<p>xiggi, NO; I am not confused. Maybe you are. </p>
<p>If there’s anyone who fabricated stories or twisted facts here it’s definitely not me; it’s perhaps you. How “often” do you think I said “students down Stanford for Cal?” I don’t think I said that - as often as you put it out to be. And, if I said that once before, it wasn’t malicious and doesn’t mean to degrade any school, specially Stanford because I am fully aware that Stanford is superior to Cal. So if I said that before, it was to show to the OP that there were indeed students who have turned down Stanford for Cal, and whether they’re only 5 or 2 in a year, the fact remains that there were students who did. And, again, it was not meant to insult Stanford. I thought the OP has to know that too, if I really said that. </p>
<p>I answered the OP’s query on the basis of Cal being FREE and Stanford with a little “discount”. I said if the OP’s family is rich and does not mind the money matter, Stanford would be the better choice. But if the OP isn’t rich and money matters greatly for his family, it’s impractical to the point that it becomes almost silly to invest for an almost the same quality education for a much, much higher price. Stanford is a great school. Heck, I’d rank it number 2 in the world, next only to Harvard. But Stanford isn’t for everybody, including for some of those who have received an offer from them. </p>
<p>Cal - as a university - is inferior to Stanford. I have always acknowledged that to be a fact. But for some students, Cal may be the better choice for them. So why do you always have to insist that every Cal-Stanford cross-admit must immediately enroll in Stanford despite them being in different circumstances? Don’t you think you have to look at this on a case-to-case basis?</p>