<p>I just read that had under 8% of the admitted actually commit(Under 1000 students). It will be a lonely place this Fall.</p>
<p>That's a 1,000 more than it had before, it is an ultra-safety right now, but let it get on it's legs first, the campus isn't even complete yet.</p>
<p>Merced has massive problems as stated in this SF Chronicle article:</p>
<p>It's only three years old though, give it a break, Hampshire, for instance, struggled for two decades to take off, and really didn't get where it wanted to be until the late 90's, over 20 years after it's opening. At many point the school struggled so hard that they've considered closing the school or letting it be absorbed by the UMass system.</p>
<p>Give UC-Merced atleast 5 years before you deem it problematic.</p>
<p>One way to look at it would be to say it'll be a "lonely place"; another way to look at it: you get small class sizes, full access to profs, no problem registering for the classes you want, excellent chances to start or lead new clubs and be a part of student government and create a new tradition, brand new dorms that are larger (suites actually) than other UC campuses, ability to park about 20 yards from your dorm if you have a car - all for the same cost as other UCs.</p>
<p>i wonder which college was the fastest to establish itself as a top college. </p>
<p>UCI did a pretty good job, top 40 in about 40+ years. </p>
<p>any other suggestions?</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure once Olin gets accredited it will hold that title for a long time.</p>
<p>UCSD opened in 1964 and already has almost all of its graduate programs in the top 20, which is even more impressive considering that it lives in the shadows of Berkeley and UCLA. Conversely, UCR opened in 1954, 3rd behind Berkeley and UCLA, yet it trails only Merced as the worst UC.</p>
<p>I'm sure Olin will quickly position itself as a top school after accreditation, but their free tuition goes a long way toward recruiting students.</p>
<p>How about Brandeis, a very young university and so highly ranked.</p>
<p>How about Harvard? It was the top college in America the very day it was founded. ;-)</p>
<p>Wow 8%, well thats not suprising.</p>