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The UCs do not treat their students well, the students do not feel a brobdingnagian sense of pride or connection to the schools after they complete the transaction of getting an education. UC Berkeley struggles in fundraising - although it is vastly better now - because students are like "why on earth would I donate to a place that didn't care about me?" Compare UVA, UMich, UW - they fare much better.

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The UCs do not treat their students well, the students do not feel a brobdingnagian sense of pride or connection to the schools after they complete the transaction of getting an education. UC Berkeley struggles in fundraising - although it is vastly better now - because students are like "why on earth would I donate to a place that didn't care about me?" Compare UVA, UMich, UW - they fare much better.