[quote=AN] . . . I find it ironic that someone who prides herself on who well she did on one ACT test yet never bothered to finish college would be talking smack about immigrants that have finished college and frankly have done better to further themselves.

Excuse after excuse. I’ve heard that before. I’ve cold hve done better, I’ve could have done this.

Well, the point is, you didn’t. End of discussion.[/quote]flu asked, but our discussion really has nothing to do with me. I never said, shoulda, woulda, coulda … I have no regrets.

The reality is that back in “my day,” the only people that went to college out of HS were those who could afford it. And that was +/- 15% of HS graduates. The only reason a higher percentage of HS graduates attend college now is because more financial aid as well as student loans are available to them.

I don’t begrudge the “middle eastern males” who were the bulk of foreign students back then. I wasn’t an engineering student and their presence wasn’t affecting my ability to get an education. They paid the OOS tuition and that’s just who it happened to be at the time.

I’m not bragging about my ACT results. Flu asked about it so I answered. That 31 ACT score and my good looks won’t even buy me a cup of black coffee today. And it wasn’t worth anything to me then since I was unable to use it.

You seem to have some kind of a chip on your shoulder, AN, and you shouldn’t, because you’re an American.

Yes, I will admit that I would like to see more CA HS graduates get admitted to a public in-state university … preferably as close to “home” as possible so they won’t have to pay for room and board. I think its really depressing how many CA HS grads are actually admitted to UC/CSU, even after applying to 4+ campuses. It’s not fair that possibly ~108,500 slots are “given away” to OOS/OOC applicants when our own kids can’t even transfer out of CC as a junior with a ~3.6 GPA. It’s wrong and immoral and I don’t know of any other state which does this at the expense of their own natives and residents. You’ve got young kids who will someday want to apply to UC/CSU so you should be concerned about this issue, as well.