<p>how exactly does the eligibility in local context (ELC) work? do they designate a school as the one that all ELC people get into?, if so which is it this year?</p>
<p>Perhaps someone more knowledgeable will come along eventually, but here it is as I understand it:
If you're ELC, you're guaranteed to get into a UC, although not necessarily your first choice campus. You are guaranteed to get into certain campuses provided that you complete testing and a-g course requirements. Policies of individual campuses toward ELC are outlined on pages 3-4 of this document:
<a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/resources/materials/CC_2006/Fresh_Matrix_06.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/resources/materials/CC_2006/Fresh_Matrix_06.pdf</a></p>
<p>you can call the elc office and ask which campuses are the designees. Last year it was Santa Barbara, Merced and Riverside (if I recall). Of course, it is highly likely that Merced will remain on the elc list for years to come. Irvine is growing, and has accepted every elc applicant over the past few years even if they weren't the elc guarantee campus; this practice will likely continue.</p>
<p>You can also assume that Cal, UCLA and UCSD will never be the elc-guarantee campus.</p>
<p>According to the link I posted above, the guaranteed campuses this year are Santa Barbara, Riverside, Merced, Irvine and Davis.</p>