<p>Does anyone know the exact process? There must be a very tight rubric in examining applications. Do more than one officers review the transcripts? Is it similar to the way AP tests are evaluated??</p>
<p>The "FAQ" thread is almost 4 years old. Dated IMO. Especially considering the budget cuts and total administration revamp. But I cannot seem to find how UC actually evaluates transcripts specifically - the process, the officers, potential bias, etc. </p>
<p>Is every transcript looked at equally? I know a big redline is not having 60 units. That almost guarantees a rejection. </p>
<p>Are applications sorted based on performance - i.e, easy in, may in, probably not, rejected. </p>
<p>Does anyone have an idea? Serious posters, not speculation.</p>
<p>There are a fee videos on YouTube from various colleges on the topic you could check out if you haven’t already.</p>
<p>It really depends on the college and they all do it a little differently, even within just the uc’s. I know Berkeley and irvine favor a more holistic approach than the others. Basically, the applications come in online/ normal post and someone enters the data into their system. Then, an admissions officer will do the first reading checking for GPA, prereqs, all the stuff they tell you to have. Yes, more than one staff member reads it, some colleges say 3/4+. Is there a rubric/ grading scale? Well that’s difficult to say because different schools have different admission approaches/ goals and look fr different things. No admissions officer is going to tell you if there is anyway. They usually get a pile of definite admits and rejects pretty early and then focus on the ones on the edge. Those apps go to a committee were a group of people get together and see if that applicant would be a good fit for the school. Then acceptance/reject letters are sent out.</p>
<p>I know I didn’t answer your question about a rubric, but there is just no way a school is going to give that out. They sort of already do on their suggestions on their admissions page. It does seem that they would need some sort of system to read so many apps in such a short period of time, however. I do know that they actually read all the apps and really aren’t as mean as many people think.</p>