<p>Well, it’s hard to buy that UCs know and take note when you look at their admissions stats. 90 plus percent are in the top 10%. This makes no sense when in the Country’s truly top high schools, over a third get into top 15 colleges. The third decile is generally higher achievers than most top 5% graduates. Unfortunately, state schools in general must focus on the quantative because they are dealing with a tremendous number of applicants with limited adcoms. Students at lesser known rigerous schools have the hardest time gaining admission to state schools.</p>