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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think we are largely saying the same thing.  The top tier UCs have a quota by high school with the goal of admitting the best students irregardless of socioeconomic status.  I personally agree with this approach — even if it might personally disadvantage DC.  Our left leaning policies is one of the prime reasons that I live where I do.[/quote]

Can you share a link where they say there’s a “quota?”

I have asked UCLA this and they said NO. 
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If you look at the historical admissions from each high school, you will see the quota.  It is not necessarily a bad thing- admit by high school, not an entire applicant pool.  The UC's know the high schools and know how many they will take from each, each year.

The number one rule for UC admission:  You compete against your high school classmates, not against the broader applicant pool.   Pre-covid this was seen in the SAT scores of the colleges.  UC's had very average SAT scores, for example UCI's 25th percentile SAT score was below 1100.  Even UCLA had 25% of its class in the 1200's.

I don't begrudge this policy choice even though much more accomplished students are rejected as compared to others. [/quote]

I disagree in that the other major factor in UC admissions is first generation students or lower income students and this disproportionately impacts the odds of kids from wealthy and private schools even if they themselves aren’t wealthy. Now, for whatever reason some private schools (particularly Catholic ones) are feeder schools (it may be the number of athletes) and do well but most don’t.  Take a school like Harvard Westlake where they have dozens going to HYPMS and something like 40% to a top 10-15 school, 97 admits for UCs and 191 applicants.  Most or 171 applied to Cal and 33 got in.  Now take Mission High in San Francisco (high concentration of first generation and underperforming school) 106 applied and a 101 got in.  78 applied to Cal and 28 got in.  It’s not just your school peers.  Not saying anything is wrong with this policy but there is definitely a focus on the underserved. [/quote]

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