<p>Greetings All,</p>
<p>I have 20+ years of work experience in labor and management. I’d love to attend
UC Berkeley. I am a bit apprehensive due to reading in other forums about their strict
selection standards. Currently, I do not live in CA, but I’ll relocate to enroll in a CA school.
Yes, I’ll be OOS for a year. I know the area I’d like to study as well. Should I consider enrolling in a local college, and transfer to UCB instead of starting there from scratch? I have some credits earned at SF State several years ago; I have the transcripts. </p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>You’d be considered a non-traditional student, so you aren’t being compared directly to the kids applying as seniors in high school.</p>
<p>Take a look at this board: [Non-Traditional</a> Students - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/non-traditional-students/]Non-Traditional”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/non-traditional-students/)</p>
<p>Or try posting this on the Berkeley board, and see if any other students in similar situations have advice: [University</a> of California - Berkeley - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/]University”>University of California - Berkeley - College Confidential Forums)</p>
<p>Hopefully others on either those boards or this one will have further insight. Good luck!</p>
<p>Your best bet would be to move to California and work there for at least a year before enrolling anywhere. That is the only certain way to qualify for in-state tuition and fees. For specific policies on in-state residence, check the websites of the places that you are interested in. </p>
<p>For specific advice useful for a non-traditional age student, you really should contact the colleges/universities that you are interested in. Your situation is very different from that of the kinds of applicants who normally post here at CC. Much of the information that is useful to them will not matter at all in your situation.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>