[quote=joec]Yeah, I believe UCs (the “tier 1/2” ones) are pretty hard to get in now…
I’ve read especially UC Berkeley and UCLA being the toughest…(probably depending on if you want to live in nor cal or so cal…)
Then, I think UC Davis and UC San Diego are just a step below those 2.
For the people with HS kids, maybe they can share if they applied/were able to get in. It seems much harder now though from all I’ve read.
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I have a daughter who just graduated from HS. She was accepted to all UCs that she applied to including UCLA and Berkeley. In fact she was admitted as a Regent scholar at UCLA but she’s heading to an Ivy League school. It’s getting harder now to get in to UCLA and UC Berkeley but for the most part, acceptance to a UC is pretty much predictable compared to the elite private schools. If you have perfect to near perfect GPA and a decent SAT/ACT plus respectable EC’s/awards, you’re pretty much a shoo-in to UCLA/Berkeley. You can’t really say that to elite private schools since they have other qualifications and categories to fill (Under represented minorities, Athletes, legacies, donors, international, etc.).
