Are they lying?

[Ahmed786]

Found on the UCLA website why is no preference given if so many people from California end up going there? Is this the same "official stance" all other California schools have?

http://www.medstudent.ucla.edu/prospective/admissions/default.cfm?pgID=3

Residence: No preference is given to state of residence. However many applicants come from California. Acceptees from California are more likely to matriculate at UCLA. Out of 145 freshman, 85 percent were from California.

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[nick_carraway]

No, it's not the same policy at each UC. Certainly the idea is that ppl are more likely to matriculate if they get into their home school, which would explain the large pool of CA med students.

 

[paranoid_eyes]

Found on the UCLA website why is no preference given if so many people from California end up going there? Is this the same "official stance" all other California schools have?

http://www.medstudent.ucla.edu/prospective/admissions/default.cfm?pgID=3

Residence: No preference is given to state of residence. However many applicants come from California. Acceptees from California are more likely to matriculate at UCLA. Out of 145 freshman, 85 percent were from California.

no they are not lying. There are probably a lot of factors leading to the 85% statistic.

1) California produces TONS of exceptionally qualified applicants, all of which apply to the full UC cocktail

2) There may be no DIRECT preference, but remember that a med school can accept or reject you for almost any reason they see fit. Indirect preference with interviewers, etc. could play a role

 

[167649]

Found on the UCLA website why is no preference given if so many people from California end up going there? Is this the same "official stance" all other California schools have?

http://www.medstudent.ucla.edu/prospective/admissions/default.cfm?pgID=3

Residence: No preference is given to state of residence. However many applicants come from California. Acceptees from California are more likely to matriculate at UCLA. Out of 145 freshman, 85 percent were from California.

UCLA is the most "lenient" of all the UC's regarding out of state applicants. Last time I checked, at the rest in-state percentage is much higher.

 

[pntgrd]

UCLA is the most "lenient" of all the UC's regarding out of state applicants. Last time I checked, at the rest in-state percentage is much higher.

It's not leniency, UCLA has no preference for in or out of state. UCSF has a preference but it isn't as absolute as UCSD/UCI/UCD.

 

[167649]

It's not leniency, UCLA has no preference for in or out of state. UCSF has a preference but it isn't as absolute as UCSD/UCI/UCD.

There you go OP!