<p>My son is also in that stack for 3 of the UC’s. Fortunately he has already been accepted to his first choice school out of state. It’s nice to not be waiting to find out where he will be attending. </p>
<p>It was so much different when I applied in the late 70’s. It was pick 3 and rank. Plus I knew I would get into one of the three I picked. </p>
<p>I do believe that the top 5% (or some smaller number) of California graduates are guaranteed admittance to a UC, however it’s probably the Merced campus.</p>