No offence taken and thank you for the elaborate response.
I see your point about not having perfect GPA, yet I was told the process is “holistic”:
- applicants from tougher high schools will have some sort of adjustment
- applicants who spent a lot of time on non-academic ECs clearly cannot spend the time on
more academic ECs
I did that process in a different century on a different continent and the process was clear and fair. I am not sure I can say the same for UCs in 2021.