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I suppose it's possible that the out-of-state applicant pool as a whole is stronger academically than the in-state applicant pool.

First, I doubt that the out-of-state applicant pool is stronger than in-state, from two perspectives. 
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I am an academic.

I have been told by an admissions dean at a state flagship school that "[On average] Out-of-state applicants are always stronger than in-state".

Now that statement was not specifically about UC. I didn't see any numbers backing that up. And, one rule of academia is 'never trust the admissions people' [well on broad statements anyway]. Still, the circumstances of that conversation would tend to make me believe it was true locally.

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[quote author=terry link=topic=9773.msg88665#msg88665 date=1398784503]

I suppose it's possible that the out-of-state applicant pool as a whole is stronger academically than the in-state applicant pool.

First, I doubt that the out-of-state applicant pool is stronger than in-state, from two perspectives. 
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I am an academic.

I have been told by an admissions dean at a state flagship school that "[On average] Out-of-state applicants are always stronger than in-state".

Now that statement was not specifically about UC. I didn't see any numbers backing that up. And, one rule of academia is 'never trust the admissions people' [well on broad statements anyway]. Still, the circumstances of that conversation would tend to make me believe it was true locally.