Whats the deal with the UC schools? Do they accept out of staters?

[Hawaiiandoc04]

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I am trying to decide which schools to apply to and I was wondering if Cali schools (the UC's) take out of staters. I looked in the MSAR and nowhere did it say explicitly that out of staters were not accepted yet if you look at the matriculants, they are all CALI residents. I'd love going to a UC school but it seems that they show no love to out of staters. Does anyone know anything definitive about this?

 

[Street Philosopher]

It's tough. Your best UC bets are UCSF, UCLA & UCSD. UCI and Davis take VERY few out of staters; some years, they accept none.

 

[nimbus001]

UCSF is your best bet, but don't count on that...Most of UC schools accept 90%+ in state (like closer to 96-99%)...I am not sure about the exact stats, but UC schools are a bitch when time comes to accept out of staters....

 

[Nefertari]

If you do a search for this year's post-interview UC threads, you'll get a taste for how impossible & frustrating it can be, not just for OOS apps, but even IN state folks! Save your $ & increase your chances by applying to privates or other state schools that have higher OOS acceptance rates.

 

[bw07]

It's definitely possible, but you need to be incredibly competitive. A guy I know from UIUC recently chose UCSF over Harvard as an out of stater... very accomplished person.

 

[exmike]

yeah its basically impossible for IN staters let along OUT of staters.. *sigh* The price for living in paradise

 

[UCSBMed1]

Don't apply to Cali schools. If you *really* want to live in paradise, only apply to UCSF or UCLA, and only if you have a 3.8+ and a 35+. Good luck.

If I were you, I'd save my money and use it to apply to some Ivies, equally hard to get into, and more realistic. It also saves spots for people who want to go to school here to be close to home.

 

[Blanch]

I looked up the stats on the U.S. News info about UCSF:

For the 2002 Admissions Cycle

In-state Applicants
2375 Apps
168 Accepted
7.1% Accept/App

Out-of-state Applicants
1719 Apps
69 Accepted
4.0% Accept/App

Harder, but not impossible as long as you are competitive with the in-staters that get in. When looking at the matriculants, keep in mind that less than half of the out-of-staters decide to go, most likely for cost reasons.

 

[Blanch]

For UCLA

2.0% of out-of-state apps get in, compared to 6.0% of in-state apps. The matriculation rate for out-of-staters accepted to UCLA is less than 30%.

 

[jtheater]

I would definitely apply to UCSF or UCLA if you have competitive scores/grades and strong non-numerical factors. On my interview day, only 2 of 10 applicants at UCSF were in-state. Of course, that is not representative of all those interviewed. I also think it is great that non-CA residents apply. These two schools are nationally recognized medical schools and I think it would be detrimental to limit the pool to only CA residents. Federal funding is also a larger portion of a medical school's budget than state funding.