<p>I don't need to resort to ad hominem attacks to make my point. The numbers speak for themselves. Look at the quality of the applicants based on their statistics. </p>
<p>A-G courses
CAL 47.2
UCSD 46.8
UCLA 46.7
UCD 46.5
UCSC 46.2
UCSB 46.1
UCI 46.1</p>
<p>GPA
CAL 3.83
UCLA 3.77
UCSD 3.75
UCD 3.68
UCSB 3.65
UCI 3.65
UCSC 3.55</p>
<p>ACT scores
CAL 26
UCSD 25
UCLA 25
UCD 25
UCSB 25
UCI 24
UCSC 24</p>
<p>SAT verbal + math
CAL 1225
UCSD 1202
UCLA 1196
UCD 1172
UCSB 1163
UCI 1155
UCSC 1146</p>
<p>SAT writing
CAL 601
UCSD 589
UCLA 587
UCSB 574
UCD 573
UCSC 565
UCI 564</p>
<p>SAT overall
CAL 1826
UCSD 1791
UCLA 1783
UCD 1746
UCSB 1737
UCI 1719
UCSC 1711</p>