Has UCSB become more selective than Berkeley & UCLA?

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<p>i dont think so. i think cal is the most selective out of three and than ucla and than ucsb....</p>

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<p>My point is, most of the UC's are admitting the same number of people, so if Cal gets more and LA gets less, it means that the selectivities will be shifted.</p>

<p>Nevertheless, we shouldnt be talking about that. Both schools are top notch, period, and nothing will change that. </p>

<p>Our real competitors are USC, Stanford, and the other privates, not ourselves! After all, when it comes to the magic M word, no UC has enough, compared to the filthy rich USC and hyper rich Stanford,</p>

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<p>"Some would consider UCSB to be a "powerhouse UC"
5 nobel prizes since 1998!"</p>

<p>SORT of...</p>

<p>Many of these nobel laureates did their work elsewhere and UCSB was simply lucky enough to snatch them up in time to claim their prize. For example, Finn Kydland, 2004 winner for economics, did all of his prize-winning work over a period of many years at Carnegie-Mellon then came to UCSB the summer of 2004. Three months later, before he even would get to settle into his office, he would win the Nobel Prize... and UCSB gets to claim credit.</p>

<p>If UCSB gets to rightfully claim credit for anything, it's clairvoyance.</p>

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<p>I don't really see how higher numbers of applicants unquestionably translates to higher selectivity. If University A receives 2000 aplicants with an average of 3.8 GPA and 1400 SAT and University B recieves 4000 applicants with an average of 3.2 GPA and 1100 SAT and both are allocated 500 spaces to fill, I would not necessarily consider University B to be more selective. I usually define selectivity as how difficult it is to be selected for admission by a university, not how many rejection letters a university sends out. The quality of the students should be taken into account.</p>

<p>I think that UCSB's party school reputation indiscriminately attracts students spanning all levels of quality(including many who are underqualified), which, in turn, deceptively inflates UCSB's statistics making it look more selective than it really is. I could be wrong, though.</p>

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<p>Well, more people are satisfied at UCSB than any other UC and even Harvard!</p>

<p>It is very selective though.</p>