I'm in a PhD program (chemistry/ cell biology), and usually they do not accept students that they cannot support (they being the department). I wonder what will happen in the UC system though? My best friend is at UC Riverside working on her PhD (Chemistry) - I will have to ask what the gossip is. I just think education is so very important, and I wonder how many students will be discouraged to pursue their undergraduate degree now. I keep telling my family in Ca to look out of state. It's often cheaper to pay out of state tuition than in state in Ca...