyone says that Madison is one of the best college towns and ranks at the top of best places to live in the USA :\
Well, anyhow, I canāt find it and itās not worth it, for me anyway, analyzing the minutiae. The point is itās hard for a OOS to transfer successfully to Berkeley.You can define the figures however you want, and certainly people get in. It also would depend on major, I suppose. And another thing, even though the 2-year OOS and 4-year OOS look comparable on that chart (not sure how UCB parses it), usually a community college will get preference over a four-year as the UCs figure youāre already at a four-year, be happy.
Of course, certainly try. Iām just noting the climb is uphill.
@lindyk8 Alright so I will surely be considering UC Irvine!
Thanks 
@derprageā
You need to give thought to it only in that if someone transfers to a CCC itās just assumed that it will suck, but thereās a bigger purpose as you will definitely end up somewhere else. You mentioned not wanting to really be at UCI. I think any place you apply you should at least be able to feel you could see yourself there for four years if worse came to worse. You mentioned liking Wisconsin better.
Have you considered UCSB or UCSD?
I would almost say consider staying at Wisconsin, even if itās a long shot because at least you like the place.
@lindyk8ā Thanks, Im interested
@lindyk8 I got rejected from UCSB and I never applied to UCSD (Itās the biggest regret of my life.)
The only issue I had with UCI is the social life.
But then again @Mastodon97 said that Wisconsin isnāt that great and the weather really sucks and Madison isnāt as good as people say it is.
@derprageā
Again, itās up to you on how you want to prioritize things. I might be more biased since Iāve lived here a long time and have gotten sick of it, but I would much rather live in Irvine (which is basically in Los Angeles). However I suggest you do your own research and weigh the pros and cons of each place and make a decision.
@derprage are you a CA resident?
@lindyk8 I am an international student. Hence the impulsive need to go to a top university.
@Mastodon97 I really do hate the weather. Itās literally my dream to work in California.
But then again Irvine isnāt nearly as prestigious as Wisconsin.