<p>So if you don't get in to UCSD, does that mean you have no chance of admission at UCLA or Berkeley. Or are they just totally different processes?</p>
<p>UCSD uses a point system, UCLA and UCB uses holistic system. You still have a chance at these two universities, although getting rejected from UCSD could imply your numerical stats, GPA and SAT scores, was not satisfactory.</p>
<p>How does the holistic system work?</p>