@TooOld4School I actually find UM’s admissions stats to be much more opaque than those at UC. Simple and relevant question: are in-state applications rising or falling? How many in-state applications this year, compared to 10 years ago? These kinds of numbers are easily available for UCLA, or any other UC campus. Maybe I am looking in the wrong places, but I couldn’t find the numbers for UM.
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/freshman-admissions-summary