<p>Where should I attend? UCLA (business economics), UC Berkeley, or Washington U in St. Louis Olin Business School if I want to get into a top graduate business school? </p>
<p>Also, how much of a tuition/ board fee difference is there between UCs and private colleges like WUSTL for a non-Californian resident?</p>
<p>wow... you're in the exact same boat as me... OOS ucb, ucla, and wustl except in biology. i have no idea what to do. i think the quality of undergrad at classes at wustl in better which might better prepare you for grad school, but i just like california so much better than st. louis.</p>
<p>btw in terms of price, without aid there basically is no difference. its about 42k for the UCs, 44k for WUSTL. i'm expected to pay 40k for all of them according to their financial aid packages. being middle class really bites.</p>
<p>I'm in the same situation... I'm deciding between Berkeley and WashU. UCLA is too close to home (I'm from southern California), so I didn't apply there. I like WashU, was happy to get in (I think I'm the only person from my school that got in; I know 4 others -- who all had great stats -- were waitlisted and 1 was rejected), and think the atmosphere and all fits me well; I like Berkeley for its reputation (I'm majoring in business as well, and Haas is definitely up there in rankings), cost (I'm actually instate, haha), because they have less restrictions on what credit I'll get (for AP tests and community college classes that I've taken), and because I'll know others that are going (with it being in state and all). Did you guys get invited to the Olin Spotlight? And where are you all leaning toward?</p>
<p>Defer acceptance for a year and go to work in california. That will give you residency and then you pay the in-state tuition and board which is about 15k for the year.</p>
<p>Keep the UC beast starving so they'll be forced to reform.</p>
<p>I would suggest that you go to WUSTL for undergrad, and then work a couple of years and go to Berkeley or UCLA for your MBA. This will work perfectly for you because you will get the best of both worlds.</p>
<p>Locationlocationlocation.</p>
<p>that said, </p>
<p>St Louis?</p>
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<p>Well, no, it's actually not that simple. This is precisely what a lot of people used to do in the old days, until UC clamped down with new rules. Many have tried to get residency under the new rules, and few have succeeded. Basically, it becomes a matter of "residential intent" which is adjudicated by a special UC board as to whether you really qualify for in-state residency or not. Working for 1 year in California is probably not going to cut it.</p>
<p>Whaaaa? The old rules were actually that you went to school here for a year and established intent to my knowledge. I went to a session last spring and they said that all you had to do was work here and establish intent by getting a driver's license and whatnot. You also have to be completely financially independent which is a pretty tough requirement. What else is needed?</p>
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<p>I think that last part is the key right there. You have to prove complete financial independence, and that's the real kicker.</p>
<p>Let me give you an example. So let's say you're 18 years old and so you come to California to work for a year. Problem is, you need a place to stay. Surely you're not going to be living in the streets. So how do you get this place? Probably have to rent somewhere. But that's a problem, because as an 18 year old, you have no credit history, and few landlords will want to rent to you with no credit history. </p>
<p>So you will probably have to resort to having your parents cosign the lease. Bam, there it is. Because your parents cosigned your lease, your'e not technically financially independent. And so because you're not financially independent, you don't qualify for in-state status. </p>
<p>More legal issues can be seen here.</p>