For the ever-tense prospective college students (and their whacked-out parents), Lynn O’Shaughnessy wrote an informative piece about the UC system and seven facts future applicants may be interested to know.

Take special note of Fact #2 of you’re a California native. And maybe don’t bother applying to the coveted UC schools. Out-of-state students pay more tuition, so they’ll have a better shot at getting in. Which is inconsistent with the black-and-white rules of fair play. Somewhere, someone was just added to my s**t list.

(UC Santa Barbara)