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Originally Posted by McLovin
What complexion would have helped? I thought affirmative action at the UCs was banned in California by Prop 206? Making admissions race-neutral and merit based only? (Which is why the top UCs are now 40-50% Asian and only 1-5% African American).
Although it seems like it does help to be out of state, given that the cash strapped UCs desperately need that out of state tuition ($30K/yr higher than in state). That always struck me as outrageous. Californian families who have paid taxes for decades, only to find their kids can't get in to the top UCs because those spots are being whore'd out to the higher out of state bidders.
Congrats on finishing the process and I'm sure he'll like UCSD and be very successful there!
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Non resident and international students tend to get the nod here at University of Michigan. Was my daughter's experience this year, they push the tax paying resident family children to the extensions in Dearborn and Flint with the carrot of transfer to Ann Arbor campus second year. Getting a straight answer from the admissions representative was like trying to pin down a 30 year House of Representatives member. Daughter is full of disdain for the university. She has gladly moved on and will most likely choose a career in another state when finished with education.