<p>An article about admissions at ucsd, which uses a point system, is at <a href="http://tinyurl.com/2cjq5s%5B/url%5D">http://tinyurl.com/2cjq5s</a> While the other UCs may not use the same point system, they are looking for more or less the same things.</p>
<p>Grades and test scores are the most important, but you're not getting into one of the better UCs without good ECs</p>