<p>Actually I meant U Washington, not U Wisconsin, but its basically the same issue: both schools get alot and accept alot of OOS applicants willing to pay full freight (albeit less than privates, as you state). The point being that I doubt the low number of OOS in the UC system is due to lack of interest by highly qualified students (at least for UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, and UCSC).</p>
<p>I don't dispute the right and perhaps obligation of UCs to give preference to in-state applicants. Its just that with 2% OOS (and how many of these are recruited athletes?) and no information provided about admissions criteria, the message seems to be "OOS need not apply." If that is not the case, then a little consideration with regard to informing prospective OOS applicants about admissions review is in order.</p>