UC out of state admissions

State Forums
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<p>So, if you look at the statistics on the UC berkeley website, it basically tells you they admitted 30 something % of out of state students in 2010. However its about 20% for in state students. Why is that? I thought admissions was tougher on out of state applicants?</p>

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<p>It is all about money. California resident tuition is about $11,000 per year while out of state students pay about $26,000 yearly tuition. Because of the California budget crises, state support to public universities has been cut and the UCs and CSUs see non-residents paying out of state tuition as one means of making up the loss of money from the state. Therefore, if you are from outside California you have a good chance at getting accepted at a California public university but you should not expect any financial aid from the universities or the state of California since that would defeat the whole purpose of opening up admissions to non-California residents.</p>

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<p>So, do you think rich out of state applicants have a better chance of acceptance over poor OOS applicants? Or do they both have the same chances, but poor OOS applicants would most likely decline the offer?</p>

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<p>UCs don’t take into account the student’s ability to pay in their admissions decisions. If anything, students from underprivileged areas get a few points added to their point total. I doubt OOS applications have any advantage if they’re full pay as FAFSA would be filed after the application is submitted.</p>

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<p>hmm, but I’ve been hearing they like rich OOS applicants. This is so they can keep up with their costs because of the budget cuts to education in california. Do you think this is true? or a total lie?</p>

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<p>@Lemaiter1: It’s not $11,000 per year. If it were, I’d be the happiest person on earth. It’s more like $14,000 per semester, almost $30,000 per year if you live on campus. OOS is around $50,000. While it’s true the UC’s don’t take finaid/wealth into account, OOS students are never granted as much finaid as in state. So they know they are more likely to make bank on OOS than in state.</p>