<p>The process is now similar to private Universities: two readers, if they are at odds- then a third (and sometimes a fourth-) and essays have taken a front seat to the stats.</p>
<p>In other words: how the application “feels” plays a larger role than the old (point) system.</p>
<p>DS got into all the UCs he’d applied to including UCB. But some of his VERY TALENTED friends, fantastic SAT & GPA, did not make it to UCB.</p>