What does a non-cali student need to get into a UC school?

[junkct]

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Pretty self-explanatory, but I'm an out-of-state student and I really want to go to school in california. problem is that UC schools are VERY geared toward in-state students, and they are hard enough to get into even if you are from CA. So, has anyone here been an out-of-state student and been accepted to UCLA, UCSF, or UCSD? Or does anyone know what kind of stats/app someone would need?

 

[Mobius1985]

What does a non-cali student need to get into a UC school?

Facetious answer: A miracle.

In reality OOSers do have a shot. UCLA takes 12% OOS, UCSF 20%, and UCSD 8%.

To give yourself a better shot, consider becoming an instate applicant. Find out how many years you'd need to live there working and paying state taxes to qualify (for most states it's one year).

 

[iA-MD2013]

Even if you're IS, chances are low 🙄

 

[alibai3ah]

Haha Mobius is right....it takes a miracle to get in even if you are from cali...i can't imagine how hard it would be if you are OOS'er. If I were you and you REALLY want to go to california...i would not apply to those 3 as they are top medical schools in the nation. Try applying to UC Davis and UC Irvine....as they are "a bit" more lenient....then again i think both those schools have a 3.7 and 32-33 average as well....and i'm assuming for OOS'er it would be much higher, so good luck. But if you URM (California schools love that) and if you have strong EC's (working with disadvantaged or under represented communities) they love that also. Also you could apply to Stanford and USC (privates).....

 

[majahops]

UC Irvine is 100% IS too. Yeah, mathematically things get dimmer and dimmer with the more information you receive.

The market is FLOODED with talented, qualified and personable applicants in California.

Apply here, but expect to be rejected. Heck, I applied here and expected to be rejected, and I'm from here. You'd probably think "Oh, that's cuz' his numbers are relatively low." No, I'd feel the same way with 3.95 and a 36. I'm sure some of my fellow Californians will chime in and agree.

 

[honker]

There are examples of successful OOS applicants to the UC med schools, but perversely, the more competitive the school, the more likely they are to take OOS applicants. As a rule of thumb, if you are competitive for admission to Harvard or JHU, you have a chance. Otherwise, you are wasting your time and money. Instate applicants have to deal with UC med school adcoms that are slow and infuriatingly inconsistent in terms of how they view the various applicants. It is not uncommon for an applicant to get an acceptance to a UC med school, and then get rejected without an interview at most or all of the other UC schools. Getting instate residency is no assurance that you will be successful.

 

[majahops]

Roger that.

There are examples of successful OOS applicants to the UC med schools, but perversely, the more competitive the school, the more likely they are to take OOS applicants. As a rule of thumb, if you are competitive for admission to Harvard or JHU, you have a chance. Otherwise, you are wasting your time and money. Instate applicants have to deal with UC med school adcoms that are slow and infuriatingly inconsistent in terms of how they view the various applicants. It is not uncommon for an applicant to get an acceptance to a UC med school, and then get rejected without an interview at most or all of the other UC schools. Getting instate residency is no assurance that you will be successful.

 

[csmittyB]

Join a 7th day adventist church and apply to Loma Linda.

 

[Muffinpuff]

Only one open to you might be UCSF. Otherwise, sorrry....virtually impossible🙁

 

[CourageKid]

I am OOS and have interviews coming up at UCSF and UCSD. So I can't speak to an acceptance, but at least a foot in the door.

PM me if you want exact numbers, but I would echo honker's posting. If you feel like you could be competitive at the top schools around the country, it's worth a shot to try the Cal schools. But I was in no way banking on getting an interview at either of those schools and both invites were very pleasant surprises.