About Residency..

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<p>Hello everybody, </p>

<p>I have been asking this question around for a while and no one seems to have the answer! Then I stumbled upon this site and created an ID hoping to get my questions answered.</p>

<p>I currently reside in Saipan (google it) and I already have an AA degree from a community college here. My plans to transferring to california and attending college there were crushed when I saw all the requirements to achieve state residency. </p>

<p>I am seriously considering moving out to california and work/live/get a driver’s license etc. for a year and then attending school. </p>

<p>The problem is, what if i move out there and get residency and don’t get accepted to the schools I want to attend? Is it possible to apply as a transfer student, get accepted, and petition for a waiver of some sort to extend a year of college?</p>

<p>And also would you guys please recommend colleges that would accept GPA of 3.4 and SAT 1750?</p>

<p>STARTING to apply really seems like the hardest part of applying…</p>

<p>Please help. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Being a pacific islander should help.
LUCKY YOU! Tropics to Cali. It’s cold and rainy in NY right now…
Mmm…
Having residency will help you a BUTTLOAD (but not everywhere)</p>

<p>UC Merced’s got a 91% acceptance rate
and your SATs are above 75th percentile</p>

<p>UC Riverside accepts 84%
once again above 75th percentile</p>

<p>UC Santa Cruz accepts 72%
and you’re within range</p>

<p>UC Davis accepts 53%
you’re in range</p>

<p>Irvine take 49%
in range</p>

<p>Santa Barbara takes 49%
you’re in range</p>

<p>San Diego takes 40%
and you’re in range</p>

<p>You’re just above 25th percentile for UCLA, but I’m not sure about your GPA
Berkeley may be a reach…</p>

<p>I don’t know about UCLA, but word on the street is that Berkeley is upping their OOS admit rate to get more money, since the Schwarzzenator cut back some 365 million on the school’s budget or something.</p>

<p>I think the other schools might be fine, but I dunno.</p>

<p>You’re a Pacific Islander.
If you count as an “American Indian” or “Native Peoples of Pacific Islands”
or anything like that,
you’re in at most places.
If you’re financially disadvantaged, a lot of places will give you moolah.</p>

<p>If you’re “of color” don’t stop at the Cal schools, well… really depends on what you wanna do, but heebeeJEEBEEZ, North Eastern schools would kill for a Native American or Pacific Islander. I mean, your stats aren’t fab, but your location should get you far. Northeastern schools will probably hand you wads and wads of money if you let them check you off for their diversity stats. APPY AWAY!</p>

<p>btw,
any idea what you wanna study?/ What’s your AA in?</p>

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<p>

The UCs (Univerisities of California, including UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UCSB, UCD, UCSC, UCR and UCM) are barred by state law (Prop 209, 1996) from considering race or ethnicity in admissions.</p>

<p>The many private universities in California are free to consider race and ethinicity in admissions decisions, but it will not be a factor at the UCs.</p>

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<p>oh… oops.
well, the private universities on the east coast would fuggin’ luv yuh.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys, </p>

<p>I want to major in elementary education and later get an EdD. </p>

<p>And yeah, i was also planning to apply to schools in New York! :slight_smile: </p>

<p>But do any of you guys know if there’s a petition of waiver of some sort??</p>

<p>I don’t want to pack up and leave without having a guarantee of admissions to a school…</p>

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<p>wjdgpts, I am sorry, but there is no good news in answer to your questions, which is why there is hesitation to post the bad news. It is very difficult to establish residency for tuition purposes at the University of California. Until you are 24, your residency for tuition will be derived from your parents’ place of residence. Those who move to California specifically to attend a college or university cannot establish residency for tuition purposes. There are no acceptance guarantees for out-of-state applicants and no enrollment deferment options at the UC.</p>

<p>There are many private universities in California that have no California residency requirements, but they tend to be expensive.</p>

<p>You might look into the 23-campus California State University system - the overall cost is lower, even for oos ($30,000 - $35,000/yr), and the in-state residency requirements are somewhat less stringent. [url=&lt;a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”&gt;http://www.csumentor.edu/]CSUMentor[/url</a>]</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>As well as being less expensive than the UCs, while the California State Universities (CSUs) are prohibited from awarding PhD degrees, they have been granted the authority to award the EdD degree.</p>