<p>Hi all, I'm currently a freshman at UIUC in their business program. I'm looking to hopefully transfer to either Haas or UCLA's Business Economics program. I know UC's aren't very OOS friendly, but I'm actually a California resident (I decided to go to UIUC as an OOS student). Would that increase my chances in getting in- assuming I have a high GPA, good EC's, good essays, and complete all the pre-reqs in 2 years? My reasons for transferring include: UIUC is too big of a party school for me (I don't drink at all), it's just cheaper for my parents to go to a UC since I also have 2 younger sisters, and I just like the environment back home better. Any tips for transferring would be appreciated! </p>
<p>Why not come back to a CA CC to finish everything and save money?</p>
<p>@luckie1367 Because if I drop out of UIUC to go to a CC and then I don’t end up getting in to either LA or Berkeley, then it would probably just be a huge waste if that makes sense haha</p>
<p>Honestly, Haas is not going to happen. I think in the past ten years or something they accepted one student from an out of state school. If you want to go to Haas you must go to a CCC. Having prereqs match and the breadth match would be very difficult as well. </p>
<p>UCLA seems to be more accepting of non-CCC transfers, so I’d put more focus on that. Avg Biz Econ GPA is 3.92 for 2013, so make sure your GPA is around that, and you take Calc 1 & 2, Financial and Managerial Accounting and Micro/Macroecon. And then hope that all the classes articulate.</p>
<p>@CSB111 Hm… ok i’ll double check on those stats because I thought they were a bit higher but thanks!</p>
<p>The 2013 numbers: <a href=“https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/Tr_Prof13.htm”>https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/Tr_Prof13.htm</a></p>
<p>Would I still be considered out of state or California resident?</p>
<p>If your parents are in California and you’re their dependent, you’re still a Cali resident. You just went to school OOS.</p>
<p>@Dancewithpuppies
Since the school you would be transferring from out-of-state, you would be considered out of state for admission purposes. You would likely be considered a California resident for tuition purposes if your parents are California residents. They are two separate classifications.</p>
<p>If after your freshman year, you transferred to a California community college, then you would likely be considered a community college transfer student.</p>
<p>Okay thanks everyone!</p>
<p>@Dancewithpuppies I am confused with the OOS comment, so just to make sure you are clear, yes, you are still a CA resident, which was your question. From the UCSD website:</p>
<p>Q: I am a 24-year-old UC graduate student who left California to pursue another degree out of state. While I was in school in California, I was considered a resident. Am I still a resident?</p>
<p>A: Your temporary absence from the state for business, pleasure, or educational purposes will not result in loss of California residence unless during your absence you acted inconsistently with a claim of California residence.</p>
<p><a href=“https://students.ucsd.edu/finances/fees/residence/residence-qa.html”>https://students.ucsd.edu/finances/fees/residence/residence-qa.html</a></p>
<p>@lindyk8 im just wondering if I won’t get priority as a transfer if that makes sense!</p>
<p>Well, I cannot say for sure, but while approx 93-96% of transfers are from CCC (depending on campus), the percentage of applicants accepted from both CCC and OOS is similar - which I recall is about 37% CCC applicants accepted and 33% OOS applicants accepted. I don’t have the figures in front of me so I’m guessing, but it was something like that, they were fairly close. And the figures I am referring to here are for fall 2013, so the percentage of OOS accepted may be higher for 2014 and even higher for 2015, as they are letting more OOS in. </p>
<p>Do you get what I am saying? The point is a lot less people apply from out of state but you stand almost as good a shot statistically of getting accepted from within that pool. The fact that you are also a resident I’m not sure how that will figure in, because you’re not coming from a CCC. But you are a resident… which I assume may give brownie points.</p>
<p>Someone may have quick access to the 2014 fall admit rates for CCC vs OOS or better info. Sorry if I wrote this in a confusing manner. @Cayton @2016candles ?</p>
<p>One other thing, and it really isn’t relevant, but a question for me is are you even part of the OOS statistics. What exactly does OOS mean? Does it refer to all individuals coming from an out of state school, or does it refer to an out of state student (non-resident)? I’m not sure you would fit in the OOS category. It would be interesting to know how they parse that. You may simply be CA resident not from a CCC. </p>
<p>@lindyk8 </p>
<p>No clue. :(</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/Tr_Prof14.htm”>https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/Tr_Prof14.htm</a></p>
<p>This shows that for Fall 2014, OOS students had a 9.93% acceptance rate. Those transferring from a school outside of California also had higher admitted GPAs, on average—3.79 this year, compared to 3.69 for all applicants.</p>
<p>UCLA sure doesn’t like admitting OOS transfer applicants as it does with OOS freshman applicants. Good luck, OP.</p>
<p>Wow, why was I thinking so ridiculously high., that obviously issn’t right… Anyway, the point being the acceptance numbers are fairly close between OOS and CCC. </p>
<p>Good point regarding transfers vs freshman. OP might want to contact the residency advisor out of curiosity and find out if he will be calculated as OOS or something else, although it probably won’t matter. The good news is the tuition break…</p>
<p>@lindyk8 @Cayton ok thanks! because I was looking through other threads and I haven’t heard of other similar situations. yeah I really hope I can transfer back in 2 years :-/</p>
<p>Good luck, although @csb111 brought up some possibly deflating news, above. If you have not started your freshman year (or just starting now) you may really be better served to revert to a CCC in spring. I know it’s not glamorous but it’s a surer path.</p>
<p>Try and do a few breadth this fall. You will more than likely def get into UCLA from a CCC. If your heart is set on a top tier UC, especially HAAS, it’s a more solid plan.</p>
<p>@lindyk8 yeah I know, I don’t think my parents would allow that though haha. especially if I end up not getting into haas, then I might as well have just stayed at uiuc :-/</p>
<p>What benefit would transferring to UCLA or UCB give you over UIUC?</p>