<p>Oh, and the admission rate to UC Merced is not 96%, it’s 81% (see the following article).</p>
<p>[U</a> C Merced - UC Merced Reports Record Numbers of Applications and Admission Offers for Fall 2007 Freshman Class](<a href=“http://www.ucmerced.edu/news_articles/03302007_uc_merced_report_record.asp]U”>http://www.ucmerced.edu/news_articles/03302007_uc_merced_report_record.asp)</p>
<p>The statistics for applications and admissions for 2008 for UC Merced are not yet out.</p>