<p>@bomerr I have been wondering for a while, just curious. I believe you got accepted to USC, correct? Then why are you even on this UC thread? Why are you wasting time? It looks weird. Why aren’t you on the USC thread? It would be like getting accepted to Harvard and spending all your time on the Stanford thread attacking it, or getting accepted to UCI, but spending all your time on the UC Davis thread attacking it. It doesn’t make you look like you have a good life, or anything going for you. You’re not part of the UC community, in fact you hate everything about the UCs - so a well-adjusted person would just move on and not waste time over something they see as worthless and inferior. Based on your “supposed” sentiments, your actions show the real situation: the UCs clearly have a much greater power than you are admitting as you are incapable of walking away. You’re not coming off in a strong light. It’s elementary psychology.</p>
<p>And stats, FYI, white, from an affluent area, with a UC degree - and my daughter got in. </p>
<p>Anyway, I wish you the best of luck in your pursuits, I have nothing against you, you seem nice enough, but I believe you would be happier if you just accept that sometimes, for reasons unknown, things just don’t go as planned. Dwelling on the what ifs, and analyzing minutiae ad nauseum just holds you back from your potential.</p>