<p>Hello, </p>
<p>I am a junior attending a community college outside of California. I am aware of high-cost OOS tuition. I will be applying to some UC's and Cal States for FALL 2015. (My understanding is applicants that are California residents transferring from community colleges have admission priority.)</p>
<p>I will be applying for the fee waiver so that I may apply to at least 4 UC's and 4 Cal States. So far, my tentative selections are: UCLA, UCI, UCD, UCSC, CSULB, Cal Poly SLO, Cal Poly Pomona, and Fullerton. </p>
<p>With my current GPA, what is the likelihood of being admitted to the above universities, and which ones have the most reputable English departments? </p>
<p>Thank you :) </p>
<p>On the gpa, alone, for the exception of ucsc, the other ucs are a reach. I can’t say for the CSU system, because I’m not familiar with it. </p>
<p>Out of state applicants are not eligible for application fee waivers at the CSU <a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU; . If you feel you have such high financial need that you are in need of an application fee waiver, it seems a waste of time to apply to universities that you will not be able to afford. Financial aid will NOT apply to the UC out of state supplement of $22,878/year or the CSU supplement of $12,000-$16,000/year. Those amounts PLUS your EFC will be expected at absolute minimum.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Your best chances for transfer would be CSU Fullerton, CSULB and CPP but like @alamemom stated, they still have a high price tag for OOS. For the UC’s, your best chances would be UCR and UCSC. The rest would be a reach. Check the Transfer Threads for the schools you are interested in and see how competitive the UC transfers have been this year. Good Luck.</p>