@PadreDeTres , @CABoyMom I read your comments on this thread with great interest! My son is in a similar position this year, having no offers from the UCs in mechanical engineering. He has an unweighted GPA of 4.0 and UC GPA of 4.3 at a competitive public high school in Cupertino. I have intently parented him to be well-rounded teen who is happy both mentally and physically. As a third-generation California resident and UC grad, I am really disappointed that my son does not have an offer from the UC system and we will likely send him out of state and pay out-of-state tuition. I imagine the CA population is growing and the UCs need to open more spots to accommodate more in-state applicants. I don’t see any noticeable effect from the UC promise of capping out-of-state residents in this year’s admission process. But I also agree that either a match system or early action might be helpful to reduce the crazy number of schools students now apply to and allow students to indicate their preferences.
I’m curious, @PadreDeTres if your article to the news press or the UC Chancellor was received or published? What else can we do as parents to influence change in the UC admissions process?