<p>As a CA resident who went to both a UC a CSU but now is looking into where my son should go for college, I feel it is not a worth the money to pay OOS fees to be in classes that are overly crowded and be wait listed for others so one will never graduate in 4 years. This also means an extra year of OOS tuition. We now live in the east coast so he would have to apply as an OOS student.</p>
<p>My niece goes to a community college in CA and can not get her classes because students are not able to move up to a CSU or UC and leave so they stay working on additional classes. </p>
<p>There are so many fine schools all over the country that a student may get into without facing this tremendous budget crunch. Perhaps in 5 years when CA straightens out some budget issues it will be better but for now, my son will not be applying to a UC.</p>