<p>As an international applicant, I was really disheartened when I saw the admission rates of the UC schools (Berkeley Biology for instance, only took in 2-4 international students out of around 50 total matriculated) When you take into consideration the fact that there are probably more international applicants than domestic, your chances look very dim indeed. </p>
<p>But in the end I suppose its just the name of the game. I highly doubt its due to racism/nationalism or a “southern mentality” as someone above has insinuated. Its all down to money. If schools all had limitless funds, no doubt the discepency between int. and domestic admissions would be narrowed.</p>