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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a spin-off of the transparency thread, where someone wrote—

[quote]I happen to work for public R-1 university that has straight-forward admissions--if you graduate with a certain GPA, you're in. We're ranked in the top 200 and provide a great education for a good value. There are several other universities just like us. 
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I would like to know, what are some T200 public R-1s with straightforward admissions? I am particularly interested in guarantees, like the quoted PP mentioned, so that I don’t have to deal with any gamesmanship about yield protection.

Asking for a self-described “boring” high stats kid from the HS class of 2026 who becomes despondent every time she sees the word “holistic”.[/quote]

So her best approach would be to shot gun. If she is high stats then as OOS she should have a good shot. What is her major?

Definitely apply to UCs and Cal States. UCs are horribly holistic for in state but out of state they just want money and stats. They also take lower stats from OOS students especially at mid tiers. As long as she is over 3.5 and OOS then Santa Barbara, Davis, Irvine are all in reach. Santa Cruz and Merced are pretty much guaranteed. For Cal States look at Cal Poly, SDSU, Long Beach, SJSU, Fullerton. SDSU may be the only R1.

Other options University of Oregon, university Colorado boulder, Iowa, Pitt, etc[/quote]

Outcomes at UC are anything but transparent.  Even mid and lower level ones.  And you have to write 4 essays, I wouldn't rely upon them wanting only money and stats if you are an OOS applicant.

If you are still interested in them, I wouldn't be too sure about UC Davis.  I've heard that Davis yield protects, and there are some odd stories about which kids get into Davis and which ones don't.  Like ones in state accepted by Cal or UCLA, but not Davis, that sort of thing, which is consistent with yield protection. An OOS kid rejected by UC Davis, but accepted at NYU. For in state, Davis probably has data by high school on what types of kids accept, but OOS who knows?  Hearsay, and explainable by randomness, but troubling.  Also important to note that UC Davis publicly prioritizes FGLI.

Nor is UC Santa Cruz guaranteed.  I know someone whose high stats in state kid got into UCLA but rejected by Santa Cruz.  If anything, prioritizes FGLI more than Davis.  A more likely acceptance here, but, again, like Davis, the school may yield protect if it thinks any applicant is using it as a safety.

I would emphasize submitting essays that humanizes your kid and shows real interest.  But, again, they don't really fit your criteria, there is not much transparency when it comes to UC admissions.
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