<p>The Berkeley admission process is no secret. It is described in significant detail (more detail than the New York Times article linked above) here:
<a href=“http://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/committees/aepe/hout_report.pdf[/url]”>http://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/committees/aepe/hout_report.pdf</a></p>
<p>More information here:
[Admissions</a>, Enrollment, & Preparatory Education | Academic Senate](<a href=“http://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/committees/aepe]Admissions”>Admissions, Enrollment, and Preparatory Education (AEPE) | Academic Senate)</p>