<p>I think I kniow the answer to this, but do the UCs care about yield protection? A "friend" of D who was rejected by Berkeley explains this away by saying Berkeley is not taking the very top applicants because they don't want to accept kids who will be going to "better" schools. I have heard of Tufts syndrone in the private school context but not as it applies to the UCs. I really can't imagine they care or anyway even if they do not enough to do anything about it. It just doesn't seem that a public would do this.</p>
<p>I’ve never heard of this. It’s more likely that the UC’s indeed do make a last effort to keep students by offering them Regents’ (albeit a small incentive) or better scholarships. The students with ~4.0uw/~2400 SAT (and better ECs than club activities) all got accepted to Berkeley often with Regents’. If you’ve got truly solid stats (keep in mind they see a ton of SATs in the 2200+ range - 2300 is the number to beat) and a supporting resume, Berkeley isn’t going to reject you and certainly not because you’re too good.</p>
<p>Thats what I think. D has a 4.0 UW and 2360 SAT and she was accepted. All the top stats kids at her HS who applied also got in. Her “friend’s” scores were solid, but more in the mid-range of what I see Berkely accepting, not the high end.</p>
<p>gekkoman,
I agree with you. I know several students with 4.0 UW GPA, ~4.5 UC GPA, ~2300 SAT all got accepted. I know several other students that are more mid-range, good stats but not great, their results seemed more random from a outsider point of view.</p>
<p>Berkeley is a state-supported institution and probably not likely to get away with that kind of shenanigan. Altho rumors abound that Davis is pulling that crap this year.</p>