It's a popularity contest, and schools **LOVE** to win. UCLA tied with Berkeley this year in the public school rankings, and I've received three or four emails from UCLA celebrating this "accomplishment."
@TheMikey D: If only! I'm hoping I get fee waivers from all the schools I'm applying to hehe. Right now I got UChicago, Vandy, UPenn, Berkeley, UCLA, Duke, and Emory.