<p>What kind of ACT score do you need for an out of state applicant to any of the UCS?</p>
<p>What kind of GPA?</p>
<p>This is a little sketchy, and the boundaries aren't too concrete here. But in my opinion I would say the top tier UC's (LA & Cal) out-of-state are comparable to Northwestern; UCSD o.o.s. comparable to Cal in-state; UCI/UCD/UCSB o.o.s. comparable to UCSD in state; UCR/UCM/UCSC o.o.s. comparable to UCI in state.</p>
<p>That being said, the UC's are tough to gauge o.o.s. b/c they have to take a lot of CA kids no matter what (as they are state sponsored). Because of this, even applicants w/ top stats can't consider UC's absolute safeties.</p>
<p>A 4.0 weighted GPA & maybe a 29 ACT would make you competitive for a spot in the UC program as an out-of-state. If you are looking at UCLA/UCB, I would think you should be in the ballpark of 3.8+ UW GPA & 32 ACT.</p>
<p>That being said, your chances are much better w/ a 33,34,35, etc, so it really is the higher the better. If I recall you need to have at least 3.5 GPA (not sure if this is weighted or unweighted) to apply to UC schools as an o.o.s. student. </p>
<p>Everything I have told you are guidelines. I'm sure there are o.o.s. kids applying to Cal w/ a 4.0 UW & 33 ACT that are rejected & kids w/ a 3.6 UW & 27 ACT that are accepted. You never know.</p>
<p>That being said, I think the UC's are not worth the o.o.s. trouble. If you want to come to Cali, try these schools instead:</p>
<p>If you are looking at Cal/UCLA, try:
-Stanford
-Caltech
-All of the Claremont colleges</p>
<p>If you are looking at UCSD:
-Claremont Colleges</p>
<p>If you are looking at "lower" UC's:
-Lower tier Claremont colleges
-Occidental
-Others...sorry I'm sleepy. :)</p>
<p>But if you're set on a UC go for it. One cool thing is you can apply to as many UC's as you want w/ one application, so if you're interested give it a whirl and see what your options are.</p>
<p>Best of luck to you!</p>
<p>What about an unweighted of like a 3.5, and an ACT of like a 30?</p>