I would think this is how this would play out, but looking at their percentages in the UC system makes me
Yeah but Cali got a big population of Asians, lots of immigrant Latinos and a declining Black population. Easier for them to run up numbers out there.
It won't work the same in other states. Plus I suspect Cali schools focus heavy on stats (test scores, class rank) while other schools know that you don't want an entire student body of STEM majors with the same resume.
They want the overachiever Black kid from the Bronx that wants to be mayor and will actually try to change the world...not just get a degree and fall into some high paying corporate gig.