<p>I am an out of state resident who because of all the independent scholarships that I have won combined with a small % of money that my parents and I have saved will not need any financial aid or scholarships from college for my freshman year.</p>
<p>My stats are pretty typical for a Berkeley applicant and similar to others’ who have posted under the thread of official chances.</p>
<p>Does this set me apart from other applicants? Also does being a female engineering major do anything to help?</p>
<p>Thanks for your input.</p>
<p>Female engineering major–that might help you out a bit since that’s not common. Being out-of-state also improves your chances.</p>
<p>Not so sure about whether the lack of financial need will affect admission, however. The UCs don’t admit people based on their ability to pay. As I currently understand it, they 1) admit you first and 2) offer you scholarships if you qualify for any and offer you a financial aid package. Fin aid eligibility and admission are two different things; usually you can’t talk about FA without getting in first.</p>
<p>But I’m just a fellow applicant. Maybe your counselor knows more about this.</p>
<p>I think this is in the wrong section?..</p>
<p>@etg2013: LOL, you’re right!</p>
<p>luvswimming2: You might want to repost this in the Berkeley forum. Just saying.</p>
<p>Yeah, I thought I had posted it in the Berkeley Forum, but I also applied to UC San Diego and since they are both in the UC system, I guess the same rules would apply applicant-wise.</p>