Californian parents justified feeling bitter their kids are shutout of the UC System?

[ucbalumnus]

@turtletime

Plenty of top students “make due” without the UC system. Mine go to out of state private schools along with all of their friends through activities. Most of their classmates though rely on the local CC’s, CSU’s and UC’s and they live at home for the first couple years. It’s survivable but of course a top student is going to get upset when they qualify but don’t get in. I’m pretty sure Jersey kids and parents vent at that situation too.

The difference on these forums is that New Jersey students often want to go anywhere but Rutgers or other New Jersey publics, rather than griping that Rutgers is too selective so that they do not get admitted.