| dmission: if you re-read my post, you will see that i said some, not all. having said that, i was specifically told that ucb used the point system for their regents, as did the other uc's and if you will view their stats, 99% of their students are top 10% of their graduating class. if that isn't playing a numbers game, then what is? grades are indeed "very important" with sats being "important". if i noticed any trend this year with acceptances, it is that the expectations for admissions rose, not declined. students that i expected to get in to many of the campuses were rejected. i have only heard of one case of a surprise acceptance and this guy had stellar ecs and decent grades, just not top 10%, yet still a worthy candidate for ucla. i come from a VERY competative high school. making top 10% is almost impossible for most students. bottom of the top 10% has a 4.45 gpa. |