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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everyone talks about how competitive the DMV area is, but it's even worse in California. In the Bay Area, every large high school is just as competitive as Langley or McLean in NOVA. Everyone is taking 15+ AP classes and getting 5s on the scores. Teachers refuse to give out As. Sports teams are impossible to join. Extracurriculars are impossible to stand out. Everyone is doing research, starting non-profits, winning chess tournaments, and doing other niche extracurriculars. And it sucks too because high schools in LA, Orange County, and San Diego are also brutally competitive and cutthroat. [b]It's why someone with straight As in California can get denied from UC Riverside. [/quote][/b]

UC Riverside accepts 75% of in-state applicants.

Of course, yes someone is part of the 25%...seems hard to believe it is a straight A student taking tons of APs.[/quote]

At my high school, I was not even in the top 40% despite having straight As in 12 APs[/quote]

That is grade inflation.[/quote]

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