<p>As predicted UCB has reduced instate admissions and increased admissions from other states joined a nationwide trend for state flagships.</p>
<p>04.14.2010</a> - More than 12,900 offered admission after competitive application period</p>
<p>I expect the state gov’t to step in and pass legislation if they think this trend will prevent too many in-state students from getting accepted…like UF and others have done.</p>
<p>mom, I don’t think that will happen as long as CA is still in a protracted budget crisis, which is really just an extension of years of crises, plural. The finances at this point are more important to the powers that be in the State capitol. Anything that helps the UC system meet its bottom line and be less of an additional liability to the state as a whole, is not something that in the short term the state is going to mess with
JMO.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>I totally agree with that point. However, Calif lawmakers don’t always make these kinds of decisions with the “bottom line” in mind. They are already concerned that their state schools don’t have the appropriate diversity numbers (reflecting the state’s population), so they would fear that including more OOS students will further reduce the number of URMs in their schools.</p>
<p>But again, Mom, it may be a concern, but despite the quite-visible politics of that point, even more visible in the immediate moment is the budget, and that prominence and immediacy is affecting virtually all priorities of lawmakers at present. It may be short-term, but I predict that you will not see a big controversy about this during this calendar year. Just my view.</p>