Yeah but you're just artificially making it tougher to get into. It won't be because the programs, facilities, or professors will be better.
I don't think this matters. So what?
The bigger issue will be that this is a massive entitlement for the highest tax state in the country which has already become difficult for many people to afford.
And college graduates already can't get jobs, so I'm not sure how this is going to generate a return on investment (it won't)
Hopefully there's at least some sort of stipulation forcing the schools to enlist a certain percentage of students who will have useful degrees and actually contribute to society
The other potential issue, is this will make state schools exponentially make difficult to get in. So won't this program make it more difficult for the underprivileged to get into, thus forcing them to go to private schools or out of state screwing them? Because presumably since they're underprivileged they'll lack the resources to be as competitive as others (or so the left tells us), making it all the harder. Not sure how that will play out