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harvardgator's accusations weren't based on "hard data' either, and I'm not sure how you came to the conclusion that "clearly" they are rounding up. In fact, harvardgator backtracked in post #260, now instead claiming that the mid tier UCs should be ranked lower because those top 10% rankings are skewed because they include students from low performing high schools (in essence confirming that those figures are actually accurate).
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I don't have access to the current rankings, but I did in the past and I remember laughing out loud at the top 10% numbers at UC Riverside. You need a 3.0 and a pulse to get into the school.. "
Historically, UCR has accepted all students who qualify for admission to the UC system based on grade-point average and scores on college-entrance exams unlike the more selective campuses such as Berkeley, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Irvine. About 4,100 UC-eligible students who were not offered admission to their campus of choice were referred to UCR and UC Merced, the system's newest campus." Link:
UC system fall '07 freshman admission numbers up | Riverside | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland Southern California
As I understand it, the numbers are not based on any sort of hard data, the top 10% numbers are simply "estimates" by administrators. There is a strong incentive for these administrators to simply make up really high numbers for top 10% in class, as there is no accountability whatsoever.