<p>do you think uc's check to see what schools people got into? because a lo of my friends got into uc davis but not uc santa barbara and whihc one is harder?</p>
<p>as far as i know, only ucla and berkeley communicate. usually a candidate gets accepted into one or the other unless they're someone real special</p>
<p>What were their applied majors?</p>
<p>Santa Barbara is ranked higher than Davis in certain majors, which consequently makes it impacted and harder to get into. The same can be said about Davis being ranked higher than Santa Barbara in certain disciplines.</p>
<p>I got into UC Davis and UC San Diego but not Santa Barbara</p>
<p>i got into santa barbara and not into davis,and alot of people had that happen....i guess they do</p>
<p>Really? I've never heard that -- and I've known of many who get into both Berkeley and UCLA. I think that is urban myth.</p>
<p>Can you site your source for this?</p>
<p>I have yet to see any definitive proof that campuses "communicate," as kakaboomra suggested. I think that people make up stories in order to explain why they get into one and not the other.</p>
<p>The explanation is simple, guys: It's a crapshoot getting into any of them. Getting into both is statistically lower than getting into one. The end.</p>
<p>Campuses don't discuss admission of specific students. (Used to work at UC)</p>
<p>I spoke to on admission officer at UCSD to find out what my points were...by the way UCSD point system cut off this year was at 7429, anyways, she knew what schools I had already been accepted to and that I had good choices.
Accepted to UCI, UCD, UCSB
rejected: UCSD, UCLA</p>
<p>Hmmmm. That's very interesting information. Sounds as though all the campuses have access to the central application database and when a campus admits an applicant that database is updated. </p>
<p>Good dectective work, Socaligirl!</p>
<p>Based on my past experience (don't think that it's very different now): There is a central database. Campuses can see which campuses an applicant applied to, but I never heard of any campus using that information in an admissions evaluation/decision. The admission decisions are uploaded into the central database after the decisions are made. So, if the decisions have been uploaded, an admissions officer can see where a student has been admitted/rejected. But, again, I never heard of a campus using this information in the decision making process. Each campus has its own very structured evaluation process and work flow.</p>