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Hi everyone,

I had a question about UCR housing and the SIR process.

If you selected a room/apartment during housing selection but did NOT pay the deposit or sign the contract within the deadline/time limit, does the reservation automatically cancel itself? Or are you still somehow committed to it?

Also, for the SIR, after June 1 does it become legally binding where you cannot back out anymore if you decide to attend another school instead? Or can you still withdraw later and just lose the deposit/fees?

I’m trying to understand how flexible everything is before fully committing. Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I applied as a transfer student for Fall 2026 and was wondering if anyone has heard anything yet or knows when UT Austin usually releases transfer decisions.

Are decisions released all at once or in waves? Also, if you already got a transfer student decision, what was your timeline?

Thanks and good luck to everyone waiting.

I’m a transfer student trying to decide if it’s worth paying out-of-state tuition to attend UCLA for a Political Science BA, or if it would be smarter financially to attend a cheaper UC, establish residency because the system flagged me as non-resident even when I do live CA and attended transferring from a cc, or should I just wait and apply later for graduate school/possibly a PhD or law school.

I genuinely love UCLA academically, but the cost is making me panic. I come from a low-income background, and taking on massive debt scares me. Housing prices also worry me a lot.

For people who studied Political Science (or humanities in general):

• Was UCLA worth the debt?
• Did the prestige/helpful connections actually matter long term?
• If you could do it again, would you choose a cheaper school for undergrad and save money for grad/law school instead?
• How realistic is it to manage UCLA costs as an out-of-state transfer student?

I’d really appreciate honest advice from people who have actually been through this. I’ve literally been crying over this decision.