<p>Of course, the low acceptance rates to m-school causes a lot of applications per applicant, so the yield at most, probably the predominant no. of m-schools, has to be quite low for lesser known m’s, except for instate students applying to such; in which case, there has to be a weeding-out process of those “outsiders” who are not serious about attending these m’s. Again, I think this has to hurt both Berk and UCLA m-applicants. Undoubtedly, there have to be some relationships (probably informal) that might cause some of these lesser-known m’s to accept a higher % of Berk and UCLA students because of higher yields from these groups of students in the past. Perhaps UCLA applicants to SUNY Buffalo, for instance.</p>