The University of California is at war - against many! 

It is extremely rare for colleges and universities to be (1) test free, (2) positively and negatively discriminating against an applicant based on the high school the student attends, and (3) basing that discrimination on very strong proxies for race AND class. Traditionally high school profiles have been used to put applicants into context, so, for instance, if an applicant goes to a school where only one curriculum is offered, few students earn a 4.0 GPA in that curriculum, and the applicant in question is earning a 4.0 GPA, the college is able to clarify that the student is exceptionally strong in the context of his or her school. Similarly, if a high school has SAT or ACT averages in the 99th percentile in the state or nation but the average GPA of rising seniors is 3.5, that communicates to a college that the school does not have grade inflation. In both cases positive or negative discrimination of the school is not occurring; the profile is simply contextualizing the individual student's experience and performance in high school.

It is not just diamond in the rough students at the very top of low-performing high schools who are getting into the most selective UCs. Also included are a good number of 'above average' students at high schools where the vast majority of students are not proficient in math and/or reading.

Yes, this is your personal, anecdotal story. This video isn’t for you.

@@joannahayden9544 and this is his. But in 45 minutes he presents no statistics, no research or anecdotal stories that back his thesis. He just says, “ this is true, believe me.” He could just as easily have said, “Only applicants who eat pasta on Wednesdays get accepted to UCs,” and it would be as valid as what he’s offered. Geez, college is literally about critical thinking skills, and there are none offered here; just an overlong ramble barking about inequities for which he offers no evidence.

Many American service members came home from Afghanistan and in the years since have met with great success. Does that mean the Taliban did not wage a war against them? And who rules Afghanistan today?

@@CollegeMeister if you are going to spend 45 minutes on a subject offer some objective facts. I specifically said my stories were individual, and never claimed they were universal or indicative of anything regarding the system other than personal experience. You don’t even offer that. You just made a sweeping generalization and offered nothing to back up your assertions - nothing to support your claim. Much as in your video regarding the “Worst AP courses to take” where you dismissed Human Geography as a subject invented in the last 20 years. “What is Human Geography,” you asked derisively. The fact that you didn’t know anything about the subject is a tell. Human Geography has been one of two main areas of focus in the major in most universities for more than a century (Physical and Human), focusing on the physical and environmental factors that affect humans and their movements on large scales. The category was described by the geographer Alexander Von Humboldt in the 18th century. Whether or not the actual AP class has value I honestly cannot say, but if your lack of understanding of the field is the product of the AP course then you are probably right regarding its lack of value. That lack knowledge nonetheless undermines any your authority to make that determination. You similarly dismissed AP Environmental Science as nothing, yet never mentioned that it is the 3rd most difficult AP exam to achieve a score of 3 or better, behind only AP Gov and AP Physics 1, according to the College Board. There may be some skewing involved but it didn’t deserve a derisive dismissal. And so it goes. You offer this assessment of the UC system that may or may not be valid, but since you offer no evidence - not one single statistic - to support your claim your viewers have no way of making an informed opinion, at least not based on your rambling. You’ve offered click bait that is cotton without substance, and if this the advice and counseling you offer your clients, well, oh boy. Good luck “Meister”

Why are you here if you are so good at the college thing? Go make a video for the Biff’s and Buffy’s.