That’s pretty subjective. It really depends on who you ask. My parents certainly didn’t want me going here. Personally, I see Cal as the pinnacle school no doubt, but I understand why its estimation has fallen in the eyes of many Californians because of all the stuff thats happened here lately. We have a pretty divided country at the moment and Cal happens to lie at one of the extremes of that divide, which means lots of people won’t respect the school, unfortunately - from California and across the country. Some parents don’t want their kids applying here because of pre conceived notions they have about the school.