<p>I know that some UCs, excluding Berkeley, LA and Irvine use a point system in their admissions process. I believe that points are given if the applicant has attended a summer program such as COSMOS. What other programs do they give points for or at least look favorably upon. I am going to be attending West Point’s summer leadership seminar as well as a leadership development camp hosted by the Red Cross. How much would those programs help me and what kind of summer programs should I be looking into other than COSMOS?</p>
<p>Berkeley and UCLA use holistic review and do not assign points.</p>
<p>UCSD and UCD use a pretty straightforward point system and the point charts are posted on their website.</p>
<p>The rest of the UCs may use a combination of holistic review and point system.</p>
<p>COSMOS is an Educational Preparation Program, which has its own listing on the UC application, so you will definitely get points for that.</p>