<p>I've been reading a lot of threads about people getting rejected at UCLA and getting accepted at UCB. Also, I'm curious about the myth of how you only get into one of these 2 UCs. Some people also deny that there is any connection between the two (which I believe is true). However, I do believe that there's a definite correlation between the departments or college/major that you apply for. </p>
<p>So to sort of make things clear for us (desperately waiting for UCB decisions), could old alumni who got rejected from UCLA but ended up getting into UCB (or vice versa: please state which one!) post up which major they applied to both UCs?</p>
<p>I've heard of ppl getting into only berk or ucla, but there definitely is no correlation because I know many people who got into both. It's just about your luck and whether that college feels that they should want you.</p>
<p>Boyfriend got into UCB but not UCLA; he had a high GPA, middling SAT, very few ECs. Good writer.</p>
<p>His sister got into UCLA (don't know about UCB yet, but anticipating a rejection due to other admission decisions): middle GPA, middle SAT, excellent ECs, good writer.</p>
<p>(Me? I was rejected at both during high school, accepted Berkeley spring and UCLA fall as a transfer.)</p>
<p>I think the whole idea of being admitted only to one or the other sounds a bit silly, but there seems to be a ton of anecdotal evidence on this forum. Then again, each university has its own admissions criteria.</p>