UC’s and CSU’s give little automatic merit aid (scholarships) other than Regents at the UC’s. Did you apply to any specific scholarships at either school? Did you look up the department scholarships that are available at each school and their deadlines?
http://go.sdsu.edu/student_affairs/financialaid/scholarships.aspx
http://financialaid.ucsc.edu/types-of-aid/scholarships/index.html