@moooop I understand your point but from my kid’s LA HS about 60+ kids (400 graduating class) apply to Indiana University (Bloomington) and about 50+ to University of Michigan (about the same number of applicants as to to UofA and UC-Boulder) even though we have one of the “best” public university systems in the US. With UC flagships in the 13% acceptance rate, many are also applying to other colleges OOS and private as possible options.