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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The original Phillips in Massachusetts does the same. I had a friend whose son went there and they steered him to UIUC. Oh a girl from DC’s class who attended ended up at UC Davis.  I believe she is a Harvard legacy. Wonder if she was even allowed to apply to Harvard if she ended up at Davis. [/quote]

Attending a prestigious boarding school to end up at UC Davis is kind of crazy to me. Not that it’s a bad school, but it’s not particularly sought after even for those from ordinary California public schools. [/quote]

It’s a bold choice but if they’re interested in agriculture or are pre-vet, well done. Kids from our very well-off competitive area who go to UC Davis are usually prepping to be fancy organic farmers, pre-vet, or are planning to go into the wine industry in various ways, often because it’s a family business (either distribution or  running a vineyard/winery). Or they’re recruited athletes.[/quote]

I don't think so. You can do all those things without going to UC Davis. And I'm from CA. [/quote]

I’m not from CA so it’s probably why UC Davis attracts these grads from my area. I’m sure that you have more breadth of opportunity for your H.S. grads in these areas and they probably feel more confident about not needing to specifically apply to UC Davis for certain things. But where I am UC Davis is very popular for a specific breed of kid and also ticks the “glamorous CA”/“OOS” boxes.

Having lived in CA and now living elsewhere I fully understand that the nuances of the UC system are perceived very differently by CA residents than outsiders.[/quote]

UC Davis has that college town in a rural area environment that is more familiar to east coasters. It’s popular in Northern California and the Bay Area but less so in Southern California. UC Irvine is the SoCal equivalent of Davis but very different environment. CA parents have a hard time with UC Davis, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara because these were safeties for B students back when they went to college. So many parents of perfect stat students in wealthy areas are absolutely shocked when they get rejected.

Californians also seem to struggle outside their normal weather and culture environments. [/quote]

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