<p>Don't listen to VoiceofReason. For the past several years, UCI's acceptance rate has been lower than UCD. If you don't get into UCI, you might have a chance at UCD (if you applied there and want to go there). This past year, UCD had a higher % of applicants, but this was an anomaly. If you look over the past 10 years or so, UCI has had one of the highest % increases in applications in the UC system - with a big increase in interest from norcal'ers.</p>
<p>Good luck to you.</p>