<p>Wow, Cal is banking off a lot posts about whether their chances are hurt or improved at UCB after they've been rejected or accepted by UCLA. IMO, a pointless question to ask. It neither hurts nor improves your chances. But the question keeps pouring in. They both set the same pretty high standards for applicants. If you have the decent stats, it then really depends on the specific adcom looking at your paper, the mood they're in, and some luck.</p>
<p>from what i observed from my high school last year, most of the top students got into both, with some exceptions. most other good students who were tossups were rejected to one and accepted to the other, although the caliber of students getting accepted was far better to ucla than to berkeley. but that's just my high school.</p>
<p>"most other good students who were tossups were rejected to one and accepted to the other, although the caliber of students getting accepted was far better to ucla than to berkeley."</p>
<p><em>crosses fingers</em></p>