<p>actually, you will find a surprising number of SoCal admits on the 29th, as Cal is looking to create a good incoming class with a wide range of backgrounds, geographies, etc. </p>
<p>Since both UCLA and Cal admit holistically, it can be very mysterious viewed from the outside. On decision day, you sometimes see people with astounding stats, perfect SATs and extremely high GPA, all the right sounding stuff, but rejected. As well, you will see reports from those who were rejected but someone way down the ranking list in their HS is accepted. Although high stats help, it is not a stats only school. </p>
<p>No sharing or coordinated admissions. You will see plenty of UCLA and UCB joint acceptances, plenty of UCLA yes and Cal no, and plenty of Cal yes but UCLA no.</p>