On February 21, the University of California (UC) announced that it would make online courses free for high school students to help them better compete for college spots. UC’s online program, widely known as UC Scout, is an attempt to give in-state students a competitive edge in admissions at its own highly ranked campuses. US Scout is a response to a deficit. In 2017, university statistics revealed that close to 70,000 in-state students were offered admission to at least one UC system campus while over 36,000 non-Californians were offered freshman admission. Notably, the increase in non-California admission offers was especially controversial in 2017 since it came after a pledge to start capping the number of non-Californian offers. So, how difficult is it for a Californian to gain admission to a UC?