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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The UC system is widely known for following a de facto high-school based admissions system.  Not de jure, that wasn't even implied.

For example, take Dominguez High School, located in Compton, CA.

It has approximately 1,800 students, 95% of whom are low income.  20% have difficulty being taught in English.

UC Berkeley admitted 19 students from Dominguez High out of 69 who applied.

There are no commended national merit scholars nor are there any NMSF winnders at Dominguez High.

University High School in Irvine, CA has approximately 2,400 students.  UC Berkeley admitted 29 students out of 248 who applied.

Univeristy High School had 33 National Merit Scholarship Finalists this year.  Dozens and dozens more who were commended.

Please tell me again how Berkeley doesn't admit by high school?

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For anyone even remotely familiar with UC admissions, this is no surprise whatsoever.  You compete against your fellow high school students for an admission's spot, not against someone from another high school.  The number of students that Berkeley selects from each high school is extremely stable.  California has some incredibly good schools and some incredibly, incredibly bad ones.

This produces a massive range of student abilities and readiness.  [/quote]

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