<p>SirWatson1 - You wrote "The University of San Diego is by no means a selective institution." Just curious: do you consider UC Santa Barbara to be a selective institution? I do as I think many others do in California. If you compare the stats of UCSB's incoming class to that of USD's in 2004, you'll find that they are quite similar. </p>
<p>UCSB: Avg. SAT 1182 USD: Avg. SAT 1167
UCSB: Avg. GPA 3.76 USD: Avg. GPA 3.66<br>
UCSB acceptance rate: 53% USD acceptance rate: 51%</p>
<p>Source: UCSB and USD's web sites.</p>