Hi! I’m sure it’s still early to tell how competitive his stats will be for the UC’s, but your son is interested in the same schools I was initially interested in out of high school. I wanted a school that had both great academics, but also a fun sports culture. I went to USC my freshman year, and ended up transferring to UCSB. There were some things I did love about USC (I had great professors and the football games, etc were super fun), but I never really found a super strong group of friends and transferred to UCSB (the student body was much friendlier and laid-back in general). I was shocked how awesome the school spirit was at UCSB! Men’s soccer and basketball games especially. The stadiums are much smaller, but UCSB students go all out for these games. Super fun! UCSB has gotten increasingly difficult to get into, but if he ends up with the grade/test scores, it might be worth a visit from SoCal. And.,.the beach location is tough to beat 