so, the u.c.'s are pretty transparent, you can go on their website to see which majors are impacted. that's typically the language they use, it is more competitive, more interested students than spots available. kristen: some of the top u.c.'s are down to 10% admissions, so many great children will be left behind. given that, how do you form a college list. a list of schools to apply to? lauren: the advice i give is to think about around 10 schools on your list. at some people are going to have less, that's fine. i would not want to more than that because it is a hard -- it's hard work and you have to show sincere interest in those schools. but you have to have a range of types of schools in terms of selectivity. if you are applying to very highly selective places, that have the 10% admit rates, you also have to have places for which you are in their wheelhouse and you think you have a good shot at admission, and them places that are a likely school, a safety school, a place you are confident you wi