<p>That webpage soliciting readers was depressing for all sorts of reasons. From the pay rates listed, it is unlikely that any application is getting more than a cursory review.</p>
<p>With so many applications and readers, I’m sure the school has instituted an extremely strict scoring rubric. Even though they are doing a “holistic” review, you can be sure that it is nothing like the holistic review at a small LAC where subjective factors may influence the admissions decisions. </p>
<p>Re schools sharing admission read scores: UC Davis relies on UCLA’s scores, but reads a certain number of apps that would be “denies” at UCLA but borderline at Davis. I assume that UCSC does the same thing with UC Berkeley scores.</p>