University of California schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UC's are pushing kids to do CC first for two years and transfer in. The transfer admission rates are a lot higher (2x-4x) than trying to come in as a freshman.

If you want OOS admission as a freshman, you literally need to be perfect. You will likely also have Ivy offers in hand.

If your kid really wants California, enroll in a local CC or CalState and establish California residency.

Yeah, that would be establishing California non-residency, the CC's are happy to charge out-of-state rates and they check and have longer waiting periods than most. That designation transfers to the 4-year school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which ones are the lowest ranked UCs, based on what people who live in CA think?

UC Merced is lowest. Was not very farsighted to put it in the Central Valley where the nearest strip mall is 20 mins away. There is nothing surrounding it. Next ranked is UC Riverside. Every other UC your likely not getting into without a 3.8+ GPA

I’m pretty sure the point of UC Merced was to serve an underserved area. And it was founded in 2005, but is already T100.

Merced was established to serve Hispanic students. And it does. As does Riverside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, hit enter too soon.

And how do they compare to the better Cal States? Is there an overlap from the top Cal States to the bottom UCs?

Some Cal Poly SLO majors are just as good as Berkeley’s. When you take into account that SLO’s tuition is $10,195 for California residents as compared to Berkeley’s $15,444, it’s quite a bargain.

[Anonymous]

My child is at UCLA now. Had a 4.0 UW GPA and a few AP exams - I think two 5’s and a 4. So far they’ve gotten most of the classes they wanted - did not have to sign up for 10 backups as a PP suggested. And UCLA now guarantees 4 years of on-campus housing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, hit enter too soon.

And how do they compare to the better Cal States? Is there an overlap from the top Cal States to the bottom UCs?

Some Cal Poly SLO majors are just as good as Berkeley’s. When you take into account that SLO’s tuition is $10,195 for California residents as compared to Berkeley’s $15,444, it’s quite a bargain.

Each UC has different living costs as do the Cal states. Cal Poly's living cost is about $16k right now and totals out for In state at around $30k. While UCLA is going to be more than this, some of the other UC will cost around $28-32K so THE SAME

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, hit enter too soon.

And how do they compare to the better Cal States? Is there an overlap from the top Cal States to the bottom UCs?

Some Cal Poly SLO majors are just as good as Berkeley’s. When you take into account that SLO’s tuition is $10,195 for California residents as compared to Berkeley’s $15,444, it’s quite a bargain.

Each UC has different living costs as do the Cal states. Cal Poly's living cost is about $16k right now and totals out for In state at around $30k. While UCLA is going to be more than this, some of the other UC will cost around $28-32K so THE SAME

Wrong. Total cost of attendance in-state at Cal Poly is $16,449.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, hit enter too soon.

And how do they compare to the better Cal States? Is there an overlap from the top Cal States to the bottom UCs?

Some Cal Poly SLO majors are just as good as Berkeley’s. When you take into account that SLO’s tuition is $10,195 for California residents as compared to Berkeley’s $15,444, it’s quite a bargain.

Each UC has different living costs as do the Cal states. Cal Poly's living cost is about $16k right now and totals out for In state at around $30k. While UCLA is going to be more than this, some of the other UC will cost around $28-32K so THE SAME

Wrong. Total cost of attendance in-state at Cal Poly is $16,449.

SLO only guarantees one year of housing is for most majors, and the lottery odds are low, maybe 30%.

[Anonymous]

Try for UC Santa Barbara. It’s a lovely campus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, hit enter too soon.

And how do they compare to the better Cal States? Is there an overlap from the top Cal States to the bottom UCs?

Some Cal Poly SLO majors are just as good as Berkeley’s. When you take into account that SLO’s tuition is $10,195 for California residents as compared to Berkeley’s $15,444, it’s quite a bargain.

Each UC has different living costs as do the Cal states. Cal Poly's living cost is about $16k right now and totals out for In state at around $30k. While UCLA is going to be more than this, some of the other UC will cost around $28-32K so THE SAME

Wrong. Total cost of attendance in-state at Cal Poly is $16,449.

show us the links you bovine fool

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, hit enter too soon.

And how do they compare to the better Cal States? Is there an overlap from the top Cal States to the bottom UCs?

Some Cal Poly SLO majors are just as good as Berkeley’s. When you take into account that SLO’s tuition is $10,195 for California residents as compared to Berkeley’s $15,444, it’s quite a bargain.

Each UC has different living costs as do the Cal states. Cal Poly's living cost is about $16k right now and totals out for In state at around $30k. While UCLA is going to be more than this, some of the other UC will cost around $28-32K so THE SAME

Wrong. Total cost of attendance in-state at Cal Poly is $16,449.

show us the links you bovine fool

Drinking early and well into the evening, I see.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, hit enter too soon.

And how do they compare to the better Cal States? Is there an overlap from the top Cal States to the bottom UCs?

Some Cal Poly SLO majors are just as good as Berkeley’s. When you take into account that SLO’s tuition is $10,195 for California residents as compared to Berkeley’s $15,444, it’s quite a bargain.

Each UC has different living costs as do the Cal states. Cal Poly's living cost is about $16k right now and totals out for In state at around $30k. While UCLA is going to be more than this, some of the other UC will cost around $28-32K so THE SAME

Wrong. Total cost of attendance in-state at Cal Poly is $16,449.

show us the links you bovine fool

Drinking early and well into the evening, I see.

Fair request

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child is at UCLA now. Had a 4.0 UW GPA and a few AP exams - I think two 5’s and a 4. So far they’ve gotten most of the classes they wanted - did not have to sign up for 10 backups as a PP suggested. And UCLA now guarantees 4 years of on-campus housing.

Read the fine print on that…you’ve got to really want to be in LA to put up with what passes for “on-campus housing” at UCLA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Try for UC Santa Barbara. It’s a lovely campus.

+1

And great programs too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, hit enter too soon.

And how do they compare to the better Cal States? Is there an overlap from the top Cal States to the bottom UCs?

Some Cal Poly SLO majors are just as good as Berkeley’s. When you take into account that SLO’s tuition is $10,195 for California residents as compared to Berkeley’s $15,444, it’s quite a bargain.

Each UC has different living costs as do the Cal states. Cal Poly's living cost is about $16k right now and totals out for In state at around $30k. While UCLA is going to be more than this, some of the other UC will cost around $28-32K so THE SAME

Wrong. Total cost of attendance in-state at Cal Poly is $16,449.

No I am right. Just look at the chart on the Cal Poly website:

https://www.calpoly.edu/financial-aid/costs-and-affordability/undergraduate-costs-attendance-2022


Living on or off Campus Living With Parents
Fees* $11,022 $11,022
Total Tuition and Fees $11,022 $11,022
Books $699 $699
Supplies $207 $207
Housing & Meals $16,449 $6,363
Transportation $729 $729
Personal/Misc. $1,515 $1,515
Estimated Loan Fees $0 $0
Total Cost of Attendance $30,621 $20,535

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child is at UCLA now. Had a 4.0 UW GPA and a few AP exams - I think two 5’s and a 4. So far they’ve gotten most of the classes they wanted - did not have to sign up for 10 backups as a PP suggested. And UCLA now guarantees 4 years of on-campus housing.

Read the fine print on that…you’ve got to really want to be in LA to put up with what passes for “on-campus housing” at UCLA.

What does this mean?