He and his wife, Lisa, and Christopher will also take out student loans, and Christopher will get a work-study job on campus, choices that Mr. Stanyon now views philosophically.
With fewer nonresident students, he said, more Californians could win admission to their top campus choices.
MTJ provided data about students' regional campus choices.
Historically, 85% of the incoming students receive one of their top three campus choices.
The audit found that out-of-state applicants benefited from lowered admission standards, while California students increasingly were turned away from their campus of choice.
UCR's extensive outreach and retention programs have contributed to its reputation as a "campus of choice" for minority students, including LGBT students.
Riverside enrolls the highest percentage of African American students of any of the 10 UC campuses and the second highest percentage of Latino students after Merced, prompting the Los Angeles Times and New York Times to run stories stating that UCR is a "campus of choice" for minority students.
Despite all the campus visits, choices were made without the intense supervision that many affluent students enjoy.
On some campuses, the choice of a speaker is more important than the speech itself — which is why students have so far this year protested the selection of Mitt Romney at Liberty University, a Christian school, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the University of North Carolina.
On some campuses, the choice of a speaker is more important than the speech itself — which is why students have so far this year protested the selection of Mitt Romney at Liberty University, a Christian school; Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the University of North Carolina; and Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. at the University of Michigan Law School.
