<p>Generally speaking, OOS admissions are more competitive, so it probably hurts your chances. Berkeley’s a public school, and priority goes to instate students.</p>
<p>Also you might find this article interesting, I feel like location would play into the “holistic” admissions stuff: <a href=“Lifting the Veil on the Holistic Process at the University of California, Berkeley - The New York Times”>Lifting the Veil on the Holistic Process at the University of California, Berkeley - The New York Times;