<p>More apply to UCLA because most college kids don’t venture too far from home…Southern CA is much more populous than Northern CA.</p>
<p>There is still a stigma about Berkeley that it is cutthroat competitive and not so much at UCLA…This scares away some applicants.</p>
<p>Kids may prefer UCLA’s location.</p>
<p>Cal’s academic programs are for the most part stronger than UCLA’s.</p>